I got my 870 Marine Mag

[SKUNK]

I am new to the shotgun word.

Last weekend, I shot my 870 for the 1st time and it was a blast.
After only shooting handguns, the 870 was a great change!

I have some questions:

1) What parts of the 870 should I oil? Can this be done without taking it apart?

2) After each range day, do you clean your 870 without taking the barrel apart? How often do you remove the barrel for cleaning?

Thanks!

 

[Dave McCracken]

Welcome to the great world of Shotgunning,Skunk. A coupla things...

First, I hope you followed the break in procedure in the manual. If so, you're pretty much lubed for awhile. If not, do it now.

A single drop of lube on each action bar is a good idea before a range session.

Taking off the barrel is no big thing, even with an extension. Read the manual..

Cleaning from the muzzle requires deftness in not dinging up the crown. Far better to clean from the chamber end.

The Cleaning 101 thread in thr Archives can help you....

 

[HMMurdock]

Welcome to the wonderful world of shotguns!!! Nothing --NOTHING-- beats a good 12 gauge pump in my opinion! Especially a Remington 870, and especially the Marine Magnum.

I've owned 2 Remington Marine Magnums. Of every shotgun I've ever tinkered with --Benellis, Mossbergs, Winchesters, other Remingtons, etc, nothing tops the 870 Marine Magnum. Reliability of any 870 with the durability of the electroless nickel finish. Which brings me to my next point...

Someone here will probably disagree, but my understanding of the electroless nickel is that it is a special breed of finish. Not only is it sexy and totally rust resistant, but it doesn't require lubrication. The nickel essentially slides on itself and has little to no friction because of that. Lube it if you want-- but its not necessary. No reason not to, really, because the thing won't rust.

A buddy of mine had a Remington 870 Express when we went camping once. Snowed all night and he had it in the tent with him. I dunno if it got damp or what, but it was cold and moist as hell and when we woke up the entire thing was covered in rust. I put my Marine Magnum in my trunk during a rain storm, so it was soaking wet. I didn't get it out for another month or two (this is a true story-- no exaggerations) and there was not a mark except a funky green line down one side of it. I took a rag and rubbed it hard enough to create some friction and the green "scratch" came right out. To this day it looks brand-spanking new. I have used and abused the crap out of it and I could easily pass it off for new and unfired after a thorough cleaning.

In short, treat the Marine Magnum like a red-headed stepchild and she'll still treat you like a King. You made a great choice.

 

[IDriveB5]

congrats on the new gun, youll surely enjoy owning the best pump gun in the world. i know i do.

if you have much experience with guns at all, youll find the 870 rather simple to disassemble and reassemble.

break it down, clean the junk out and re-lube before you shoot. after that i wipe down after every shoot with clp to keep the finish nice. i break them everytime i start to feel them get a little sticky, or if feeling extra "full of beans." in my limited experience, the barrel doesnt need a whole lot of attention, even though i give her attention... its a pride thing.

buy little(accessories), read lots, shoot even more


edit to say: dont forget to post a few pics, nothing like 870 eye candy on a slow day of work

 

[nomadboi]

I too recently got my first non-handgun, one of my Dad's old 870 Wingmasters (I'm 30, and have fired these with him before, but it'd been a while).

Curious- apart from trap & skeet, are there other options for those of us dependent on public ranges who want to play with the new toy? I've been thinking of redoing this one as an HD setup for now (while keeping the longer barrel, wood stocks, etc for hunting later), but I'm not sure where I'd get to practice with such a thing.

 

[IDriveB5]

around here, for the most part its limited. most rifle ranges will allow slugs only.

 

[SKUNK]

A lot of my friends have changed the stock to either hoge or a pistol grip with the full stock assembly. I actually like the stock that came with the 870.

If it aint broke, why fix it?

 

[HMMurdock]

There's a difference between good and just plain good enough...

Kidding, kidding. I'm changing out to a hogue stock because it has everything the factory stock has plus more comfort, at least in my personal opinion. As a fugitive recovery agent, I try to train with it a lot so comfort matters to be more than someone with a basic home defense shotty. Stocks can make it more practical, more personalized, or in the case of the pistol grip-- more convenient if its kept in a trunk or you're wieliding it in a very tight area.

If you want to make it the envy of every Mall Ninja out there, spend 100x more on accesories than you did on the shotty and buy everything from Mesa Tactical. It'll look funny and weight an extra 30lbs, but it'll still kill a man just as dead!

There is NOTHING wrong with the factory stock and you are right. If you like it stock, then you're a wise man to keep it that way. Aside from the Hogue stock and soon some rifle sights mine is completely stock.You did well to buy the Marine Magnum. One thing that makes them so nice to begin with is nothing needs to be done with it out of the box!!

TRL

 

[SKUNK]

The collar around the tube is tight as hell. How did you get yours off?

Did you use a rubber wrench?

 

[BossHog]

Good choice.

 

[HMMurdock]

Rubber wrench would be good...

I usually wrap a wash cloth around it and use channel locks to loosen it up. Works fine for me.

TRL

 

[wdlsguy]

The collar around the tube is tight as hell.

I recently got my first 870. Which tube are you referring to?

 

[SKUNK]

"First, I hope you followed the break in procedure in the manual. If so, you're pretty much lubed for awhile. If not, do it now"

There was no break in process in the manual????
It just said to follow the instructions from a good cleaning kit.

 

[SKUNK]

"I recently got my first 870. Which tube are you referring to?"

The collar with groves around the lower extension tube. I belive this needs to be unskrewed in order to remove the top firing tube.

 

[HMMurdock]

The "collar with grooves" holds the magazine tube extension. If you have an 870 without a tube extension, you probably won't have that part. And yes, once you remove the tube you are able to further break down the 870 (remove the barrel, bolt assembly, etc.)

If you have a hard time understanding how to break down the 870 with the manual or any other having searched for homemade manuals online just e-mail me at [email protected] and I'll guide you through it.

Good luck!

TRL