help with remington 870 shotgun

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

i was talkin with my brother in law and he told that my shotgun should last me my whole life and i could hand it down to my son if i took care of it.

most guns can last forever (relativlely) when taken care of... but the 870 has quite a reputation for reliability

 

[marleyskater420 5,000+ posts]

870 FTW! Going to get one for home protection next year. Living in IV in Santa Barbara, I'm gonna need some semblence of peace, and that shotty will definately do.

Brian- I'm home, I got outta finals. Hit me up, and we should kickit this week.

 

[OdieTRP 10+ year member]

I have an 870 Wingmaster 12 ga that I use for duck and goose hunting. It's **** near the perfect bird gun.

Here's what you do. You have to unscrew the cap that holds the barrell on. Underneath the cap you will should see a metal piece that looks almost like a set of crosshairs; this is pushed down into the chamber. A screwdriver may work if it's not stuck, however, a pair of needlenose pliers works quite well. Take the pliers, grab onto one of the edges and work it back and forth until it starts to come out. You will have to do this on all sides so that it comes out evenly. Watch yourself as this piece is spring loaded. You can poke your eye out.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/silly.gif.3549b64aaa5b6729eb8e865319a3234f.gif If you don't cover it with your hand the spring will send it flying. Once that is out take your plug and put it in the chamber with the flange side up. It should fit inside the spring. Then put the cover back on. You will need something to tap it lightly to get it all the way in. That's it, but for God's sake...make sure the gun isn't loaded! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

Good luck!

 

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

Its called a plug where i come from. You should just unscrew the end and pull the spring out and install it there.

 

[deadboi77 10+ year member]

I`m going have to say Odie has the right idea.What ya should do,is get one of those drums for shotties.Ive been kinda saving up for one for my Mossy 500

Pretty nice shotty ya got btw.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

i was talkin with my brother in law and he told that my shotgun should last me my whole life and i could hand it down to my son if i took care of it.

The very first shotgun I ever owned was a hand-me-down from my dad. An old Winchester Model 12 3-shot pump. It won't hold the 2.75 or 3 inch shells (they didn't exist when this gun was manufactured) but it is reliable as an oak tree and from what the folks at the gun shows tell me it is rather valuable at this point. Not too bad considering my dad paid the princely sum of $45 for it brand-spanking-new. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Z71999 10+ year member]

I have an 870 Wingmaster 12 ga that I use for duck and goose hunting. It's **** near the perfect bird gun.

MMMM i love my benelli super black eagle