Brand New Remington 870 Express

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Hi everyone

Bought a new Remington 870 Express 12 Gauge shotgun. Its a nice looking shotgun, and im looking forward to shooting it this weekend if I can find somewhere around here to do so.
My question is is this shotgun good to shoot straight out of the box? I wiped all the black oil/residue off it from the factory, and cleaned out the barrel, is there anything else I need to clean or do before I put some rounds through it? Also its my first firearm so im a bit of a newb.

Thanks
 
Shoot it as is and only tamper with if problems arise! (Don't fix it if it ain't broken!)

It's probably a good idea to not use the Winchester "Universal" or "Super-Target" loads...they have a bad tendency to stick in the chambers of many guns and not just the 870 Express.
 
Federal Top Gun loads.. Awesome.

However.. It will be a bit stiff (Possibly) at first, and it will smooth out after you cycle a few hundred rounds... Back to the However, I would take the Bolt, bolt carrier and pump off, and give all that a lube. Be generous. :)
 
I bought a box of Winchester "Universal" or "Super-Target" loads.... I'll let ya know how they go. I look forward to trying it out. Thinking about going in the Bragg Creek area, anyone have any experience shooting down there?
 
Those winchester universal loads are terrible they jam in almost all my shotguns every time they're fired. All my pumps require me taking it from my shoulder so I can grasp the slide with both hands and pull the lide while resting the butt on my thigh, I would not hold it against any gun if it did not work reliably with those shells.
 
Universals Will jam your gun. If you must see it for yourself, than have fun. Other than that, my Express has exceeded all my expectations.

Mind you, the barrel surface on these guns tend to rust fast when new. Amazingly, after a handful of cleaning and oiling, it stopped in my gun! Go figure! My uneducated guess is that the coating somehow reacts/bonds with gun oil....or something like that.
 
It's probably a good idea to not use the Winchester "Universal" or "Super-Target" loads...they have a bad tendency to stick in the chambers of many guns and not just the 870 Express.
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I used the Super Target loads in both my A-400, and my SBE2, when testing those guns, and both worked flawless with them. If anything, I would have expected issues in the semi autos.
 
stubblejumper said:
I used the Super Target loads in both my A-400, and my SBE2, when testing those guns, and both worked flawless with them. If anything, I would have expected issues in the semi autos.
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Which loads? The 1oz. loads aren't so bad but some of the 1 1/8oz. stuff is horrible (new lots seem better). That stuff should have actually been recalled by Winchester as some lots had way over-pressured shotshells. One of my Browning Golds will digest everything but every so often one of those "heavy" Super-Target loads will swell so much that the only way to extract it is to place the butt of the gun of the ground and kick the action open with my heel or wrap it on the corner of a pinic table...the Gold's op handle has proven unbreakable!

Shouldn't have to worry about that anymore...I ordered 3 skids of Challenger target loads for the club here.
 
Which loads? The 1oz. loads aren't so bad but some of the 1 1/8oz. stuff is horrible (new lots seem better).
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I bought 15 flats of the 1-1/8oz 3 dram loads, no issues so far in any of my guns. I bought them towards the end of last summer, and they had just arrived at the dealer.
 
I found that even if I thought I had the gun adequately oiled, it would rust in the safe. No matter what I did, there were areas of light surface rust after a week or two.

I found the solution was to use car wax on the receiver, barrel and mag tube. After waxing, no issues. It seems the wax forms a film that helps the oil 'stick' better, preventing the rust issue. Rub on, let dry, buff off. After waxing, oil and clean per usual.

No, it does not make the gun shiny.
 
romurra said:
I found that even if I thought I had the gun adequately oiled, it would rust in the safe. No matter what I did, there were areas of light surface rust after a week or two.

I found the solution was to use car wax on the receiver, barrel and mag tube. After waxing, no issues. It seems the wax forms a film that helps the oil 'stick' better, preventing the rust issue. Rub on, let dry, buff off. After waxing, oil and clean per usual.

No, it does not make the gun shiny.
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We might be on to something here. I did not use wax but oiled the surface of the barrel frequently and at some point, it stopped rusting. May have worked the same way as wax. I never had a rust problem on my reliever.
 
Took out the 870 yesterday afternoon and put 100 shells through it. The Winchester Target loads cycled flawlessly, I had a Remington shell that wouldn't extract, so I had to grab the slide and slam the but of the shot gun on the tailgate of my truck to get it to come out. I bought some Fiocchi shells and they were great. Came home and cleaned and oiled the hell out of the gun. What a great shotgun.
 
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