This week in our How To Clean series with Outdoors By Luke, Luke shows you how to properly clean a Remington 870. Shop the Hoppe's products in this video: www.hoppes.com
A little fast for newbies there bro. When you pushed up on the shell stop to disassemble the bolt mechanism, it would have been nice to see a close up of you working in that area.
I’m getting my old 870 back from a friend who was storing it for me since 1990. The gun is a late 70’s vintage and hardly used. I’m hoping the barrel has survived.
I have an 870 that was in storage and the clip that was holding the barrel was lined with carpet. The carpet sucked up enough moisture from the air that it left a rust half moon on the barrel, only where the carpet had touched it. It hasn't pitted the barrel but to make it look normal I will need to strip and re-blue the barrel. That is very annoying; I have had that shotgun since 1980.
@@TishaHayes had the same problem mositure must have gotton on mine somehow. Went to the range stored it away for a week weeks when i went to pull it out to clean it had a bit of rust on it very annoying. You think theyd come with some sort of anodized or rust resistant finish. :(
This was very helpful. I just picked up an 870. Any tips on releasing a stuck safety system? I turned it to the locked position and now it doesn’t seem to want to unlock.
Absolutely not.I will just spray the inside of the receiver with a airasol gun cleaner,then finish with a airasol gun oil and then compressed air.Store the gun with a thin coat of gun oil in a climate controlled space.You do not have to remove the barrel to clean it. Maybe every 1000 rounds or 10 years would I disassemble a 870 for cleaning.
So many people never care for the magazine on their pump shotguns. It is so easy to remove the cover, spring and follower then stack a few patches on a cleaning jag and see how much grime is in the typical magazine. Face it, every shotshell passes through the receiver on its way to the mag tube, so the shells are bringing dirt in with them. as much oil as is applied and wiped off the barrel should go on the inside of the magazine when done cleaning. Then wipe off the spring and oil it as well. And clean the follower. If you have never done it, go ahead, see what I am saying.
WD40 has solvents in it. Once these evaporate, there is little oil left to protect the metal. Perhaps using just to clean and then adding a layer of oil.
True, look up a video on using WD-40. As the other poster stated, it works good initially, but the residue not removed gums up and is not good long term.
I’ve had my 870 many years and only shot it a few times. It’s keep in a designated area. But I know it’s needs to be cleaned now. Kinda skeptical of resembling it?!!🤷🏾♂️
A little fast for newbies there bro. When you pushed up on the shell stop to disassemble the bolt mechanism, it would have been nice to see a close up of you working in that area.
What hung me up was the bolt assembly. You did say anything about the two latches
Upvote this boys. Also on my 870 I have to engage one latch then push the bolt carrier in slightly then engage the second latch.
This is in the Brownell vid
Ive had the same 870 i got 25 yrs ago, think ive taken it down once, still works good!😂
Very helpful my father just passed down his 870 to me and it needed a little love.
Same here
The barrel is very susceptible to corrosion so make sure it's well oiled when storing. Good video. I love my 870.
I’m getting my old 870 back from a friend who was storing it for me since 1990. The gun is a late 70’s vintage and hardly used. I’m hoping the barrel has survived.
Isn't it chrome lined....?
I have an 870 that was in storage and the clip that was holding the barrel was lined with carpet. The carpet sucked up enough moisture from the air that it left a rust half moon on the barrel, only where the carpet had touched it. It hasn't pitted the barrel but to make it look normal I will need to strip and re-blue the barrel. That is very annoying; I have had that shotgun since 1980.
@@TishaHayes had the same problem mositure must have gotton on mine somehow. Went to the range stored it away for a week weeks when i went to pull it out to clean it had a bit of rust on it very annoying. You think theyd come with some sort of anodized or rust resistant finish. :(
Very helpful video, worth the watch if you're new to the Remington 870.
Love my Hoppe’s Bore Snake Viper for the 20 gauge 870.
New shotgun owner here. Didn’t know what a lifting arm is. Another video got me there though.
Yeah, he should have slowed down a little. If the video was 30 sec to a minute longer it would have been a little better.
You did a VERY poor job of explaining the hardest parts, i.e., how to pinch and remove and restore the bolt carrier.
Trueeee. The bolt carrier balancing you have to pull off is so damn annoying
Nice job. Thank you bud.
Very helpful, thanks.
Glad to hear it!
devoled a bit od surface rust any way to get rid of it seemed to have stained the finish
This was very helpful. I just picked up an 870. Any tips on releasing a stuck safety system? I turned it to the locked position and now it doesn’t seem to want to unlock.
Does yours not have a stop and spring?
Pretty epic, thank you for the tutorial
Your a nobe
Is the barrel the only part of the shotgun being cleaned with cleaner?
With bore cleaner yes, it breaks down lead fouling. Not necessary for other parts.
I'm new to an 870. Do you need to take the trigger assembly out to clean every time you shoot it?
Absolutely not.I will just spray the inside of the receiver with a airasol gun cleaner,then finish with a airasol gun oil and then compressed air.Store the gun with a thin coat of gun oil in a climate controlled space.You do not have to remove the barrel to clean it.
Maybe every 1000 rounds or 10 years would I disassemble a 870 for cleaning.
@@pedrobrando4606 that was helpful thanks picking mine up in a few days 👍🏽
So many people never care for the magazine on their pump shotguns. It is so easy to remove the cover, spring and follower then stack a few patches on a cleaning jag and see how much grime is in the typical magazine. Face it, every shotshell passes through the receiver on its way to the mag tube, so the shells are bringing dirt in with them. as much oil as is applied and wiped off the barrel should go on the inside of the magazine when done cleaning. Then wipe off the spring and oil it as well. And clean the follower.
If you have never done it, go ahead, see what I am saying.
If I haven't used this shotgun in a few years should I do a full clean like this before I were to use it again ?
If it has been a few years then yeah, you should give it a good clean. Removing old grease and oil makes it that much smoother.
Can you just clean it with WD40?
thanks
WD40 has solvents in it. Once these evaporate, there is little oil left to protect the metal.
Perhaps using just to clean and then adding a layer of oil.
So can I use a copper Brillo pad and a rod and some WD-40? Instead of the 50$ kits?
I've heard that WD-40 works great initially but ends up gumming up.
True, look up a video on using WD-40. As the other poster stated, it works good initially, but the residue not removed gums up and is not good long term.
These cleaning kits are not $50 they are cheaper than that. Don’t be a cheapskate take care of your guns properly and they will last a very long time
You went too fast. First time cleaning. Can’t reassemble.
I’ve had my 870 many years and only shot it a few times. It’s keep in a designated area. But I know it’s needs to be cleaned now. Kinda skeptical of resembling it?!!🤷🏾♂️
Brownell Video
Why can't an AR barrel come off that easy?? I'll never understand. SMH
You didn't show all the steps.
There are more detailed videos on YT.This one serves as a refresher.A complete video would take about 15 minutes.
Oh lifting arm I know what that is 🙄