870 express preventing rust

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possumman

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Hi, I just bought an 870 express for HD. I hear that they are bad about rusting. I do keep all my guns clean and wiped with oil. Is this going to be enough, or should I consider some type of finish, and if so what do you reccomend, ie. duracoat, parkeriziation...?
 
i use a silicone cloth. wipe everything real good after i take it to the range or field especially if its gotten snow or rain on it. after cleaning the barrel i run a swab soaked with rem oil inside it.
 
If you coat it heavily with oil and let it soak in and then wipe of the excess it stops the rusting problem.I have used both CLP and Ballistol and both have worked well,using a hair dryer to heat up the metal helps it soak in good.
 
Yep, the Express is more prone to rust that most guns. As an earlier poster said, spray it down good w/your choice of gun oil and let it sit overnight then wipe off excess. get some oil as soon as possible after you go shooting. Or you could send it to Birdsong and never worry about rust again.
 
wipe of excesss? I have always giving it a good cleaning interntally of what ever firearm im using and then I give it a light coat on the outside, and just leave it their..why would you wipe it away?? (I think I might be doing something wrong now lol)
 
I agree... I was under the impression you should leave a light coat of oil... That's what I've always done and I've had no problems.
 
Im glad to hear that lol I havnt encounterd any problems yet either but if some one went a technical route on me by saying it corodes the blueing or something I would of been up set haha. thanks for the re-assurance.
 
I take my 870 down until it's just the reciever, I then spray it down inside out with CLP, then let it airdry for a few hours. I then begin cleaning off the excess with barrel patches.

By doing this, the parkerized surface on an 870 express "absorbs" the oil.
 
I use Eezox. It was recommended to me a long time ago, and I have never gone back to anything else after using it.
I use it for rust prevention only, and usually lube with a little bit of heavy synthetic motor oil.
 
i have 5 remington guns. and 3 870's (all "express"). never had a lick of rusting problems. biggest solution to prevent rust, use a dehumidifier in your safe. don't just keep it "out". i like the remington dehumidifier that you can plug into the wall to recharge.

after i use/handle them i wipe them down with hoppe's lubricating oil and then wipe off the excess.
 
I live in florida and I do not have rust problems on my 870's. I do not know why because everyone here always says its a problem. I also know we have more hummidity than almost all other states.

Now I do not keep my 870 in the car or back of a truck, but so far no rust.

All I have ever used was brake free or that remington gun oil.

Maybe it is the exposure to snow. Mine has never been in snow.
 
my 870 express magnum had a pretty good rust prevention i had it sittin by the bed and it was picked up and fingerd hundred of times and i had that gun during football season to. which is when i neglect my guns id come home from practice exausted and take a shower and go to bed as soon as possible. then on fridays id come in late from playing all night too exausted to even take a shower go to bed and cramp all night then wake up saturday real early sore and sometimes (when my arms where so sore i couldnt aim a rifle) id take that 870 threw brush and it would sit out in the weather with me all day as i sat under a shade tree resting then id go home and put it beside my bed without even whiping it down. sold it 2 or three months ago to my buddy and he was amazed of how good a condition it was in. i only had 1 1'' scratch in the wood and the metal looked brand spankin new.
 
rem oil on an old shirt, take it down the outside and inside of the barrel, action, and stock. Keeps it nice and clean, I do it every 6 months, unless I go shooting, then its when I get home.
 
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