870 express preventing rust

I used to use remoil, too, but it's not really a rust preventative like some other products are.

I carry an LCP in my pocket 24/7. Pocket carry is hard on steel guns because they get knocked around and bumped, and they get warm/cold/wet, etc.
I have used many different oils, including regular remoil and remoil with a special "rust inhibitor". The special formula remoil lasted about 2 days before starting to surface rust again. The regular remoil, outers gun oil, etc. etc. you could just about watch the rust form.
I used Eezox on it, and the rust didn't come back for about a month. I then applied it again (about 2 months ago) and I haven't seen a speck of rust since.
I use it on all my guns that used to rust. Try it. If it doesn't work for you, you're out like $8.

(BTW, my fiancee collects turtle lamps and she's been stealing my Eezox to use on the metal parts on them.) :D
 
or should I consider some type of finish, and if so what do you reccomend, ie. duracoat, parkeriziation...?
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I recently used Brownell's Baking Laquer on an old 870 I picked up. It's easy to use and looks great. I'm no expert, but I don't think it'll rust at all with this type of finish. You can get it in all different colors as well.
 
I've owned one 870 just shy of 50 years. It's seen salt marshes, goose blinds, deer stands and hot July range days. Round count is well into 5 figures. Other than a couple years spent in LA's beachfront communities, it's lived its life on the banks of the Chesapeake. Humidity is a constant companion.

Zero rust.

Usual PM includes wiping on a thin coat of oil, SLIP 200 or CLP. Then I wipe off as much as I can.

An old thread on cleaning may help you.

Elbow grease is the key to rustless shotguns.

HTH....
 
I have a theory. Maybe certain peoples chemistry causes the metal to rust more. That is each of us have unique properties in our body sweat and oil on our skin. For those of you who have sever rust problems on your gun maybe it is do to the chemicals your own body produces.

Perhaps those with the most problems have the most acidic or salinic body chemicals and this is what is producing the rust.

or

Remington is operating a seccret black ops factory in china where under paid gay midget labor produces these inferior rust generating finish on subquality guns under remington's name.
 
Glad i found this thread. I bought my 870 last fall and used it last deer season and havent opened it since then. I care for it like all my other guns but my 870 got alot of rust on it. The side of the reciever, the barrel, and where the barrel sits in the receiver. I am just curious if some of the older blued 870 may have been better done then mine. mine just has some black coating on it and it dosent seem to prevent rust at all. I am a little concerned and am tempted to simply refinish the gun.
 
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