RetiredMajor

I bought it used, but it is pretty much new. Not a mark on it and no wear anywhere on the gun. I took it shooting today and it is pretty tough to eject a round. I had to pull and pull on the forearm and even jiggle it a little. It shot fine, but is this normal? Does it just need to be broken in?

Major

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QKShooter

Put a BRAND NEW bore brush on a length of cleaning rod.
Chuck it into a hand drill.
Wrap the bore brush with a few layers of finest steel wool and wet that with mineral spirits.
Run that in and out of the barrel chamber.
You may need to repeat it a few times with fresh steel wool.

That should REALLY help you with your problem.

SIXTO

The chamber is fouled, QK's post sounds good

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Rcher

Maybe check this first. **CAUTION** (requires a live round)

SAFETY ON

Open the action of the gun. Point the muzzle at the floor. Try to "drop in" a shell directly into the chamber with the action open. Does it fall right in? Did the shell "seat" into the chamber completely without any force?

Now, point the muzzle directly up into the air with the action still open. Did the shell fall out easily?

If the shell falls in and out of the bore freely by tilting the muzzle up or down, the chamber is not fouled.

If you find that the shell slides in and out of the bore freely, you may have a problem with the forearm slide rails where they track in and out of the receiver.

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carver

Dito! I've seen several of the 870's where the rail in the receiver is not pinned in properly, and they slip out of the grove where they are supposed to stay. My fix was to re-pin with a punch. You might want to have a gun smith look at it. If that is the problem, the cost to you would be very low for a repair.

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Yoda

What size round is it chambered for? Make sure ammo is correct, some brands are a little longer after being fired, try a differen t brand ammo.

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SIXTO

Good point, it may have not been reassembled correctly after the cleaning it surely got before it hit the "for sale" rack, but I would tend to think that that would have been noticed on the load side of the cycle... but who knows.

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QKShooter

Also...if it turns out that there is no mechanical problem with the firearm and ejection is still difficult then try some High Brass shells as they usually always eject super easy.

coffeecup

Check the "brass" heads of your ammo with a magnet. I'll bet they are only brass washed STEEL. If so, that is your problem. The steel heads will not contract after firing and the case is sticking in your chamber. Switch to ammo with real brass case heads and the problem evaporates.

ccw9mm

How does one determine whether shotgun shells are made with brass, "high" brass, or not really brass? I have yet to see this printed anywhere on a box of shells, or advertised in common view. Or, does this need to be researched at the manufacturer?

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