Remington 870 rust?

[atracksler]

Bought an 870 express in march. I shot it once at the range to sight in for turkey season. ( with the shotgun barrel) the rifled barrel has been in a sock in the safe from the moment it came home. I went turkey hunting twice (7 hooyrs total) Other than that it's been in a sock in the safe. Went to check it out today and the receiver is rusty and the slug barrel is rusty.

Remington is closed today, but wondering if this is a warranty issue, or if I just have to suck up a rusty gun. No other guns in the safe have any rust. Dehumidifier is in the safe and all my guns go in socks.

Thanks in advance.

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[JAYNOSE79]

Mine did the same thing, if I remember correctly when I oiled and cleaned the gun it didn't come back. Maybe I should check it to make sure it didn't.

 

[oldguy]

Wipe it off with fine steel wool and rem oil.
The newer express 870s seem to rust fast if not oiled.
The rem oil seems to work the best.

 

[greencobra]

I really don't like storing a gun in anything like socks or cases unless there is no choice. If it has to been done I'd have it heavily oiled.

 

[mac1911]

This isnithi g new for remingtons.....or rustingtons as my dad called them.
The 870 express with its not bluer finish seem to be the worst for this.
Good thing to do for all guns.
1. If useing a gun sock only used the vci impregnated ones. 2. Purchase some vci emitters. For you storage area. The rust store has all the anti rust or rust removeing things you could ever want. For long term storage between hunting seasons they sell gun bags with vci.
3. I have a rag that had to be as old as my first gun. Sits inside the safe. I make sure to wipe down any gun that goes in and out of the safe. Especially where you salty oily fingers touch metal.
My dad used to wax his hunting guns with paste wax. I cant be bothered with that.

 

[mike93lx]

The finish on new remington express 870's is crap. You can clean it with steel wool and oil it, but if you really want something that will last, think about having it coated in duracoat or cerakote. Although, for just a cheap hunting shotgun, I would just clean it up the best I can and live with it.

 

[Scarecrow]

My 870 rusted within a week of the first time I used it... just a few spots along the top rail(rib?). I hit 'em with a nylon brush with some hoppes #9(iirc) and then wiped it dry and gave it a light coating of mil-tec. That was a year or two ago, and I have yet to have any more rust show up. Stored in the hard plastic foam lined case it came in.

I friggin love miltec.

ETA: Like the guy above me said: Wipe down every inch of the gun that you touched. The first spot of rust was along the rib, the other spot with a near perfect outline of my thumbprint where I missed during my half-assed wipedown... won't be making that mistake again.

 

[TY43215]

CORROSION X is your friend. I have used it since the inventor offered samples to a target market. Read the reviews and realize it work better than what they say.

 

[Lukes83]

Bumping an old thread..

Anyone else have this problem? I'm thinking about Duracoating mine. I pulled it out of the case yesterday and wanted to cry. See picture below.

 

[Dradian]

Bumping an old thread..

Anyone else have this problem? I'm thinking about Duracoating mine. I pulled it out of the case yesterday and wanted to cry. See picture below.

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Yikes. Get on that with some hoppes, good luck. Duracoating would help. Another suggestion would be to not use a "case" for long term storage. They hold moisture directly against the firearm. A safe or lock box with desiccant would keep it from happening again.

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[Lukes83]

Yikes. Get on that with some hoppes, good luck. Duracoating would help. Another suggestion would be to not use a "case" for long term storage. They hold moisture directly against the firearm. A safe or lock box with desiccant would keep it from happening again.

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I put some rem oil on it immediately but I could still see some rust. I currently don't own a safe large enough to fit the 870. I'm going to try storing it on the first floor from now on. Not sure when I'll have the time to duracoat it.

The gun is less than 6 months old and has about 50 rounds through it.
So pissed about this.

 

[whacko]

There is much to be said about the term "rode hard and put away wet"! I oil every inch of metal after I'm done cleaning leaving a thin coat of oil. All the wood is wiped down with a silicone impregnated cleaning cloth then its back in the case. I store mine in the basement with the dehumidifier set at 64%.......have never seen any rust start to build up on my shotties or rifles this way.

Additionally.....I passed on purchasing remington shotties and went with Mossberg.....I own a 500 20G and a 500 12G. THe receiver on the 870 just screamed "I WILL RUST" when I looked at them! Mossberg 500s although not a great blueing job at least have bluing!

 

[ThePreBanMan]

My 11-87 kept rusting on me. IU would oil it up, wipe it off, etc. I did what I could. I eventually just ended up sanding off the factory finish and Duracoating it. Never a problem since. The receiver and barrel are in cool Tacticool dark earth now.

 

[Lukes83]

Thanks guys. I'll post pics when I decide to do something permanent about it. For now I'm soaking it in oil and leaving it on the 1st floor.

 

[lazypengu1n]

Mine did that, with the price I paid so low. I didn't care as long as it worked and I went to town using 0000 steel wool and RemOil. Cleaned up really nice and hasn't rusted any more since.

I did with the idea I didn't care if it come out ugly, I use it only for trap and as long as it goes bang when I pull - It works for me.

 

[glostamon]

I use.... "Fluid Film"...Just ask Capt. Walt!

http://www.fluid-film.com/applications/recreation/

So, I dragged out a pistol that had been used hard and put away wet; I sprayed FLUID FILM on it and BAM! Not only did the dirt and powder residue bubble off the metal; it actually cleaned the copper fowling out of the barrel without using a wire bore brush. It's not often that you come across something that works better than advertised; but FLUID FILM fits that niche. It also lubricates with a thin film that does not change viscosity due to temperature. That's a plus for cold weather shooting in a salty duck marsh.


- Capt. Walt, New England Charters