Gun Appreciation Thread - Page 152

My comment wasn't specific to Remington, rather a good practice to avoid rust.  Heard it from duck hunters that hunt over salt water.

Never heard that 870s are prone to rust until you mentioned it.

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Originally Posted by Bakes11771 

My comment wasn't specific to Remington, rather a good practice to avoid rust.  Heard it from duck hunters that hunt over salt water.

 

Never heard that 870s are prone to rust until you mentioned it.

The parkerizing on 870s makes them pretty resistant to permanent damage, but, if left in humid environments for extended periods, they can develop surface rust. Now, I'm not talking about half a century in a swamp when I say extended periods in humidity either; I mean a year under a bed in a southern home. Still, if it happens, with the rough finish they have, you just hit them with a little bit of steel wool, and they're back to new. It's a durable finish, but it can look ugly if left unattended. You could also prevent that by keeping a bit of oil on the surface while storing it or storing it in a dehumidified environment (a safe).

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Originally Posted by retronotmetro 

The 870 Express is a blued finish rather than parkerized, and I have heard tons of complaints about rust on the Express. If I get an Express, I'm going to have it refinished in something more corrosion resistant.

Well, my comment was based on parkerized models.

If you want a tough finish, you could look into Cerakote. They have certified coaters in most of the country, and the results usually come out quite well.

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Originally Posted by JLibourel 

What is all this talk about Remington 870s being prone to rust? I have a blued finish 870 that I bought back in 1966. I haven't used it much in recent years, but my stepson shoots it quite a bit. It's never had a spot of rust on it. I've used nothing more than WD-40 as a rust preventative for many years with very good success.

Now, if I hunted waterfowl in salt marshes or spent a lot of time with a gun in swamps, I would be more assiduous about rust prevention.

It's uncommon, and it shouldn't occur with proper care, which is ridiculously minimal. However, in high-humidity, low-lubrication, sustained exposure situations, minimal surface rust can present itself. Clearly, any kind of oil will prevent that, but some people are overly anxious about the possibility and want to just not care about such a shotgun. Thus, they throw on a durable finish like Cerakote. 

As far as I'm concerned, though, you buy an 870 because it's the Glock of shotguns. Even if you stored it at the bottom of a salt pond for the next decade, it would probably fire, even if it weren't pretty.

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Originally Posted by suited 

^I mauled that decision for a few months before deciding on a Kahr P380. I'm pretty happy with it. I purchased it because I wanted something that I could clip onto a pair of athletic shorts (south FL heat) if I needed to, and not have it weighing them down. It was intended to be a pocket gun, but I find it easier to carry IWB (unless pocket carry is a necessity - dress slacks with shirt tucked in). If I lived farther north it would have been a PM9. If you can afford the extra weight and size I'd go 9mm to save money on ammunition.

Make sure you try the trigger pull on the LC9 before considering it. Kahr also recommends that their firearms be chambered by using the slide release button and not by racking the slide. Some have experienced it, others have not, but this quirk seems to be more of a necessity with their firearms over other brands and is something to consider if you're dead set against carrying hot.

I'm going to look into the 870 when the time comes. Thanks for the input on the rust issue.

Do you know why they suggest this?