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Posted: 9/6/2004 1:30:20 AM EDT
Whats the deal? Cycling the action on my Wingmaster (all tactical'd out
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Posted: 9/6/2004 5:41:36 AM EDT
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Do you have a sidesaddle shell holder on it? I noticed that my Wingmaster got a bit stiff when the sidesaddle screws were really torqued down (typical ham handed "tighten the screws until they stop & give it another 1/2 turn to make sure"). When I loosened the screws a skosh the action went back to normal. There was just enuff flex in the reciever that the overly tightened screws were squeezing in the sides causing a bind.
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Posted: 9/6/2004 6:04:18 AM EDT
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Older Remingtons are made tighter, in case this is what you have. I have one that is real precision made, old school. It isn't slow to cycle or uncomfortable, but noticeably more precision than my two newer ones. The blueing is shiney and the bolt is chrome. They are fairly easy to take apart and polish, if you want to go that far.
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Posted: 9/6/2004 7:13:27 AM EDT
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Check to make sure the forend isn't contacting the barrel when pulled to the rear. Some of the Wingmaster barrels are a bit heavier,
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Posted: 9/6/2004 7:27:24 AM EDT
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my wingmaster is 26 years old now and still is tighter and smoother than any of the new guns in the racks, only one gun I have ever seen that smoother... would say there is something up with yours, have you stripped it to look for wearing?
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Posted: 9/6/2004 8:59:25 AM EDT
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I have six 870's. Three are older Wingmasters, two made in the 60' s and the other made in the 70's. They are much tighter than the three Express models all made in the 90's. The oldest one a standard frame 20 gauge has been shot the most so it is the smoothest. After you have the gun checked out by a gunsmith go the the range and shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, well you get the idea. MIKE.
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Posted: 9/6/2004 7:17:27 PM EDT
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Yes, and I'll check that. Hmmmm. |
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Posted: 9/7/2004 5:43:25 AM EDT
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Bent action rods?? I was talking to a gunsmith who is tricking out my new 870 and he says that is a common problem that will do just what you are saying.
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