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Yesterday I was showing one of my friends how to use my Remington 870 shotgun before we went to the range. I was showing him outside in freezing, sub-zero weather here in Akron, Ohio. Everything was fine for the first couple minutes and then... then gun didn't want to open up after pulling the trigger. I could only pull the bolt back about half way. I tried many times and occasionally I could get it to open if I pumped it a few times with the slide lock release very quickly. But then it would happen again. I disassembled the gun, nothing was wrong with the parts, and reassembled. Same problem. Very wierd.
My immediate thought was that the oil was gumming up in the extreme cold and binding some of the parts in the gun, jamming the action.
As soon as we got to the range (indoor) the gun functioned perfectly 100%. No problems whatsoever.
What experience do you guys have with guns malfunctioning due to extreme cold and what are the remedies? Is this normal?
Thanks ahead of time.
My immediate thought was that the oil was gumming up in the extreme cold and binding some of the parts in the gun, jamming the action.
As soon as we got to the range (indoor) the gun functioned perfectly 100%. No problems whatsoever.
What experience do you guys have with guns malfunctioning due to extreme cold and what are the remedies? Is this normal?
Thanks ahead of time.