So I have several 870's. Over the years the recoil pads have become.....ugh.......gummy. It seems like they break down somehow and get real tacky and sticky feeling. I have an 870 shotgun for work and the armorer replaced the recoil pad about 6 months ago. I really haven't thought too much about it until a few minutes ago. I had my 20 gauge laying on our spare bed for a couple months and it somehow melted or whatever the black rubber material onto a nice comforter. Well, I'm in the dog house now.
So has this happened to anyone else? If so, is there a reason or preventive measures that can cause it from happening?
Thanks,
Kevin
870 Recoil Pad?
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Re: 870 Recoil Pad?
I've got a couple of 870s and haven't experienced anything like that. Are you getting some kind of oils or any cleaning chemicals on them that could be causing it?
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I had a Rem 700 with a super cell pad do that on the carpet of my gun safe!!! Steve
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Yep, I've got an 1187 that sticks to the carpet in my gun safe. Feels like it is nailed down when I try to pick it up.
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Re: 870 Recoil Pad?
That's just typical with Remington's super cell pads, I've got a 11-87 Super Mag that I bought in 2006 and the pad is starting to break down on it, but it's not as bad as some I've seen.
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I had a Remington 700 get gummy like that didn't notice it until it stuck to my leather truck seat. Never did get it all off. Gun wasn't but 2 or 3 years old
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Also had a gun sling that was made out of that supper cell stuff that stuck to and ate through the varnish on a model 12.
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Remington had a bad run on the recoil pads, I had a few that did the same thing. I called Remington few years back, and they sent me two new recoil pads free of charge to replace the ones that had starting "leaking" so to speak.
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