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Remington 887 I recently received my section 2 shotgun licence, and went off to my friendly gun shop to satisfy my dream of having a pump action shotgun, I had done my research and decided that I wanted a Remington 870 express, However this proved more difficult than expected, It is currently almost impossible to obtain a new 870 express in the UK, However I did manage to get a 887 Nitromag, Looked at it, picked it up, thrilled at the iconic sound of the action and fell in love with it, Paid the man and went off to try out my new toy, The first 20 rounds, no problem and then the pump action started to get harder to work and eventually cartridges started getting jammed, went home a bit disappointed, Not being someone who gives up easily, I Read up on the internet i.e. YouTube and shooting forums and found that this was not an uncommon problem? So I, Disassembled the gun and immediately realised that although the design is simple, Remington’s method of mass production and quality control appears not to be very high, So here’s what you need to do, 1. Disassemble the gun, making a note of how to reassemble. 2. Using medium grade wet n dry paper smooth down the two action bars, removing the paint until Well-polished. 3. Do the same to the two action bar receiver slider mounts. 4. Give the action bars and sliders a good clean ensuring any dirt or grit is removed. 5. Carefully clean and lubricate the bolt assembly. 6. Lubricate well, all moving parts, using a good quality gun oil and reassemble the gun. The action will be much easier to operate and no more jamming. I have since tested the gun with many different cartridges i.e. size load weight and it has not missed a beat, but like any other mechanical mechanism it requires cleaning and lubrication. For the money, this gun is a fantastic piece of kit, it shoots straight and looks the business, would highly recommend.