Possible Trigger Issue witn Rem 11-87 - FIXED

[Grunt-N-Gobble]

Yesterday while shooting, I had an issue with the trigger not "re-setting" so-to-speak after i fired a shot.  I'd run a bore snake 2 times after shooting, change the patten paper and once back to the bench, load in another shell and let the action slam home.

More then once, when I squeezed the trigger, it acted like I'd just shot it.  Had to eject the shell, operate the action a couple times and dry fire it to make sure it was working correctly.  After that, the gun would fire.

Anyone know what the problem might be?  I guess I'm going to have to remove the trigger assembly and look it over.  It's been cleaned just a month or so ago.  If ya got a solution or experienced the same thing, let me know.

[mdtkyhntr]

Had that happen to me on my last 11-87, only one time when I slammed the action home the gun went off! I thoroughly cleaned the gun inside and out and that corrected the problem, but I've since gotten rid of the gun. Hopefully cleaning the assembly fixes it, if not contact Remington.


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[mightyjoeyoung]

You say you just cleaned it, but did you clean it or just take the barrel off and wipe every thing down?  Not making fun of you but I don't consider a gun CLEANED until the entire gun has been broken down to its general part groups , scrubbed out, lightly lubricated and the reassembled.  If it was just cleaned, really cleaned, it could very well be excess lubrication.  I won't touch Remoil or WD-40 to ANY of my guns.  It thickens and varnishes and pulls in fowling like a sponge.  I would break it down completely again and hose out the trigger mechanism with gunscrubber or carb/choke cleaner, take a brush to it, flush it out again and then blow it out with compressed air.  Then, LIGHTLY lubricate with a light silicone lube.  I like the Liquid wrench spray silicone.  Goes on thin and even after the excess is wiped of it lubricates great.  If that doesn't fix it, you might want to have it looked at by a compitent gun smith.  Good luck

[lowoctane]

Acts like it's gummed up. Take it apart and clean everything with brake cleaner, including the bolt. Have seen more than my share not fire cause the firing pin was gummed up. After you've cleaned and dried everything, any good quality gun oil needs to be lightly applied. I once had an 870 just about given to me because the bolt was all gummed up and the guy swore it had just been cleaned...

[allaboutshooting]

You say you just cleaned it, but did you clean it or just take the barrel off and wipe every thing down?  Not making fun of you but I don't consider a gun CLEANED until the entire gun has been broken down to its general part groups , scrubbed out, lightly lubricated and the reassembled.  If it was just cleaned, really cleaned, it could very well be excess lubrication.  I won't touch Remoil or WD-40 to ANY of my guns.  It thickens and varnishes and pulls in fowling like a sponge.  I would break it down completely again and hose out the trigger mechanism with gunscrubber or carb/choke cleaner, take a brush to it, flush it out again and then blow it out with compressed air.  Then, LIGHTLY lubricate with a light silicone lube.  I like the Liquid wrench spray silicone.  Goes on thin and even after the excess is wiped of it lubricates great.  If that doesn't fix it, you might want to have it looked at by a compitent gun smith.  Good luck

That's exactly what I'd recommend. A little bit of "gunk" can create problems.

Many times I use brake parts cleaner for the fire control unit. You can get it almost anywhere, Walmart for example, and it's very inexpensive, usually a couple of dollars a can. It's pretty nasty stuff, so you need to use it outdoors, protect surroundings and use gloves to keep it off your hands. It however works better than anything else I've found to really flush out anything that may be in that unit.

Thanks,
Clark

[Grunt-N-Gobble]

I did take the gun completely apart..........trigger group included as I had never done it before (bought the gun used) and I was changing the stock, so it made sense to do it.

I'll take in apart again and clean it.  I stopped @ Gander Mt. tonight with the intention of buying Gun Scrubber, but then a saw a can of Remington's Shotgun Cleaner that was a little cheaper.  So.........I bought it along with a bottle of Hoppe's #9, just to have for future barrel cleaning (used Butches Bore Shine before).

Thanks for the replys.   I'll let you know how it turns out.

[Grunt-N-Gobble]

So.........I cleaned the trigger group and action REALLY well using that Rem. Shotgun Cleaner.  Then I used a drop of Royal Purple Syn. Gun oil on a couple spots and that was it.

Shot today and not one single problem.  She went BANG every time I squeezed the trigger.

Got some nice patterns too with the latest handloads!!

[lowoctane]

Excellent!!!