Slide sticking

[Jcw]

Took my 870 out for the second time today and had some issues with the slide sticking. Both on ejection and loading. Never had a used shell get stuck in the barrel but the slide was hard to pull back after shooting and to push forward again. I tried polishing the chamber like many people recommend. Haven’t been able to shoot since the polish but it still seems sticky loading a shell. Here’s a picture of right when the slide starts to stick. I can still push it forward but it takes more effort than normal. It happens with multiple ammo types and it slides just fine without any ammo. I can’t tell what’s making it bind up. Does anyone have any thoughts?

[Germansheperd]

Check to make sure your ejector isn’t broken or bent and check to make sure your forend tube where the slide and bolt rests on isn’t bent.

[cjin]

I have a similar problem and action only stick when loading.

If you pull action all the way back, put a shell about 1/3 way in the chamber (to make sure from of shell doesn’t jam) then push action forward to load, will it still bind?

[Jcw]

Sorry for the delay, it’s been a crazy week... anyway I tried loading a shell about 1/3 into the chamber manually and if I do that the action does not bind. So what would that mean? Thanks for the help.

[Jcw]

Check to make sure your ejector isn’t broken or bent and check to make sure your forend tube where the slide and bolt rests on isn’t bent.

Thanks, I checked and nothing is bent.

[cjin]

Did you try take it down and apply a little lube? On mine that made a surprising large difference.