My wife put my shotgun in the bath

[NG VI]

And now I can't unload it and break it down to repair the damage. She also replaced all my oil with water. The shotgun is a Mossberg 500 Persuader, loaded for HD, and I cannot get the slide open to save my life. Thank God I found out about this before I ever needed it for a home defense situation.

I need help, what should I do, has anyone had a similiar thing happen to them? Should I try to use a hammer to pound the forearm down and open? Right now it is stuck halfway open, I cannot finish the cycle or close the action at all. Tried pounding the stock against the floor while holding the forearm, it didn't budge.

Thanks guys. I was really pissed about the pristine 6" 586 and Model 28 that also went in the bath.

 

[Old Fuff]

I won't ask about the circumstances...

Pounding on the gun won't help, and may make things worse. I would take the gun(s) to a shop that had a gunsmith. He would know how to break the gun down. He could then either clean it up, or give it to you to clean up, and reassemble it again thereafter. If it makes you feel any better the Mossberg has an alloy receiver that won't rust.

Same advise holds for the Smith & Wessons.

 

[edelbrock]

Wow that sucks. I would try a gunsmith.

 

[NG VI]

I went to a good friend of mine's wedding, she hates him and everyone else I know, and while I was out a different friend of mine who she has been getting more and more catty towards sent her a couple of less than respectful text messages after having some bad ice cubes. She put two and two together and came up with 47. She assumed I told him to do that and that we were together at the time, and so she lost her mind.


She also put my CZ 452 and AR-15 in there. I was impressed with the AR, it still had water stting in it but was completely fine. I am glad my PCR and kadet kit were with me though.

 

[NG VI]

No one else has had a Mossberg 500 dunked and left alone for a few days?

 

[DammitBoy]

Two things you should try:

7) Give it a bath in break-free / clipit

K) Stop pissing off the wife

 

[NG VI]

K) Stop pissing off the wife

It's difficult when I don't actually have to do anything to set her off.

 

[rcmodel]

Sounds to me like maybe you should get all the guns out of the house.

The little wife sounds like she shouldn't have easy access to any guns, or knives, or hammers, or -------.

rc

 

[lipadj46]

Try soaking it in break free, liquid wrench, WD-40 whatever you have and let it sit over night. You could use a heat gun or hair drier to heat the receiver up a little to let the oil thin and soak in good. The try putting a piece of wood on the charging handle and tapping that with a hammer. Tap it both ways to try to loosen it (open and closed).

Sounds to me like maybe you should get all the guns out of the house.

The little wife sounds like she shouldn't have easy access to any guns, or knives, or hammers, or -------.

Seriously ask that bobbit guy that got his junk removed via his crazed wife.

 

[xmanpike]

I agree try Break Free, or maybe Kroil as well. It seems to get into tight spots.

 

[ArmedBear]

I'm with rc.

I'd be awfully pissed off about the damage to the guns, but I'd also be really concerned on a whole other level.

A woman in this state of mental health should never have had access to them! It's a good thing nobody's dead.

You may be used to this stuff, but believe me, this is an indication of some REALLY SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND POSSIBLY PSYCHIATRIC, ISSUES. This is NOT NORMAL, and this is NOT just what marriage is about. There's friction between two people, and then there's TOTALLY CRAZY. That's what this is.

Good luck, man. This stuff isn't easy to deal with.

 

[DammitBoy]

I suggest getting a really big gun safe.

Then you could hide in it.

 

[Southern Rebel]

In this instance, she took her anger out on your possessions. The next time, she may apply the solution to the source of the problem. She seriously needs some counseling in anger management.

In the meantime, you can pay the money to the gunsmith to fix it right, or you can pay the gunsmith to not only fix what is now wrong with it, but to also fix the damage that you are about to do to it by forcing the mechanism.

 

[c.s.barlow]

+1 Kroil
I have used it allot around the shop, they don't call it the oil that creeps for nothing. It may be your best bet but I personally would follow it up with a visit to the gun smith just in case.

 

[NG VI]

There was also a lot of damage to my clothing, including writing 'dirty' and 'cheater' on my uniform boots. Army property, luckily I had an older, smaller pair still.

Thanks for the advice guys, and dammitboy you've got some great ideas.

 

[Eightball]

The problems in this thread are myriad; good luck fixing your problems, gun-related and otherwise.

 

[ArmedBear]

I'd take pictures of any damage you plan to repair, and keep all the other stuff as evidence for the restraining order and annulment proceedings.

....which I'd start today, since it's a business day.

But that's just me. I'm married, but I would never choose to live like that.

 

[3pairs12]

Reading this thread makes me realize my wife is not crazy. Breakfree works wonders and you had probably start looking into safes!

 

[blkbrd666]

Geez! If you're one to keep receipts, you may want to call the inlaws and see if you can return it.

 

[jakemccoy]

Wow, I'd consider the damaged gun to be a lesser problem.

 

[DammitBoy]

Thanks for the advice guys, and dammitboy you've got some great ideas.

I'm on my third wife so far - so I'm not too bright, but I have plenty of experience with crazy.

 

[TimM]

Things to do in this specific order;

1) Replace the wife.
2) Replace the Mossberg.

 

[mgkdrgn]

Sounds to me like maybe you should get all the guns out of the house.

The little wife sounds like she shouldn't have easy access to any guns, or knives, or hammers, or -------.

rc

+1 on that idea.

Guns and that woman don't belong in under the same roof. You may decide for yourself how to resolve that problem.

 

[Dravur]

Lots of Oil, break free and mild heat..

and a Divorce.


and im not kidding.... I had a wife like that and the divorce was the happiest day of my life.

 

[H2O MAN]

DammitBoy I suggest getting a really big gun safe.

Maybe a shipping container that you can lock the wife in and ship her off to Somalia.