So recently my 870 has started to smell... like rusted metal or something and i dont know why.. i take care of it but it just smells.. everytime i pull it up to shoot it there and makes my hands smell also.. help!!

Have you removed the buttstock and cleaned down around the bolt? It is possible the cleaner and oil has pooled down around the retainer bolt and it is now leaching out between the stock and receiver.

ive taken it completely apart... it smells on the barrel and everywhere else..

How do you clean it? What products? Do you keep it in a cloth case?

this is a new one...

Just focus on the ducks man.

What type of case do you store and transport the gun in?

bet your gun doesn't smell as bad as this one....

ha i dont use a case.. never have.

Is your dog hiking on it?

I found this online. You may or may not appreciate where I'm going with this.

You know that metallic smell? It's not the metal at all. You'll be surprised what actually causes it.


The “smell of metal” is actually a body odor caused by contact between skin and metal! We all know that musty smell that metal has, like pennies or other things made of copper, brass, and iron. It is actually caused by human body odor. It isn’t a metal vapor that causes the smell at all.

Some researchers treated test subjects’ hands with a ferrous solution composed of iron dust, steel, and cast iron plates. All the subjects recognized the smell on their skin. Researchers then captured the smell and analyzed it with a glass funnel containing extraction fiber. The fiber was analyzed through gas chromatography.

They discovered that the metallic smell is actually caused by sweat coming in contact with iron. The sweat actually corrodes the iron which generates reactive ferrous ions that break down lipid peroxides in the skin and creates odorous aldehydes and ketones.

So, the smell is actually a reaction with our sweat. Now, when you smell a particularly raunchy jar of pennies, you can imagine all the nasty hands that made it stink so badly. Thanks science.

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Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Science/You-know-that-metallic-smell-It-s-not-th/53079#ML0uiDTHkfCVQKt0.99

Gun B.O. Turns out its really you that stinks.

Ha thats awesome! gross but cool.. do you know what i can do to make it or me or whatever stop smelling? because a friend of mine who isnt very smart painted his and it still smells..

So, does the gun give off the metal smell after you've cleaned it?

Your nose is too sensitive

yes.. i clean it and it still smells. so i dont think its me thats making it stink. i used gloves to clean it also and it still smells.

Buy a new gun and sell me your smelly one

Birchwood Caset "Barrier"

Its a rust and corrosion preventative. Sounds like you need to wipe your shotgun down a few times.

I am going to try and use that excuse with my wife next time I want a gun....Honey, got to get a new one, this one stinks like crap!

Me: Want to smell it babe?
Wife: Heck no, go ahead and get a new one and get the stinky one out of the house.
Friend: You lucky SOB!

Maybe it's not the gun.

Might be your upper lip

Quit using the barrel to scratch your arse......