I have a question for anybody familiar with both shotguns.

I was cleaning them up last weekend in preparation for an upcomming shoot. I am able to tear down the 500 to the receiver without issue, but I can't seem to get the trigger guard/assembly out of the 835 for some reason. Usually I just clean the barrels, swab out what I can reach in the chambers, and oil/wipe them down, but I wanted to give them both a good cleaning.

The 835 is a Ducks Unlimited guide gun that I won about ten years ago. I'll carry it through the woods and fields all day long, but I'm a little hesitant to go prying on it too much. Maybe I'm just being too gentle with it?

Is there a difference between the two mechanically?

You should be able to push the pin out and just pull it out.

You should be able to push the pin out and just pull it out.
That's exactly what I was thinking. Maybe I was just being to gentle with it. I have the day off today. I might give it another go.

If it is 10 years old and never been apart, I would guess you need to use some oil on it, and be a little less gentle.

Got it oiled up. I've never removed the trigger assembly when cleaning my shotguns. Now that I've learned a bit more, I see that I should have been removing them regularly. :( On this one, it looks like the stock is what is preventing it from popping out. I'm going to oil it up a couple more times over the next few days, and see what happens. I might also try putting it in a room with a de-humidifier running with the hope that may cause the stock to shrink a little.

The front of the trigger assembly need to come out first. There should be 2 ears on the rear of the assembly that slide into the stock and hold the assembly into place.

Got it oiled up. I've never removed the trigger assembly when cleaning my shotguns. Now that I've learned a bit more, I see that I should have been removing them regularly. :( On this one, it looks like the stock is what is preventing it from popping out. I'm going to oil it up a couple more times over the next few days, and see what happens. I might also try putting it in a room with a de-humidifier running with the hope that may cause the stock to shrink a little.


Don't feel bad, I tore my 10/22 trigger pack apart because the trigger was feelin' a bit "gummy".....1/2 way through, I realized I had NEVER disassembled it in 15 years...:homer:

Don't feel bad, I tore my 10/22 trigger pack apart because the trigger was feelin' a bit "gummy".....1/2 way through, I realized I had NEVER disassembled it in 15 years...:homer:
The sorry part is I remove the barrels and run a cleaning rod through them after every outing. I always oil them inside and out to prevent rust. Never thought about the trigger assembly.

909K5 - Are you saying front as in towards the barrel? On my 500 the rear (towards the stock) comes out first.

The sorry part is I remove the barrels and run a cleaning rod through them after every outing. I always oil them inside and out to prevent rust. Never thought about the trigger assembly.

909K5 - Are you saying front as in towards the barrel? On my 500 the rear (towards the stock) comes out first.

I'll take mine apart tonight and take pictures