I don't have much experience with shotgun values (beyond what i see on Gunbroker) and could use some sound advice.

I have the opportunity to pick up a used Remington 1100. It is easily a 99% gun. I've known the owner for years and would like to make him a fair offer.

The gun has less than 20 shells through it. I believe it is 28" barrel, vent rib, 12 guage, fixed choke ,with the deluxe woodwork. He bought it around the 1970s or early 80s.

Would $600 be about right ?

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$600 is a fair price for a Remington 1100 though the 30 inch barrel is more desirable. The fad now days is 32 inch for trap,30 or 32 inch for sporting clays and even 30 inch for skeet. Back in the day 26 was standard for skeet and 28 was a good overall length but many the guys trying to sell 26 inch guns are taking a huge hit on price (nobody wants them) . High end shotguns with 28 inch length barrels are not really selling these days. If people are willing to spend over $5000 fora good gun then they want either 30 or 32 inch barrels period. If you have no desire to try and sell the remington 1100 and just want to hunt or shoot some clays that is very good all around gun and the barrel length will be just fine for any. Good luck!

Not sure about the "deluxe" wood. Do you mean Skeet Grade wood? An 1100 Peerless, etc.?

If a standard gun, try $450. Maybe $500, as he's such a good friend.

I had a gun just as you described, and I hated having to sell.

Remington settled a class action lawsuit brought by some who swore the maraging steel barrels led to some blowups, but I think those only happened with plugged barrels. You presumably know to keep mud & snow out of barrels...

Newer Remington barrels have better steel, but I think the gun is safe under normal conditions of use.

A 28" Modified barrel works pretty well for general use, although I'd a bit rather have a 26 " Imp. Cylinder bore, as most shots at birds are taken pretty close. With modern loads using shot collars, I think you'd be good to go on pheasants to about 40 yards.

The M-1100 has a rep for breaking action bars, but it seems to happen mainly to clay bird gunners who shoot a LOT. If going to Argentina, where bag limits are very large or none, you'll shoot a LOT, and I'd prefer a Beretta M-391 as an auto shotgun.

The M-1100 fits most people very well and even gun writer Don Zutz, a double shotgun lover, cherished his 1100 and wrote an article on it for, Fur-Fish-Game. His had Skeet Grade wood. Don warned me in a letter to take spare action bars on a hunt, in case of breakage, and to learn to install them.

I think $600 is about twice what I would offer. I like 1100's and have a couple, but they are not bringing that kind of money.

I've been shootin' 1100's exclusively since the mid 80"s and love 'em. But I agree with max; for what you're looking at I'd say $400 would be more like it

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I believe there was a design change possibly in the 80's or 90's. The barrels used to be interchangeable, but I think the 'before the change' barrels and 'after the change' barrels are not.

I don't know enough about them to know exactly what changed or why.

Another difference: the older 20 gauge was on the heavier 12 gauge receiver, the newer 20 gauge is on a lighter 20 gauge receiver.

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I don't know much about 1100 values but I would ask if you were going to use the shotgun for hunting you probably would want a 3" chamber and interchangeable chokes. Steel shot pretty much requires this. Thats the problem with older shotguns unless you are simply going to use for trap and skeet.

My 1964 Remington 1100 BDL bought at a RXR Company Store in 1964 is priceless.

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I’ve got an 1100 magnum version with 3” chamber and 3 interchangeable barrels: 30” full choke, 28” mod choke and 26” improved cylinder. Haven’t used it in years: I graduated to sxs guns a long time ago.

I wonder what that package is worth?

If this is a field grade, 450 to 500 tops ( maybe 525). I like the idea that it is a fixed choke. Hate choke tubes. Messy to clean, and there is not substitute for putting the gun in the right place and pulling the trigger. I learned this from over 250K trap targets. It is a quality gun!

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I think $600 would be the top price. Many people don’t want the fixed choke barrels so they discount for fixed chokes. However, I’ll take a fixed choke over any of the Remchoke barrels except the Light contour or Target Contour barrels. Many of those old fixed chokes were cut superbly and throw great patterns. The 1100 shoulders beautifully and absorbs recoil well. Just buy a couple of spare O rings to have. Most times the O rings never fail, but once in a while it does or it gets cut from not rolling it off of the end of the mag tube. A pack of 5 is about $5-$10 on eBay.

I bought a 2017 1100 Sporting 12 with only 5 rounds down the tube last winter. The Sporting has fancier grain wood and target choke tubes (I know, broke my own rule-Target Contour barrel and nice wood though!). I paid $750 shipped. Couldn’t be happier.

Mine is a TB Trap model I bought new in 1980. Back then ran me about $330. Older 1100s seem like "high end" guns compared to many offerings these days. Just replaced my O rings. Lasted through many a round of clay bird shooting.

Would the "deluxe wood" be the premier variant?

If it's just a standard of the rack 1100 in 12g they are only
bringing $350-$450 in these parts and there are plenty of them.
They came out with 11-87, and I don't know much about them
except 1100 guys were sorry they got rid of 1100 to get one.
The 1100s will accept any model barrel of 1100s including the
short Special Field barrels. (12g) The 20s have two barrels, the
large action and 20g reciever, they don't interchange. The newer
1100 on 20frame will also accept Special field barrels.

The 870s add to barrel confusion on Rems. The standard model
will not accept Sp field barrels or visa versa. The ring on barrel
is in a different position because 870 Sp fields have short mag
tube.

20g are bring about $100 more than 12g in top condition guns.
410s are nuts, I won't put a price on them. crazy money.

I have a Special Field and I believe those barrels will only fit that model. The ring is in a different location.

Special Field 1100 barrels will fit standard 1100. I know because
I have them on standard 1100s in my gun rack.

By ' deluxe ' I mean the engraved/checkered wood.

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