Remington 1100 owners

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I own 4 that I've used extensively since early 80s. The one I use the most is my 1983 12ga. Tournament Grade Skeet. Beautiful gun. This is a photo of the butt stock showing the nicely figured wood, fine cut checkering and deep lustrous bluing. They don't make "off-the-shelf" mass produced guns like this any more. You're gonna find LOTS of 1100 fans on this forum. Enjoy yours.:)


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That's a gorgeous gun.


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I've got an 11-87P. Not as pretty as one with blued steel and walnut, but it's perfectly functional with parkerized finish, black furniture to include Surefire forend, WC mag extension, and iron sights.
 
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Here is mine, it doesn't compare.
The 1100 20 gauge is a no prefix serial number with a X.
I guess It's considered a heavy, because they used the 12gauge body. ??? Chime in and please educate me.


Papa
 
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My Brother still has the plain field grade 1100 12ga /mod choke he bought in '63 or '64 when they first came out. It's fired 1000's of rounds and has a hard use hunting history. But it keeps doing what it's supposed to do.
Clean it once every couple of years unless it takes a dip in the Lake like it has done on more than one occasion duck hunting.
New O rings is about the only thing I can ever remember putting in it. Fixed a cracked forend, but that was certainly not the guns fault!
 
BloodyThumb, I've got some info on when those 1100's were made. If you look at the left side of the barrel, just forward of the receiver, there should be some letters and numbers. Send me those codes and I'll let you know when it was manufactured if you'd like to. I should be able to find the month and year for you. This is a pretty complete article. It took me no time to find out my 16 ga 1100 was a 1969 version.
 
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I bought a Remington 1100 in 12 gauge about 40 years ago and it was my first shotgun. It came with a 26" improved cylinder barrel. A couple of years later, I picked up a 28" modified barrel. Of course, this was before the choked barrel systems. I have shot it thousands of times. It has shot dove, quail, pheasant, ducks, rabbits, deer, and a bizillion skeet. Oh yeah, I forgot all the snipe!:)

Since then, I have acquired an 11-87, a Browning A-5, a Ruger Red Label, and a couple of others, but the 1100 is still my favorite. Maybe it is just a sentimental thing.
Larry
 
About 28 years ago friends ask me to go skeet shooting which I had never done. So I went and had to borrow a gun each time I was to shoot. The following Monday at work a very good friend gave me one of his 1100's that looked new. What a nice shotgun, I gave it to my fav. nephew recently as he was taking up skeet shooting. I can't believe how much I miss it.
 
Got an 1100 12ga around +/- 1980, shot skeet with it. Function was and is still flawless, recoil isn't bad, but I wish it had a little more drop at the heel so I could get my eye lower on the plane of the barrel with my cheek weld. It has a 30" full, 26" imp cyl, and a 21" choke unknown.
 
2152hq; New O rings is about the only thing I can ever remember putting in it.[/QUOTE said:
Maybe 10 yrs. ago there was a guy at the gun club that always shot an O/U but one day he had a 1100 that looked new. I asked how long he had it and he said he bought it when they first came out. The most trouble I ever saw with them was the O ring so I asked him how many times he had replaced the rubber band. He said it still had the original. I was dumfounded for a jiffy and then I asked how much he had shot it. He laughed and said that was the second time. For many people they are hard too beat and it seems about everybody can shoot them well. Larry
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I have my late uncle's 1100 12GA 30 inch full choke... bought it at the farm sale.. have only shot it once... I am still a 870 O/U guy... but that was the gun he carried when I was a kid hunting next to him with my 870LT 20GA... he took care of my juvenile misses... I miss hunting with him...
 
1100's and 870's, in both 12 and 2 ga, have come and gone over the years. I don't have one right now. Maybe when this COVID stuff calms down I need to cruise the used gun racks.
 
I have a few. Bought the first one the year they came out with an extra bbl. Still have it and it still has the original gas ring..but they were originally steel rings Rubber O rings came later that year. The 12 16 and 20s were all originally made on the 12 ga frame. . I happen to have a couple 20 ga B grades a C grade..9 D grades a couple of B grade trap guns. 2 sets of the 1100 Matched pairs made in 28 and 410 in 69 and 70(and a much rarer matched pair of 870s) And various 11-87s made later. All of the D grades are 4 gun sets of skeets with an extra D grade 410...my dove gun. I shot Remingtons almost exclusively for many years and worked at Remington Farms in Md guiding. 2 3/4 inch bbls will fit 3 inch receivers. 3 inch bbls wil fit 2 3/4 inch guns but are a little hard on the op system shooting too much mag ammo...Oh if you need the rubber O rings rather than spend a whole lot of money..go to a tractor dealer(I have a friend who is a parts guy at a JD dealership) and take in the O ring before it breaks and tell 'em you need a Hydraulic O ring of that size at the parts counter.. Rather than 5-6 bucks...more like 50 cents so cheaper to put a new one on....buy 10. BTW they say 11-87 bbls won't fit 1100s...but if ya know how it's pretty easy.. You may need an 11-87 forend though unless it is a light countour bbl

Just wanted to add..1100s reputation from many people for waterfowl hunting is somewhat poor. But I guided waterfowl doves and deer for 35 years and pretty much used 1100s the whole time. Keep 'em clean and they work..10 below to 110 above
 
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My first firearm, 1100 12ga, got it in 1967. Yes, I still have it. Never found one I liked better.
 
My goodness. This thread had me wondering about 1100's, so I checked Gun Broker. Looks like the present insanity also includes older shotguns, with prices far north of anything that I am willing to pay.
 
Papa32129 said:
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Here is mine, it doesn't compare.
The 1100 20 gauge is a no prefix serial number with a X.
I guess It's considered a heavy, because they used the 12gauge body. ??? Chime in and please educate me.


Papa
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The photo shows the deep lustrous bluing that was used on all models of the 1100. :)
 
Oh yeah I am excited about this thread! Yesterday I pick up one in 28 gauge from my son in law's grandpa's best friend , they liquidating his collection. I got it for the friends and family price $950. I bought it for my wife. We are planning on learning how to shoot skeet. Woohoo! I can't load a picture right now. It's awsome to live away from civilization, but my internet connection sucks. Post pictures later or tomorrow.
 
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Sounds like a lot of folks here like em. Prices have shot up on them like most used quality stuff but I think they represent a good purchase. Was actually surprised they could be had second hand for cheap money in the past bein such a quality gun.
 
There was a LT 20 and an LW also. The barrels don't interchange. One had mahogany stock and forend to make them lighter. I just don't like the safety on the back of the trigger guard.
 
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