fiasconva
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Papa32129, my sheet says you have a 1973 manufactured 1100.
Remington 1100 owners
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Have been shooting 1100's and 1187's for 30+ years for competition and hunting. Use 1100 Trap model and 1100 Synthetic Competition for trap, a 1100G3 for skeet and sporting clays and 1187 Premier for pheasant and goose hunting. I have shot well over 100,000 rounds through my various 1100's and they just keep running. Gun fits me well and can never blame the gun for my misses....
Yes. My friend bought a magnum 1100 for a reduced price because people thought it was 3" only. He bought a 2 3/4" barrel and it works fine.
Mine I had a variable screw choke fitted for duck & Goose hunting.
Haven't hunting with it over 10-12 years now but was great for
what I wanted at the time.
Haven't hunting with it over 10-12 years now but was great for
what I wanted at the time.
Patrick L
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Got two, inherited from a favorite uncle. Both early 70s guns, which are among the finest ever. A 12 and an old LW20, which is somewhat rare (not the current LT20). The 20 will be my son's.
I just remembered I have an older standard weight 20 ga that was converted to 410 by Claude Purbaugh, Wish I had a 28. That gunsmith did some good work. Heck I even have a set of tubes he made for an old Perazzi too.
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Papa32129
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Remington 1100 special field.
Just acquired a 12gauge, English stock, 20.5" barrel.
This is a Jewel.
I'll post pictures in the next few days.
Range day was excellent! It Points like my CZ o/u.
I'm happy.
Papa
Just acquired a 12gauge, English stock, 20.5" barrel.
This is a Jewel.
I'll post pictures in the next few days.
Range day was excellent! It Points like my CZ o/u.
I'm happy.
Papa
I've owned pumps and O/U most of my life. My uncle has one semi among the pump guns and side by sides in the gun cabinet.
I was amazed how soft shooting it was, a 12ga. with no recoil pad !
So I started looking for one.
A few years ago I bought an 1100 from a guy that had moved down here from Oregon. He had bought it in the early 80's and used it for duck hunting a couple of times. But he had covered it with camo spray paint and had only been able to remove part of it. He used Hoppe's #9 to take the paint off and ruined the stock finish.
I bought it for $450 and refinished it. I shortened the 28" barrel to 21" and had it threaded for Tru-Chokes.
I envisioned this as my new quail gun that I could also use for S.D.
It has a Choate +3 extension and a small Meprolight Tritium white bead sight.
I was amazed how soft shooting it was, a 12ga. with no recoil pad !
So I started looking for one.
A few years ago I bought an 1100 from a guy that had moved down here from Oregon. He had bought it in the early 80's and used it for duck hunting a couple of times. But he had covered it with camo spray paint and had only been able to remove part of it. He used Hoppe's #9 to take the paint off and ruined the stock finish.
I bought it for $450 and refinished it. I shortened the 28" barrel to 21" and had it threaded for Tru-Chokes.
I envisioned this as my new quail gun that I could also use for S.D.
It has a Choate +3 extension and a small Meprolight Tritium white bead sight.
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I managed to find a Magnum barrel that will take Rem Chokes.
My first shotgun was an 1100 LT 20 Skeet. Was a Christmas gift - 1978 or 79 - from wife as she knew I wanted to shoot - she did not realize it was trap not skeet. Beautiful little gun. Then shortly thereafter I bought a 1100 field grade in 12 ga. w/30" full. Then in about 1982 I bought a new Trap T w/Monte Carlo and I shot it quite a bit - still have all three. Then sometime shortly later I added a 3200 Special Trap (1973 era #7715) and an 870 Wingmaster TC Trap with beautiful wood - older gun. I retired in 2013 and boss' son knew I liked to shoot and asked me if there was a gun I would like. Yes, a 20 ga. 870 Wingmaster w/nice wood would fit the bill just fine - and that is what I have in 28" vent rib and magnum. Still in the box (grandson will be happy someday not too soon I hope)
I shot a 12 gauge 1100 in trap singles for a lot of rounds/years and it was the most dependable gun I ever had. I define dependable as the ability to keep it going rather than events of breakdown. Yes it broke down more often than my O/U's but I could fix it in a matter of minutes whereas the O/U needed a trip to the factory. I have also shot/had many of the other brand autos like Beretta, Benelli and Winchester and none of these shot as soft as the 1100. While I love SXS and O/U shotguns, were I restricted to only one for the rest of my days it would be an 1100.
Engine49guy
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I have the same gun as well as a standard 1100,
With its short barrel the Special Field is a very cool brush gun, pretty sure the magazine and forestock are specific to that model (it has a shorter magazine tube) and IIRC the barrel mounting lug is further back as well so you can't use regular 1100 barrels or front stock .
Btw while I dont know about 1100 barrel interchangeability the Model 870 2, 3/4" barrels will work on Model 870 3" Magnum receivers, not sure the 3" Magnum barrel will fit the 2,3/4" receiver as both of mine are Magnums.
IIRC the 870 Magnum receivers have an M serial prefix.
The 870 3 inch bbls will fit a 2 3/4 in receiver but will only eject 2 3/4 inch ammo. The ejector in the 2 3/4 inch gun is just a bit shorter. It was Remington's way to market another gun...if you wanted a 3 in gun also that is. Now they didn't recommend putting a 3 inch bbl on an 1100...but it worked ok. . It was a little hard on the receiver. The gas piston on the 3 inch was a little heavier and there was a bolt buffer that was a bit different in the 3 inch...black plastic instead of white. The ejector on 1100s is built into the bbl extension. And if you know what you are doing an 11-87 bbl will fit an 1100 too. and vice versa. Bought my 1st 1100 the year they introduced 'em. Had a bunch as well as 870s. Ran my 1st 100 straight in both trap and skeet with 1100s. Down to 1/2 what I used to have years ago. Good shooting guns and usually a pleasure to shoot. Never could shoot 100 straight with the 410 though. Did have some 99s till I got tubed O/U guns Special Fields have their own barrels and forends. Whole gun is too short for me.
Another neat little bit of info...the first year 1100s came out the didn't have rubber gas O rings. They came with steel O rings. I had 2. I must admit though the rubber O rings were better for operation. And if you need rubber O rings.go to the local John Deere or other tractor dealer and get about 10 hydraulic o rings for the same price as one original Remington O ring. may not last quite as long...but easy to find and much cheaper. Take the original with you
