Remington 1100

The 1100 is as good as it ever was. There’s no doubt the Italians make some very nice shotguns, and they are experts at marketing them, too! Think $$$. :D

I never really cared for the straight stock of the Special Field. I had one and now I think rather foolishly let it go. If it had been equipped with a standard pistol-grip stock I would have liked it much better, I’m sure. Remington always put a bit more drop in their skeet and field stocks than I preferred, but I could use them.

Anyway, congratulations to the OP on that 1100. Good looking gun - and one I never knew Remington made. :)
 
Remington shotguns were AWESOME. I have 4 870s (all of them walnut/blued Wingmasters) and 2 1100s. I love them all dearly.

Reason I say WERE is because Big Green is but a shell of the company it once was. QC is less than non existent. But any Remington made prior to somewhere around 1990-1995 is a joy. Recent samples I've handled at the range, maybe not so. You might get a good one, but then again you might not. Fortunately there are millions on the used market!
 
Mike said:
Something probably none of you know.........

The Remington mdl. 1100 holds the record for the most shots fired out of an auto loading shotgun without a malfunction/cleaning or parts breakage.
With a record of over 24,000 rounds. The record was set in 1978 with a Remington LT-20. THIS RECORD HAS YEST TO BE BROKEN BY ANY OTHER AUTO LOADING SHOTGUN.
.........So now you know!
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On a 50th anniversary I purchased a new rem 1100 12ga. The gun jammed while trying to assemble it. Back at the store the second one jammed on the salesman, the third one jammed on the salesman too. By the fourth new 1100 I got one assembled and functioned. I wanted my money back the store refused. I traded it in at another gun shop. They had a box car load of them to sell. So much for broken records.
 
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Was also interested if Remington currently marks the barrels with LT. It looks just like a Special field without the straight stock. This one has choke tubes.


The Remington 1100 LT 20 shotgun is built on a 28 ga. frame while the 1100-20 ga. is built on a 12 ga. frame. The older LT 20 are marked on the frame while the newer ones aren't.I added a picture of the older frame and the matching barrel markings. Next picture is of a later barrel with screw in chokes.
 

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I'm wanting to buy a 12 gauge semi auto and have been considering the Rems and saw an 1187 Sportsman with synthetic stocks on line selling new for $455 with fee shipping and no credit card fees. I love the 20 gauge Remington autos but the 12s seem a bit heavy and the forearm is too fat, but at that price I may buy one anyway. Most of the other guns I like are way more expensive.
 
I'm not a Rem fan but almost all my buddies are. When the 11-87 came out they all busted their humps to trade in their 1100s on 11-87s. It wasn't long before they were crying the blues and looking to get rid of 11-87s and get 1100s. This is the time period that gun companies were in financial jams. They billed new models as improvements but we're really cost cutters. You have to ask yourself why would you discontinue the best selling autoloader on the market? It was done for the bottom line.
 
I do not have much call for an auto shotgun, but a Remington 1100 would be my first choice. I know some firearm enthusiasts whose only shotgun is an 1100.
 
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