Remington 1100
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LOVE MY 1100! My 12 gauge 1100 was my first shotgun purchase in about 1982. It was before the changeable choke barrels. It shot 2 3/4 inch shells and came with an improved cylinder barrel, and I later bought a modified barrel. I killed a bunch of doves with it. About a decade later, I bought a 11-87 with the changeable chokes that would shoot 3 inch shells to hunt ducks. Both of them were wood and blued steel, which I definitely preferred.
Larry
Larry
Agree with others. Don't modify. Try and find another barrel.
I love my LT-20 skeet gun that I bought used when I got into skeet in the mid 80s. I have no idea what the round count is. It keeps chugging away. Years ago I picked up a rifle sight slug barrel for it but never have used it.
I love my LT-20 skeet gun that I bought used when I got into skeet in the mid 80s. I have no idea what the round count is. It keeps chugging away. Years ago I picked up a rifle sight slug barrel for it but never have used it.
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Patrick L
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Man that is one tired looking 1100!!
But I am a huge fan, and I would have snapped it up at that price! The saving grace with an 1100, or for that matter an 870, is that short of running them over with a truck there's almost nothing that can't be set right. And you can generally do it yourself. With the closing of Big Green parts aren't quite as easy to get as they used to be, but they're available. I would give it some TLC and we'd be good to go.
I'm literally like an hour from Ilion. In the good old days if you needed service, you could drive right up to the factory, give your gun to the guard at the gate and describe the problem. He would write up a ticket and bring the gun inside. Depending on exactly what was needed and how busy things were, he might say "Go get some lunch and come back in a few hours", or he would tell you it would be shipped back to you.
But I am a huge fan, and I would have snapped it up at that price! The saving grace with an 1100, or for that matter an 870, is that short of running them over with a truck there's almost nothing that can't be set right. And you can generally do it yourself. With the closing of Big Green parts aren't quite as easy to get as they used to be, but they're available. I would give it some TLC and we'd be good to go.
I'm literally like an hour from Ilion. In the good old days if you needed service, you could drive right up to the factory, give your gun to the guard at the gate and describe the problem. He would write up a ticket and bring the gun inside. Depending on exactly what was needed and how busy things were, he might say "Go get some lunch and come back in a few hours", or he would tell you it would be shipped back to you.
Doug M.
Member
24" is an awfully long barrel for any use of which I can think. I bet you can find a spare and have it cut or find a real 18" barrel and swap them if you are worried about collector value.
I have had many years of trap and skeet shooting and feel that your mod barrel is about perfect for all around. Rem chokes will not give you as much advantage as you may think and the conversion or new choke tube barrel will alter the balance significantly of the fine gun you have now. Shoot it as is for a while and do not look back.
Engine49guy
Member
I remember when nice used Remington 1100's were $350 all day, .....
of course a Toyota 4wd truck was $9k then too.
Used to prefer pump guns and over unders until I fell and broke my collar bone.
Have an old school 1100 and special field,
Great guns.
of course a Toyota 4wd truck was $9k then too.
Used to prefer pump guns and over unders until I fell and broke my collar bone.
Have an old school 1100 and special field,
Great guns.
I actually am the other way around. There is not much a short open choke barrel is good for when it comes to sporting use. Maybe hunting in real thick cover where shots are very close on rabbits and birds. Patterns go to useless pretty quick.
I had a 870 barrel that had screw in rifled section for slugs. I forget length, was same as slug barrel. It wasnt worth squat as a slug gun and not much better than IC with FC screw in. Stock modified barrel was more useful.
Patrick L
Member
I'm with DRM50. As I get older, I feel that longer barrels generally point and shoot better. I started with 26" barrels, and I still hunt and shoot skeet with those, but now that I shoot more sporting clays I like 28" or even a 30". I think the worst thing Remington ever did was offer the 28 and .410 870s and 1100s with only 25" barrels. And I'm not into the tactical "preparing for the big gunfight" scene at all.
I can't agree with ruger 22 though. Adding aftermarket screw ins will not alter the barrel balance at all and really does increase versatility. In fact, I much prefer an older Remington barrel with aftermarket screw ins to the factory Rem choke barrels. I've done that with several barrels. Of course, I don't put much stock in the whole "ruining the value" argument. When I'm dead it will be my heirs' problem, and I'm enjoying what I'm shooting right now!
These are just my opinions after about 40 years of owning and shooting 870s and 1100s. You are free to disagree.
I can't agree with ruger 22 though. Adding aftermarket screw ins will not alter the barrel balance at all and really does increase versatility. In fact, I much prefer an older Remington barrel with aftermarket screw ins to the factory Rem choke barrels. I've done that with several barrels. Of course, I don't put much stock in the whole "ruining the value" argument. When I'm dead it will be my heirs' problem, and I'm enjoying what I'm shooting right now!
These are just my opinions after about 40 years of owning and shooting 870s and 1100s. You are free to disagree.
Doug M.
Member
I have only shot a barrel longer than 18" once as far as I know, and I could not hit a darned thing. My first personal shotgun was a Vang Comp M590 (stolen about a decade ago). I replaced it with another - 18" barrel, RDS, light in the fore end. If I were still in active LE, I would not have anything longer than 14" because of the need to work around a car. Likewise, my AR would be 11.5 with a suppressor.
