Remington Model 1100...Because I've Always Wanted One!

[RobertJ.]

A couple weeks ago I stopped into my LGS, and he had just got this in. I love it when I'm at the right place, at the right time, with the correct amount of money!

At the time it had a 30" full choke barrel, and it was $435 OTD.

I went home and ordered a mag extension, then after it arrived I trimmed the barrel to 21". I'm into it for $485 at this point.

It shoots like crazy! It's not picky at all about ammo. Any load I put into it, from target ammo to magnums, it feeds and ejects them flawlessly. Even the "pumpkin balls" I load (a .68 ball at about 1200 fps) which are very low recoil, it even shoots those.

And like I said- I've always wanted one!

 

[sigp220.45]

That's the best reason to buy anything!

Congrats on a cool gun.

 

[Golddollar]

Good for you and congratulations on your find. It's nice to find a unexpected treasure that calls out to you to take it home with you.

 

[6GUNSONLY]

Nice! I have an old 1100 26" IC that I got free years ago. I was at a guys shop and saw this 1100 laying on a shelf, dust covered and literally had dirt dobber nests in the barrel. I said "Jim, you should clean this shotgun up and use it." He says "I ain't got time for it and I've got better" (he did own some nice guns, including a S/S Merkel 16 ga.) "Why don't you take it and do something with it." So I took it home, cleaned it up, repaired a split in the forend, and ended up refinishing the stock. The finish was peeling pretty bad from several summers of heat in the shop. I tried to give it back to him later but he insisted I keep it. "You'll use it, I won't" he said. So I've had it for probably 15 years now. Jim passed not long after giving me the 1100 so I have that memento of our friendship. It's my opening day dove gun most every year.

 

[NYlakesider]

Nice gun, enjoy it.

Over the course of time I have had a bunch of 1100s all were good trouble free guns!

 

[bushmaster1313]

Always wanted is a good reason!

 

[Donn]

Got my 1100 when I was 18, (71 now). Still have it. Never found one I like better.

 

[mauser9]

Same here. Bought my TB 1100 back in 80 for trap. Trouble free and overall my favorite shotgun for Upland game and clays. Fancy figured walnut and decent polish. Got mine new back in 80 for around $330. The LT 1100 in 20 makes for a great bird gun.

 

[HarpHack]

Mine was my first shotgun at age 16. I recently got a set of replacement seals (O rings) which I suspect most are due for by now.

I plugged my magazine once with a green stick so I could hunt doves and then forgot about it. Badly rusted the magazine and spring but it still runs fine.

Only thing I hate is how it throws my hulls in the dirt (I reload).

 

[double-dipper]

Congrats on the 1100, I have two of them, a 20 and a 12 gauge. The 20 is still my favorite shotgun for quail and the 12 I use for pheasants.

 

[firefighterjohn]

Congrats on your 1100 GS find; it's sure nice when things turn out that way. Got a question, since yo cut it down are you going to put any kind of front sight back on? Just curious.

 

[DWalt]

Given the current situation at Remington, there may be no more 1100s. Or 870s and 700s either. Get them while you can.

 

[Drm50]

I'm not a Remington fan, but have to admit 1100 was top selling auto loader and basically trouble free. When 11-87 came out, got a lot of 1100s on trades. It wasn't long before the Rem fans were crying the blues that they traded off their 1100s. Around here 12g guns are plentiful at $300 to $400. The 20s bring slightly more. 410 & 28 bring collector prices, 16s less than 12s. I would say only auto loader other than Brn A-5 to be successful.
Why Remington fooled with it/ 1187 is beyond me. I figure 1187 was the product of Bean Counters.

 

[JackM]

Why Remington fooled with it/ 1187 is beyond me. I figure 1187 was the product of Bean Counters.

As I recall, a big reason was the ability of the 11-87 to shoot any load, low brass target to high-brass magnums, without having to change anything. And no need for a "Magnum" marked receiver, either. The stainless steel magazine tube was a nice touch, too.

 

[Jimmyjones]

Good score!

I own a few 'tactical' 12ga shotguns (590, 870...), but didn't have a 12ga with a >= 28" barrel (for trap or birds). Found an 1100 at my LGS for $300, because they'd loped an inch of the stock. Works for me, I'm small framed and liked the LOP.

Found a NOS 18" Remington barrel and mag extension. I now have a 'tactical' semi with a shortened stock, real handy.

Sits behind the bedroom door all ready to go, but in 5 minutes, I can convert it back for the range.

 

[4506517]

Thats pretty awesome

 

[max]

I have a Special Field that I hunt with and also works for HD.

 

[Xfuzz]

Back when Moby Dick was a minnow, I would buy
Remington 1100's and have a smith cut em add rifle sights.
Must have done a dozen over the years.
They would be the first gun off the show table.
The the Bennelli's came out.

I have owned this one near 30 years.

 

[RobertJ.]

Got a question, since you cut it down are you going to put any kind of front sight back on? Just curious.

Yes, at the very least a fiber optic bead. At 25 yards it shoots slugs right where I point it, but I'm still considering sights that clamp to the rib, for a slightly higher degree of accuracy.

 

[Farmer17]

The only difference between the Remington 1100 and 1187 is the 1187 has a stainless magazine tube for easier cleaning, a bigger extractor, and one other small spring was made a little beefier. I don't know why they changed the name, the 1100 was known around the world like the Winchester M94, Remington 700, or Winchester M70. Changing the name to 1187 confused people and hurt sales and I've had both and currently shoot an 1187 and love it because I hit better with it or an 870 while hunting than any shotgun I've ever tried and that includes some really high dollar guns!

 

[DWalt]

It's a truism that a Remington 1100 or 870 in one form or another is the only shotgun anyone ever needs. Ditto for the Model 700 rifle. It will be interesting to see whether there is life after bankruptcy for these fine guns.

 

[Drm50]

Back when I was young teenager I busted my hump to buy a 870 Slug gun for Ohio and 742c Rem for WVa. It was a keep up with Jones deal. All the older guys (everybody else ) had them. Two of first mistakes I made in buying guns. I have never liked the 870, bought in 1966 it still looks new because I never used it much. The 742c is what I call an insult rifle. I didn't keep it long. I never bought a new 1100 until 80s, a 20g LT for my wife. It to looks like it just came out of box. It's good small game & bird gun with the 21" FC VR barrel from a Special Field. Slug barrel shoots good too.

 

[RobertJ.]

It's a truism that a Remington 1100 or 870 in one form or another is the only shotgun anyone ever needs. Ditto for the Model 700 rifle. It will be interesting to see whether there is life after bankruptcy for these fine guns.

I have other shotguns, but these are the two that will never get away. The barrel on the 870 is rifled, and I refer to it as my "poor man's stopping rifle".

 

[27 Man]

Years ago when TG&Y was closing down, they had 1100s with modified chokes and 700 rifles on sale for $160. Shotguns had plain barrels and rifles had ADL stocks. I got a 1100 and still have it.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

First shotgun I ever fired was a first year production 1100 my dad bought. It has pressed checkering and was finished with a now yellowing lacquer 28" modified. A classic 60's gun, I shot the snot out of it and then passed it on to my little brother. The first time the trigger group was ever taken out was sometime in the 80's. The O rings got replaced in the 90's. Back then there were two choices for an auto loader the 1100 and the A5. I lusted after the A5 and when I finally got one I passed the 1100 on to my little brother. (I kept the 11-48 in .410-I ain't dumb )
Next foray into Remington was when I bought a Special Purpose 26" 11-87 which to me was an ideal successor to the 1100. That went to my son who really never appreciated it. Now that I am medicare age I will probably swap my SBEII for the 11-87 so my shoulder will thank me. Much as I still like looking at that now old A5, that thing absolutely kicks the snot out of me when compared to the Remington and even the Benelli.
Man I could wax poetic over shotguns I have used over the years in the marsh. I wholeheartedly agree that the 870 and the 100 pretty much are all anyone really needs in shotguns-but then again the world would be a much draber place

 

[CajunBass]

I had not one, but three 1100's at one time. Two with 2 3/4" chambers (28 mod) and one 3" with a 30" full. One of the short chamber guns was mine, the other was actually my ex-wifes. She was a pretty good shot with it too. She busted many a clay bird down in the local gravel pit with it back in the day.

I killed my first buck deer with my 2 3/4", 1100. It was a just a spike, but still it was the first one with antlers I'd killed. The dog drivers dropped the tailgate, and before the dogs hit him, I saw him bounding through the laurel trying to sneak out the back side. A load of number one buck put him down for keeps.

The 3" gun shot 000 buck like no ones business, but I never got a chance to shoot a deer with it.

I sold my two when I stopped hunting and took up semi-pro bass fishing. That was a mistake. My ex kept hers, and may still have it today. I've thought about buying another one, but I know I'd never use it.

 

[Texas Star]

Someone with computer skills beyond mine should post pics of high grade M-1100's, like Premier Grade.

And those long mags look tacticool, but over three shells limits your hunting opportunities, legally. Not all shotguns are for defense.

The M-1100 points so well it outshines most scatterguns in that regard.

 

[4506517]

I have other shotguns, but these are the two that will never get away. The barrel on the 870 is rifled, and I refer to it as my "poor man's stopping rifle".

I have an old 870 Wingmaster with rifle sights (but a smooth bore).

LOVE that thing. I almost love my duty (agency property) 870 as much. It only has a front bead though.

 

[RobertJ.]

And those long mags look tacticool, but over three shells limits your hunting opportunities, legally. Not all shotguns are for defense.

All mine are!

I'm a pretty good shot at birds on the fly, just never been interested. Same with fly casting or hitting a golf ball.

 

[Lightfoot4]

I got my 1100 from JC Penney back in the 1970s. Heading out with it to hunt deer tomorrow morning.