remington 1100, anyone have first hand experience?

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Thinking of picking an older one up for informal clay shooting. Will look elsewhere if they are jam-o-matics. I know it will need to be kept clean, but they are pretty affordable, are they pretty decent for stated purpose?
 
I have one of the ones that has the magnum chamber and its a good gun, got it for super cheap so I bought it and it would jam with low brass, so I cleaned it really good and there is an o ring that goes over the tube that the plug is in not sure what its calle but it was dry rotted, and then took it out and it shot everything perfect so just make sure to clean them.
 
Originally Posted By: hate2workThinking of picking an older one up for informal clay shooting. Will look elsewhere if they are jam-o-matics. I know it will need to be kept clean, but they are pretty affordable, are they pretty decent for stated purpose?

One of the "all time greats" in gun design.

You will not regret owning one.

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I've had one since the early 70's and it is my favorite shotgun for everything from clay's to birds! One thing to remember is keep the magazine tube clean with steel wool, and don't over lube, they like to run very dry!

Steve
 
Just make sure it's not a Magnum if you want to shoot lite loads for clays and upland game. It won't eject with less powerful loads.
 
A pal has the 1100s in 12 & 20ga he bought in England in the late 70s.
I used them while he was stationed in Europe & they are super shotguns. I never had an issue with them upland hunting, never a jamb or anything else.
 
I have been involved with the 1100 for decades. My uncle owns every gauge manufactured.As has been mentioned keep it clean, and keep spare o-rings on your person, my uncle carries them in his wallet just in case.On the magnum 12, if you want to shoot low-brass game/field loads buy a 2 3/4" chambered barrel for it and it will reliably cycle them.
 
Personally i like the older models better than the new 1's or newer 1's . Great guns I target shot with a 1100 of some gauge throught out my 20 + years of skeet shooting . I never had any major issues as long as I keep the magazine tube cleaned and litely oiled with CLP. No grease just a quality lite oil . Every 100 rounds I would remove forearm and wipe the tube off and spray lite coat of oil never had issues with feeding unless it was operators fault or reloads . Now these where all per 80's guns and 2 3/4 target guns stamped skeet B or trap .What i'm saying is it was not the 3 inch models and trying to shoot 2 3/4's . spare o rings and i remember skeet review having a repair kit that pretty much covered most that would go wrong with 1. Great guns had a little weight which most like with target guns .

Kid
 
Originally Posted By: missedshotI have been involved with the 1100 for decades. My uncle owns every gauge manufactured.As has been mentioned keep it clean, and keep spare o-rings on your person, my uncle carries them in his wallet just in case.On the magnum 12, if you want to shoot low-brass game/field loads buy a 2 3/4" chambered barrel for it and it will reliably cycle them.

Hahaha, that reminds me of the old days, when you'd get a big "o" imprint on the outside of your wallet from carrying a rubber around, for emergencies.

Anyway, I too had an old 2 3/4" 1100, never had a minutes trouble with it. Mod choke and a great Dove gun. It's one of the guns I wish I still had.
 
I still shoot the one that I got 25 years ago as my primary dove gun. If you find one for a good price buy it without hesitation.
 
My parents both shot trap in very high volume back in the late 80s - early 90s. They both shot 1100 trap customs, and both put 10s of thousands of rounds through them. They never hiccuped, and the wood was always beautiful on them Buy it and don't look back.
 
Originally Posted By: James LiebYou might want a Rem 1187 for sporting clays,they have screw in choke tubes.

You can get Remington 1100 barrels with screw in chokes.
 
I've got four 1100's all from the mid 60's to the early 70's and they are great shotguns! 2 12's, one 20 and a 28 gauge. All but the 28 have two barrels modified and full. They all work perfectly and are beautiful! Love'em and will never part with them and I've had some pretty tempting offers for the 28 and have turned them all down. Buy one, you will not regret it! BTW I'm a quail hunting junkie, that's the reason for so many shotguns.
 
I bought a new 1100 Trap Special and ran over 10,000 rounds through it shooting trap before I got my Browning Citori combo over and under/single interchangeable barrels.

the 1100 is a workhorse and I have another 1100 Competition Master that is also a sweet shooter. the only problem with an 1100 is it is only a 2 3/4 chamber but if that is all you want to shoot, it's great. the 1187 will shoot the longer shells.
 
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