Hi, my name is Jason and i bought an 11-87, full black and synthetic, 3 1/2 magnum just in time for the start of dove season here in Louisiana, on the fifth round, the link bar from the piston to the bolt, BENT SEVERELY disabling my gun, and ruining my hunt prospects. On calling Remington they informed me i had to ship it to them, 4 to 6 weeks minimum round trip, or drive it four hours round trip to the repair center in Lafayette, la. (and go pick it up)
I drove it to Lafayette in hopes of maybe still making the hunt, i didn’t. Finally I got my gun back, "repaired".
Back to the range to shoot skeet. Pull BANG! BANG! pull BANG! BANG! pull BANBRUNCHHHHHHCLUNK!!!!!!! Once again on the fifth round of REMINGTON 3 1/2" magnum ammo, the gun has internally self-destructed, identical failure to the first time, after supposedly having been "tested" after repair by the shop.
Back on the phone to Remington, this time i am to send the gun back to them to be repaired, no offer of a replacement weapon due to the fact that it is a repetitive problem, just the certainty of un-ending trips to the gunshop i bought it at to send the gun back.
I bought what I thought was a workhorse of a weapon to enjoy while bird and small game hunting, what i received was a worthless piece of junk.
I would have been satisfied if they had agreed to replace the weapon on the second episode, i want to hunt this fall, and the squirrel, rabbit, dove, and bird seasons are zipping right by while my 730$ piece of scrap-iron sits in Remington's waiting area, along with all the other defective junk they are promising to "fix" while the warranty ticks away.
What follows is opinion and a personal request to all hunters and shooters;
In my OPINION Remington has begun producing trashy products, corporate greed has eclipsed the hunter's needs for quality in a firearm.
Remington does not stand behind their product,(unless you count standing way-way-way-far-behind-hopefully-out-of-sight-of-the-owners-of-their-products.
Please don’t buy Remington, especially an 11-87, at least not if you want to shoot it more than four times.
Respectfully ;
fellow sportsman.
Jason L.
:barf:
I drove it to Lafayette in hopes of maybe still making the hunt, i didn’t. Finally I got my gun back, "repaired".
Back to the range to shoot skeet. Pull BANG! BANG! pull BANG! BANG! pull BANBRUNCHHHHHHCLUNK!!!!!!! Once again on the fifth round of REMINGTON 3 1/2" magnum ammo, the gun has internally self-destructed, identical failure to the first time, after supposedly having been "tested" after repair by the shop.
Back on the phone to Remington, this time i am to send the gun back to them to be repaired, no offer of a replacement weapon due to the fact that it is a repetitive problem, just the certainty of un-ending trips to the gunshop i bought it at to send the gun back.
I bought what I thought was a workhorse of a weapon to enjoy while bird and small game hunting, what i received was a worthless piece of junk.
I would have been satisfied if they had agreed to replace the weapon on the second episode, i want to hunt this fall, and the squirrel, rabbit, dove, and bird seasons are zipping right by while my 730$ piece of scrap-iron sits in Remington's waiting area, along with all the other defective junk they are promising to "fix" while the warranty ticks away.
What follows is opinion and a personal request to all hunters and shooters;
In my OPINION Remington has begun producing trashy products, corporate greed has eclipsed the hunter's needs for quality in a firearm.
Remington does not stand behind their product,(unless you count standing way-way-way-far-behind-hopefully-out-of-sight-of-the-owners-of-their-products.
Please don’t buy Remington, especially an 11-87, at least not if you want to shoot it more than four times.
Respectfully ;
fellow sportsman.
Jason L.
:barf:
. I bought an 870 express. My 1100 cost me $5 to repair and it was going again, but the wife wanted to hunt so she got it. I wanted another auto so I bought an 11-87, the 870 was the only thing that guaranteed I would have a working shotgun at any given time. It broke on me a couple times. I figured it was a bad gun, so I sold it and borrowed another 11-87. Shortly after that IT started jamming constantly and no fix for it. Gave it back and traded for an 11-87SC, it functioned well but was 2.75" target loads only. Sold it.