Remington 11-87 Skeet
Hi, I have an 11-87 Skeet model, purchased two yrs ago,
26" bbl, w/ skeet chokes.
I shoot at my home only, on a practice range that only slightly resembles a skeet/trap/sporting clays range, just for fun.
I have about 1500 or more rounds through it, any and all brands that can be found on sale, and it has worked flawlessly, still looks brand new.
Remington discontinued the skeet model, I don't know why.
Since I bought it for pleasure, not competition, the sporting clay model would have worked just fine, its just that the Skeet model matched my old 870 Wingmaster exactly for stock drop, and lenght of pull, so I figured I would never notice the difference in fit in the two guns.
I have had my 870 since I was 13, (now 38), and since I could hit very well with it, I didn't want to change the fit.
IMHO, the common working man cannot do better than Remington, and in my book, the 11-87 is tops.
It will shoot 2 3/4 or 3" , light or heavy, depending on the barrel used, (ONLY 2 3/4 light loads in the Skeet barrel), and interchangable barrels make it versitile.
My high school chum had an 1100, and it was very picky about ammo, and had a tendency to jam, its my understanding that most 1100's can be maintained to work well, but the 11-87's are an improvement in design.
Hope this helps, Lance