HALLAUSTIN
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So Im thinking of saving up for another shotgun, Im thinking of a semi this time around. Is the 1100 a good one? Is the 11-87 better? Whats the difference?
Opinions on the remington 1100
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I have been an 1100 shooter for 49 years now. I have owned and shot many others, but the 1100 is still my favorite. It turned me from a standing joke to the league high average skeet shooter all those years ago. For years the 1100 dominated the skeet fields like nothing before or since. Those who don't know any better like to dog them for the "O" ring and lots of other stuff, but I have not had to replace but one 'O' ring on 9 different 1100s and 11-87s in all these years. The 'O' ring is a static seal in use - it does not move. Most are damaged by ham handed disassembly during cleaning.
The 1100 and 11-87 are 99.9% identical. The 11-87 incorporates a slightly different gas system so it can cycle 2-3/4" field loads up thru 3" Magnums with no adjustment. The current 1100s are polished 2-3/4" target guns, whereas the 11-87s are aimed more at hunters. Originally Remington planned for the 11-87 to replace the 1100, but the early RemChoke barrels made the 11-87s handle differently and us loyal 1100 fans weren't buying. The later 11-87s after the barrels slimmed down are fine.
You can get a more "modern" design, you can get a lighter - possibly aluminum receivered - gun, and you can get one that will go longer between cleanings, but no one ever got outshot just because they were shooting an 1100/11-87. And you will be very hard pressed to get a softer shooting gun of any ilk.
The 1100 and 11-87 are 99.9% identical. The 11-87 incorporates a slightly different gas system so it can cycle 2-3/4" field loads up thru 3" Magnums with no adjustment. The current 1100s are polished 2-3/4" target guns, whereas the 11-87s are aimed more at hunters. Originally Remington planned for the 11-87 to replace the 1100, but the early RemChoke barrels made the 11-87s handle differently and us loyal 1100 fans weren't buying. The later 11-87s after the barrels slimmed down are fine.
You can get a more "modern" design, you can get a lighter - possibly aluminum receivered - gun, and you can get one that will go longer between cleanings, but no one ever got outshot just because they were shooting an 1100/11-87. And you will be very hard pressed to get a softer shooting gun of any ilk.
HALLAUSTIN
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I am looking into a mall ninja supreme with a 7 round tube. I dont like reloading every 4 shots and I have a perfectly fine pump 12 for hunting turkey and coyote, just want something to play around with and shoot some gameloads and buckshot through. Can 1100 be choked? And is it pronounced eleven hundred?
HALLAUSTIN
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Mall ninja supreme to me is like a tacticool firearm to shoot fruit and other things, but not hunt or shoot in sporting activities.
g.willikers
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Both have been around so long, that there's usually plenty of good used ones available for very low prices.
Also plenty of parts and service support, should it be needed.
My experience is that it won't be needed.
Also plenty of parts and service support, should it be needed.
My experience is that it won't be needed.
I own one first gun I bought myself the day of my license I was antsy to get a gun
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the usual complaints, i shoot trap so the won't cycle with light loads isn't an issue, replaced an o ring or the remains of it
mine is an old one but the quality is there, ugly as sin with the cutts compensator.
Many people seem to shoot really well with it, it is an easy gun, Most people I shoot trap with use O/U and the oldtimers use SbS but if I take friends or help out with the newbies my gun always seems to be the prefered, I haven't done anything with it to fit it better it just works for most people
many a bird and 5 pigs to its name, I don't have a rifled barrel (do they make them?) but my pops got a great dog and he practically freezes the pigs when he squares up with them so range isn't an issue, and there are no problems cycling with slugs lemme tell ya
I still want a O/U or side by side someday (preferably one with exchangable barrels so I can make it into a double rifle
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when/if that happens I am gonna do what I can "tacticool" wise within the confines of strict gunlaws of sweden and just use it for fun
,the usual complaints, i shoot trap so the won't cycle with light loads isn't an issue, replaced an o ring or the remains of it
mine is an old one but the quality is there, ugly as sin with the cutts compensator.
Many people seem to shoot really well with it, it is an easy gun, Most people I shoot trap with use O/U and the oldtimers use SbS but if I take friends or help out with the newbies my gun always seems to be the prefered, I haven't done anything with it to fit it better it just works for most people
many a bird and 5 pigs to its name, I don't have a rifled barrel (do they make them?) but my pops got a great dog and he practically freezes the pigs when he squares up with them so range isn't an issue, and there are no problems cycling with slugs lemme tell ya
I still want a O/U or side by side someday (preferably one with exchangable barrels so I can make it into a double rifle
) when/if that happens I am gonna do what I can "tacticool" wise within the confines of strict gunlaws of sweden and just use it for fun
Sometimes "improvements" are in the eye of the beholder though. Not all changes are improvements. Beretta makes some good guns, but they have gotten carried away more than once making improvements so they had a marketing tool to sell more guns, and some of their "improvements" definitely were not, and quickly disappeared.
My 1100s do everything I want or need them to do, they are extremely reliable, I shoot them very well, and I already own them. Since tungsten I don't need anything more than a 3" 12 gauge. I never shoot more than 250 or so rounds at a time, so how long one can go between spray and wipe cleanings are a non-issue. I'm pushing 64 and waaaaay past my free safety days - hell I'm way past everything, but I still don't go around panting thinking I need a lighter gun. I know I don't want for anything. What "improvements do I need?
.300 Weatherby Mag
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My experience with the 1100 has been pretty poor... Mine had the carrier fracture at about the 1000 round mark and is now refusing to reliability feed... All of this after being feed a steady diet of 3 dram Winchester AA loads.. When it works, I will say its a nice handling gun...
My father owned one for 15 years and it worked like a champ and he ran thousands of rounds through it a year taking it hunting and shooting skeet and sporting clays with it.. Go figure...
My father owned one for 15 years and it worked like a champ and he ran thousands of rounds through it a year taking it hunting and shooting skeet and sporting clays with it.. Go figure...
oneounceload
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Owned an 1100 in 28 gauge - once I added a 8oz mag cap weight, it was a joy to shoot. I went through a few O-rings at first - but that was my fault for leaving an oil-based lube on the mag tube area that ate the ring. Got some viton ones and they lasted nicely after that. One PITA I had was the firing pin recoil spring - they never seemed to last more than 1000 rounds before breaking; secondly, the charging handle retaining piece would also crack sending the handle into the grass now and again - good thing I was LH as it would flash past my eyes in the peripheral vision so i knew to look for it.
One thing I will give Remington - their sporting clays models of these guns always had some of the most gorgeous wood without spending huge bucks on upgrades
One thing I will give Remington - their sporting clays models of these guns always had some of the most gorgeous wood without spending huge bucks on upgrades
the governor
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I've owned the same 1100 for 18 years. I've shot thousands of rounds through it and never had a trouble. I highly recommend any Remington shotgun but especially an 1100.
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Love My 1100 and 11-87
I would say you can not go wrong with an 1100 or 11-87.
I have 2 - 1100 Classic Fields one in 12 and one in 20 gauge.
I have 2 - 11-87 Premiers one in 12 and one in 20 gauge.
I love them both.
If I had to make a choice I think I would take the 11-87 Premiers because they look alot more fancy with the engraving on both sides, gold plated trigger and the wood on the butt stocks and forends are beautiful high gloss walnut.
The 11-87 also has 3" chambers but that does not phase me never bought or will buy 3" shells.
The 1100 is also a great gun and has been around since 1963 and still selling.
Take all your other semiauto shotgun makers and they had to keep improving on their models all the time.
Remington did not when you have a good product you don't have to improve on it all the time.
Fred
I would say you can not go wrong with an 1100 or 11-87.
I have 2 - 1100 Classic Fields one in 12 and one in 20 gauge.
I have 2 - 11-87 Premiers one in 12 and one in 20 gauge.
I love them both.
If I had to make a choice I think I would take the 11-87 Premiers because they look alot more fancy with the engraving on both sides, gold plated trigger and the wood on the butt stocks and forends are beautiful high gloss walnut.
The 11-87 also has 3" chambers but that does not phase me never bought or will buy 3" shells.
The 1100 is also a great gun and has been around since 1963 and still selling.
Take all your other semiauto shotgun makers and they had to keep improving on their models all the time.
Remington did not when you have a good product you don't have to improve on it all the time.
Fred
shooter1911
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Life Long Shotgun
My wife bought me a Model 1100 in 1967, which was the same year we got married. After 45 years both relationships are still going strong. My Model 1100 has has one FTE in 45 years, and that was a clogged gas port during a very active day of dove hunting.
To this day I only have two shotguns. My 1100, and a Browning Citori. My 1100 is so reliable I purchased a factory 18.5" barrel from Midway, and it serves me well as a HD shotgun. I keep the 26" vent rib in the safe for hunting trips. It stays loaded with Federal LE 132 00 Buck, and yes it operates the reduced recoil loads with no problem. It's not very tacticool, but it works.
As long as you keep them clean, I would recommend an 1100 to anyone.
My wife bought me a Model 1100 in 1967, which was the same year we got married. After 45 years both relationships are still going strong. My Model 1100 has has one FTE in 45 years, and that was a clogged gas port during a very active day of dove hunting.
To this day I only have two shotguns. My 1100, and a Browning Citori. My 1100 is so reliable I purchased a factory 18.5" barrel from Midway, and it serves me well as a HD shotgun. I keep the 26" vent rib in the safe for hunting trips. It stays loaded with Federal LE 132 00 Buck, and yes it operates the reduced recoil loads with no problem. It's not very tacticool, but it works.
As long as you keep them clean, I would recommend an 1100 to anyone.
TheNatureBoy
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Don't know anything about the 11-87 but I have heard nothing but good things about it. I do own a 1100. I purchased one about two years ago (almost new condition) for $350 (I know. Its a long story). I used to hunt deer with a Russian Baikal 12 gauge. I shot 3 1/2 inch shells through it. One day I decided to take my 1100 to the range and shoot some 2 3/4s through it. Felt so comfortable and patterned so well that I traded the Baikal for a Browning A5/12 gauge 3" magnum/32 inch barrel/round knob (another long story). I harvested my first deer with a 1100 and its always been one of my favs