Guys,
New member to the forum and new gun owner of a fantastic Remington Model 11. I have been reading up on the gun after my grandad handed it down to me and have found out a fairly good amount on the Model 11. I still would like to know as much as possible about it because of its time in the family and good condition. My grandad used it vary little when he had it and it has sat in storage with my Uncle for god knows how long.
I plan to use it for target shooting as well as a number of hunts. The serial number is 286083. What is its age? I have heard that the last two digits in the serial code are significant to the guns age, but have also heard that the Model 11 was discontinued in 1947. Where can I get a disassembly guide for it for a proper cleaning? What size shell? Are there problems with shooting low/high brass and how does this affect the different friction ring I have read about? Steel vs. lead with this age shotgun? Should I just go ahead and get all of the springs replaced? As you can tell I need to know a lot so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all.
I plan to have pictures of the Model 11 ASAP.
Bardesa
New member to the forum and new gun owner of a fantastic Remington Model 11. I have been reading up on the gun after my grandad handed it down to me and have found out a fairly good amount on the Model 11. I still would like to know as much as possible about it because of its time in the family and good condition. My grandad used it vary little when he had it and it has sat in storage with my Uncle for god knows how long.
I plan to use it for target shooting as well as a number of hunts. The serial number is 286083. What is its age? I have heard that the last two digits in the serial code are significant to the guns age, but have also heard that the Model 11 was discontinued in 1947. Where can I get a disassembly guide for it for a proper cleaning? What size shell? Are there problems with shooting low/high brass and how does this affect the different friction ring I have read about? Steel vs. lead with this age shotgun? Should I just go ahead and get all of the springs replaced? As you can tell I need to know a lot so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all.
I plan to have pictures of the Model 11 ASAP.
Bardesa