Who belongs to the '1100 Club' here...

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Slugo

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do you shoot your Remmy, or, has it been relegated to solitary confinement? I'm wanting to shoot my 12ga 1100 again. I guess it's laziness, the O/U's need little clean up and/or maintenance compared to most autoloaders. The 1100 is such a sweet shooting gun though. I have two barrels for mine; 28" Mod and a 26" Skeet...
 
I got one back in the 70's and still shot it today hunt birds every year with it shoot clays weekly. I like it over my O/U or SBS it has a lot less recoil.

Mace
 
Mace, that is so cool. Mine is a first generation 70's gun that I bought used. I wouldn't trade it for any autoloader today. Well, maybe a new 12ga Benelli Super Sport!! :o
 
hehehehe, yea! Many years ago (1971) I learned to shoot skeet with a friend of mine's twin 1100's. A 20 and a 12...
 
I have a LT-20 that was my first real shotgun. My oldest used it when he got old enough. I still shoot some skeet with it occasionally.
Ive got a 20 gauge 11-87 I shoot a good bit. I shoot doves with it and its a good gun for shooting Woodies in local beaver ponds.
 
Used to have the 28 gauge sporting version - those always had drop dead gorgeous wood. Sold it when the wife didn't want to shoot the SKB 28 I bought for her and I started loading 3/4 in 12 and 20 - one less headache in that regard - gun worked well enough - with some typical issues, but reloading those AA 28's really sucked
 
Just getting back in to shotguns but I have recently bought 2 1100s. My first is a "Classic Trap" model from the 70's(I think). 30" barrel and Monte Carlo stock. Beautiful wood. Just had to have it. Then, a few months ago I bought an 1100 Tact 4 for home defense. I love the 1100 design. Very easy to detail strip and clean.
 
I have a Trap model 1100 that was eclipsed by a Beretta combo in the mid-90s. Since then, the 1100 has been used a few times for training sessions. Most of the time it just lingers in the gun vault.
 
One of mine gets shot on pheasant/chukar hunts. One is dedicated deer/HD gun. The other will soon get passed to my son to be given to grandson when he's old enough.
 
I tell you, I was thinking of getting an 1100, then I priced 'em locally. For the same money, one coudl get a 390, or even a 391. It's hard for me to spend that kind of money on an older gun.
FWIW, I went ot a gun store that had about 15 1100's on display for sale from the 70s to very recent. Started at around $800 and went up from there. I didn't even pull one off of the rack. When I pull the trigger (and my recent pinched nerve in my right shoulder is resolved), I'll likely be getting a used DU 390 or a 391. Sorry fellas, I'm just not likely to join the club at current pricing. Funny thing - I was at the local indoor range/gunstore a few weeks ago and a manufacturer's rep (for handguns) was there. Everyone else was there and he showed me the semi autos they had. I made a comment about the cost of a used 1100. He said I should be able to find one or 350-400, then one of the sales guys walked up. NOpe, price has gone up.
 
1100 Club

Does and 11-87 count at all? I got one when they first came out, the "improved" 1100 as it was touted back then. I don't know about that, they are still making and selling 1100s, but I will say the only trouble I had with the 11-87 was when the O ring needed replacing. It's my son's gun now and he started shooting skeet with it about 14 years ago. If I were to buy a new one today, it would be an 1100 though. Blued with walnut wood, nice.
 
They want way too much money for them now.. I do love mine though... My next 12 gauge auto will be a 391 Beretta or Benelli M2, leaning towards the Benelli more and more..
 
Yes, the benelli is the way to go. Look at the parts, side by side, you might even need a bucket for the beretta parts (something like 7 parts just in the forend cap). Benellis have few small parts, the bolts are massive, the locking system is very strong, and the system is reliable. I have an M2 Montefeltro and (hopefully later on today) a Cordoba. The M2 has 9,000rnds since Nov, and very few jams (I had a carrier alighnment issue, easily fixed by tightening the carrier). It has cycled 1oz 1100fps to 3" slugs just fine. I use it for clays, so I added (much recommended) a Briley mag cap wieght and a +25% Wolff recoil spring.
 
The M2 is a solid shotgun. Bought my SIL one with walnut wood. Pretty much an all around gun and it does cycle target loads. Benelli's BEST BUY gun in my opinion...
 
Yep count me in:

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