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Let me start off by saying hi to everyone on the Shotgun forum, my first post on this page.

My wife and I want to get into Trap shooting and we bought a used Remington 1100 semi auto 12 gauge with adjustable butt pad and the barrel has been ported to
help keep the front of the gun from kicking up, we did take it to the range and try it before we bought it and it works great, looks great and the 12 gauge semi auto part is very cool.

I was wondering if these are good guns, this one is from 1978 to 1984 era but it has been very well looked after and shows very well.

Any input on upkeep/cleaning etc.. would also be very helpful.


I also have an old Winchester 2200 12 gauge that doesn't want to fire shells, it's a pump and it cycles good but the gun doesn't seem to want to stay closed after you pump one into the chamber,
I'm not a gunsmith and not really sure whats wrong with the old gun.
 
Nothing wrong with an old 1100 to get you going in trap
I would pick up a couple of spare viton o-rings not regular buna rubber ones and a shell catcher and have fun
Cheers
 
Run that 1100 "wet" with breakfree, makes for a simple papertowel cleanup and I very much doubt you would need another o ring. I have had the same oring on mine for the past 10 to 12 years!
 
m12man said:
Run that 1100 "wet" with breakfree, makes for a simple papertowel cleanup and I very much doubt you would need another o ring. I have had the same oring on mine for the past 10 to 12 years!
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You must not shoot yours much then? Anyone who owns an 1100 and has never had to change o-rings regularily doesn’t use the gun. Guys like 3 Macs and myself who shot thousands of rounds a season through ours carried (and used) a spare parts kit to shoots. The first time I attended the Grand in 1987 mine was into the gunsmiths at the Remington booth twice in a week.
 
the spank said:
You must not shoot yours much then? Anyone who owns an 1100 and has never had to change o-rings regularily doesn’t use the gun. Guys like 3 Macs and myself who shot thousands of rounds a season through ours carried (and used) a spare parts kit to shoots. The first time I attended the Grand in 1987 mine was into the gunsmiths at the Remington booth twice in a week.
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LOL. I know this is going to sound crazy but there is still one in my wallet for a 12ga. :) You never need one until the one in the gun breaks LOL and years ago it would not be hard to ask the guy next to you for a spare if you didnot have one. Not like that today
Spare parts kits. I still have mine a fishing tackle box with just about every part in it less the barrel and stock :) Would never go shooting without it
Mine is still full of these old parts kits which I bet you remember

Cheers
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3macs1 said:
LOL. I know this is going to sound crazy but there is still one in my wallet for a 12ga. :) You never need one until the one in the gun breaks LOL and years ago it would not be hard to ask the guy next to you for a spare if you didnot have one. Not like that today
Spare parts kits. I still have mine a fishing tackle box with just about every part in it less the barrel and stock :) Would never go shooting without it
Mine is still full of these old parts kits which I bet you remember

Cheers
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I sure do remember those...glad those days are behind me although I do carry a spare firing pin and trigger spring for my TMS.

And to the OP yes you made a good choice for a starter trap gun.

This pic is about 1985 or 86? Hard to see but starting at station 1 and going to station 5 Citori, BT-99, BT-99, 1100(Me), 1100
 
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Have to disagree but that 1100 has shot thousands of rounds at ATA shoots throughout Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario. If you run those 1100,s dry you will in fact wearout orings with high level shooting along with parts breakage, shooting them wet with breakfree mitigates these problems. This little trick was common knowledge among ATA shooters back in the mid 80,s and ninety,s!
 
m12man said:
Have to disagree but that 1100 has shot thousands of rounds at ATA shoots throughout Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario. If you run those 1100,s dry you will in fact wearout orings with high level shooting along with parts breakage, shooting them wet with breakfree mitigates these problems. This little trick was common knowledge among ATA shooters back in the mid 80,s and ninety,s!
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I have always run mine wet with stag frigid blue syn gun oil but that is not the issue here. The issue is you have a probably 20 plus year old piece of rubber for a ring in that gun that even if it has never been shot lately has hardened and will crack
Years ago I wore them out today they I find them cracked the old ones just from age. I bet if they looked at it the ring would be full of tiny cracks starting. The old buna -n they came with had like a 15 year shelf life

15 Years

NBR Buna-N, HNBR, Chloroprene, Hypalon, ACM Polyacrylate

5 or 10 Years

Polyurethane depending on type

3 Years

SBR

Cheers
 
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I have owned and traded a lot of models 1100. The ones I keep and shoot all have had new viton O rings installed. I have a nail in the wall of my gun room that has all the old changed out rings. NONE are broken. I just change them to viton for peace of mind. I too use Stag blue oil for my 1100. Only issue I have had (other than a stupid thing I did not the gun) was a broken clip that secures the cartridge interrupter. Bought a bunch at an auto supply store for about $3.00. I do love the old Remington 1100.

Darryl
 
madtrapper143 said:
I have owned and traded a lot of models 1100. The ones I keep and shoot all have had new viton O rings installed. I have a nail in the wall of my gun room that has all the old changed out rings. NONE are broken. I just change them to viton for peace of mind. I too use Stag blue oil for my 1100. Only issue I have had (other than a stupid thing I did not the gun) was a broken clip that secures the cartridge interrupter. Bought a bunch at an auto supply store for about $3.00. I do love the old Remington 1100.

Darryl
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Where do you still find the stag. I bought a case some years ago but it is getting down there
Cheers

This stuff ???
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Our local Home Hardware seems to stock it on occasion. I purchased a full litre of it when they (Stag) were downsizing their operation in Thunder Bay Ontario. I saved the small bottles and re fill as needed. It does smell good too.

Darryl
 
madtrapper143 said:
Our local Home Hardware seems to stock it on occasion. I purchased a full litre of it when they (Stag) were downsizing their operation in Thunder Bay Ontario. I saved the small bottles and re fill as needed. It does smell good too.

Darryl
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Home hardware is where I got it last time also but they say they cannot get it any more
Best oil I have ever used by far and I have tried most of them
Cheers
 
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m12man said:
Run that 1100 "wet" with breakfree, makes for a simple papertowel cleanup and I very much doubt you would need another o ring. I have had the same oring on mine for the past 10 to 12 years!
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"lets pretend" I know very little about this shot gun or any others and what does "run it wet" mean? Oh and what O rings is everyone talking about?
 
Bart68 said:
"lets pretend" I know very little about this shot gun or any others and what does "run it wet" mean? Oh and what O rings is everyone talking about?
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There is a rubber o-ring located on the magazine tube that seals the barrel lug to the mag tube ahead of the gas ports to prevent gas leaking away and keep enough to drive the action bars/bolt rearward upon firing to cycle the gun. Wet means keep the mag tube/moving parts wet with a light non-fouling type lubricant.
 
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m12man said:
When was the last time " DEM A5s " were used for high volume trap & skeet shooting?
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Dunno man............but I still chortle when I think back with ol paw shooting his on Sperling in Bernahbee against all
them high end o/u buddies and whipp'in butt with his.
And it is still here even though ol paw aint'.

Thanks for the reminder of the memory.............man..............:cool:
 
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