International Harvester
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Beretta loading logic is no bueno. And alloy is trashy, in my opinion. But whatever blows yer hair back.
Semi-auto shotgun durability/reliability
- Thread starter buckchaser
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I agree. My Beretta 391 has been a lot more reliable than the 1100s that I used to own. But the Remington 1100 is an easy fix in most cases. When I shot one I carried various spare parts and knew how to replace them.
+1 for the Franchi, I am loving it, like you said Benelli stamped on the side and 1k cheaper.
sillymike
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Wow, that's a whole lot of lead down range... These days, when I go through a flat (or two) spread across a few SG... it's been a good year!
Where does the OP suggest he is going to be a competition shooter ?
If Skeet or Sporting Clay's was the game I woulda suggested a Browning 725....
But, to each their own.
Rob
My statement, no reference to the OP.
I’ve sold off my 1100’s long ago as the guns are prone to letting you down in the field or sporting. As I’ve said, dated design and much better semis out there.
the spank
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Agreed. I sold all mine in the late 80's and never looked back. Too many breakdowns both on the range and in the field. We have a gent that still shoots 1100's for trap and when new shooters ask him what to buy it's always nothing but an 1100. I tell them to watch him shoot his. He cannot go a single day without a failure of some kind. When they see him constantly going back and forth to his truck to fix or replace the gun(he has 6 and always carries at least two or three to every shoot) or pulling it apart on the pad between taking his turn to swap a spare part (his pockets are full of parts) they catch on pretty quick. Even Leo Harrison III who was a world champion trapshooter eventually dumped his 1100's. When you saw him walking the line at a shoot he had an 1100 in one hand and a tool box in the other with every available part in it. He carried that tool box up to the shoot-off stands the night we shot off tied at the Grand American. I never have had to carry a part with me since dropping those 1100's in favour of more reliable modern designs.
My 391 started to act up around the same round count. An action spring replacement returned it to 100% performance. Around 60k I had to replace a broken connecting rod. Everything else in the gun is original.
I replaced the spring every 10,000. It always cycled fine. Just broke parts. I am on my third connecting rod. Split the bolt and broke the slide, lots of hammer braces, every spring in the gun, ejector and shell lifter. As I mentioned running really well at the moment.
