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I have an older Rem. 1100..fixed choke (modified) 28" 2 3/4 chamber VR. This is a non-magnum gun...when lead was ok to use it was all I needed..and it shot great with 6's and 4's ... I liked the feel and it swung beautifully!. Life was good.... life was simple!

Cleaning was a little time consuming but not onerous.

I have used Bismuth in this gun but not too happy with the results (fair to poor at best for me and this gun)

I would like to try the tungsten heavy stuff BUT it appears I should be stepping up to a steel shot "approved" barrel.

Do I:
a) get the vent rib steel shot Remington factory tube with the Rem Chokes for the 1100?
b) get a Hastings Barrel (eg the "Hastings II" with the fancy "straight rifling") for the 1100?
c) do I bite the bullet and get an Extrema II or Benelli M2 (probably more suitably to me than the SBEII and cheaper)?
d) do I get a Stoeger 2000?
e) and what about this new 105CTI Remingto auto...??

..confused and poor...
Thanks

(I already have a pair of Remington pumps in 12 and 20...but I REALLY like this auto for waterfowl...)
 
There are all kinds of people shooting steel out of older Remington guns. With a modified choke there shouldn't be a problem. I'd shoot 2-3/4 steel through it without concern providing the gun is in otherwise good condition.

You might also consider Tungsten Matrix which is generally recommended for older guns and better than Bismuth IMHO.
 
Claybuster said it all. The purchase of the 1100 "Steel Shot" barrel is another option. These barrels are much heavier than the original and do effect the handling character of the gun. (I know I have one)

cheers Darryl
 
i've got an 1100 circa 75 full choke duck gun and wrote remington on this matter- what they said was that as long as i stayed below #2 steel, it would be fine- if you go on the remington site and give them your gun's age or it's serial number, they'll do the same for you- took about a week to 10 days to get an answer-the only reason i'd go for the hastings would be to gain the interchangeable chokes
 
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