Remington 11-87 any good?

The 11-87 was a revised version of the 1100, it was designed to be less ammo fussy, whereas it is not as nicely finished as the 1100 it is a decent semi-auto and would certainly be a decent upland gun. The principle operating difference is in the gas system, the 11-87 is pressure compensated, the 1100 is not. The 1100 lives on an the premium target model these days wit the 11-87 filling in as the field model that can handle a variety of loads.
 
As Maritime Storm said it was supposed to take over for the 1100. I owned one when it first came out. Shot a few rounds of skeet with it right off and no issues. Then opening day of duck season came and first shot of the day I smoke a wood duck with a standard 1 1/4 oz load(back in the lead shot days). I am standing in the blind after gun in hand and think something feels wierd. I look down and my forend has split completely in half from end to end. That was the end of my hunt that day. Remington came good for the part but I never did figure out how or why it split like that? It was a good looking piece of wood, no burl or bad looking wood grain. Anyways I found it to be an ok gun but not anything to get excited about. Two of my hunting partners also had them and I was glad I got rid of mine after watching all the shots they missed out on from them jamming or having issues. And like the 1100's I owned the mag caps need continuous checking/tightening as they always seem to keep backing off with use. My personal take is there are better guns out there. Walk on past the Remington rack and get something else.
 
I have been using an 1187 for waterfowl (synthetic) for the last 10 years. I have had no issues. I change the 40 cent oring every year or two and I keep it clean and I have had no jamming issues. In my opinion though, I would like a lighter gun for upland if I was carrying it all day. Can't speak for the 20 gauge though as I've never handled one.
 
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