Remington 11-87 ----- good or bad

What do you think of the Remington 11-87

  • No, this is not a good auto-loader

    Votes: 7 17.1%

  • Yes it is an overall good auto-loader

    Votes: 34 82.9%
  • Total voters
    41
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What do you think of this autoloader

Yes it is good ---- no jams, feeds good, overall has worked well.

Or no ----- Jams most shots, definately not my choice for an autoloader


BTW: IF there is a better auto-loading shotgun you would reccomend, please say which one.
 
What are you looking to do with it? Hunting, targets, etc... ?

I have a target model, and I'm not particularly a fan of it. My biggest pet peeve is the O-Rings.

I'd rather go with something from Beretta (say a 391). They are nicer looking and in my experience more reliable.

All IMHO,

Brad.
 
bmcrae said:
What are you looking to do with it? Hunting, targets, etc... ?

I have a target model, and I'm not particularly a fan of it. My biggest pet peeve is the O-Rings.

I'd rather go with something from Beretta (say a 391). They are nicer looking and in my experience more reliable.

All IMHO,

Brad.
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sorry for not being clear.

I will be using it for hunting (anything from grouse to ducks and geese).

I am new to shotguns so please be patient with me but what are the O rings?

thanks
 
DARKSTANG said:
You cant go wrong with the big brother of the 870,right?
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You wouldn't think so

I am still deciding weather i should get an auto or a pump. When i go goose hunting (i am borrowing someones 12 guage pump) i notice times where an auto would come in handy. But the question is, should i get the pump, and save some money; or just go with the auto. I know that if i do get a pump though, it will be the 870.
 
The 11-87 is a very good shotgun. I believe the Beretta 391 is a better autoloader but it's more expensive and a little trickier to take down and clean. I wouldn't feel hard done by in the least using an 11-87 to chase ducks and geese.

Between the pump and the auto, the auto requires a little more attention to cleaning and lubrication and doesn't always feed with a wide range of ammuntion while the pump is dependent on the operator to make it work. Both are good choices, just different in what they offer.
 
I've got two and love them! Only ever had a problem once and that was my dahm fault. These guns cycle well and handle all hunting situations great! Extra barrels and scope mounts are readily available and reasonable in cost.
 
Junk... ancient technology... carry an extra O-ring and a cleaning kit.... :shock:
The only reason to own an 11-87 is if you can't afford a Benneli or a Beretta :idea:
 
Agreed with Redd as far as old technology, and yes they do require cleaning, however a responcible gun owner would do this anyways! As for the Junk comment ...ah no....just older technology in the components that make it up. The barrels aren't crome linned, crio treated, back bored or over bored like competitors are doing...hell the forcing cones are even short. So might not be the newest and greatest but still functions with very little trouble. If I where to buy a NEW and greatest semi shotgun it would not be a Remington....not that I dislike them just that they are behind the times.
 
I like my 1100 (predecessor to 11-87), but it does get a little finicky when it's really dirty. If you make sure it's always clean, and your O-ring is in good shape, it never lets me down.

Taken hundreds of bird (clay and meat!) with it, and it's still my favorite shotgun in my collection.

I would never buy a 11-87 brand new, but if you can pick up a used one for reasonable price, I'd say go for it.
 
If you want to save money and have a semi-auto, buy the Stoeger Model 2000.

All the dealers that I spoke with while shopping for a semi-auto told me they had had no returns on this shotgun and it is a clone of the Benelli Montefeltro. So you get a good prisc and new technology :wink:

I'm sure sure BIGREDD will agree on this one.

BT
 
Had an 11-87...it was a jam-o-matic...got rid of it.

I know of two other hunters that I go out with who haven't had an issue with theirs (except for an O-ring issue last year on one) and are pleased with them. I use a Browning BPS for waterfowling now...love it...wouldn't consider anything else.
 
I have a 20 gauge 1187 and after I bought it I gave it a good clean and then went out and blasted 250 rounds through it as fast as I could. Only stopping to reload as quickly as I could. The barrel was smoking hot and when I took it apart it was dirty but it never quit. And that was with Canadian Tire target ammo (Federals). Obviously I wouldn't expect this level of abuse in a hunting or target situation but I wanted to see if it could take it anyway and it did.
 
I have a older Rem 1100 and the gundealer tested it with target loads, and I fired 100 No8 shot out of it, never had a problem with it.
 
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