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
I have used an 1187 for the last 10 years and it only jammed once and I use it for everything. The only thing you have to do is keep it clean! I clean the whole gun every time I use it except for taking the stock off and I DO NOT PUT OIL ON THE MAG TUBE!, I shoot the gun dry all the time except for the oil I put on the outside. I previously owned 8 1100's and I still have 2 and I did the same with all of them and had little problems with malfunctions. :D
 
I have Rem model 11's(hump backs)the first auto-loaders,and Rem 1100!

They shoot just fine,with the proper cleaning(with the 1100 the O ring gas does have heat) the O ring costs about .12 cents!

With the problems the 1187 may cause,maybe they didn't redesign the gun!

Might be the same problem many gun makers had when they switched to .40 S&W with old nine mil frames!

I fiqure they wanted to cap on the 3 inch shells without makeing any real changes!

And that is why Murphy is around to make things screw up!!!


Don't judge the Rem 1100 by the 1187!!!

Why would you want three inch shells for anyway??

Bob :)
 
bobbyjack said:
I have Rem model 11's(hump backs)the first auto-loaders,and Rem 1100!

They shoot just fine,with the proper cleaning(with the 1100 the O ring gas does have heat) the O ring costs about .12 cents!

With the problems the 1187 may cause,maybe they didn't redesign the gun!

Might be the same problem many gun makers had when they switched to .40 S&W with old nine mil frames!

I fiqure they wanted to cap on the 3 inch shells without makeing any real changes!

And that is why Murphy is around to make things screw up!!!


Don't judge the Rem 1100 by the 1187!!!

Why would you want three inch shells for anyway??

Bob :)
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I took the 2 3/4 over the 3" when I bought my rem 1100. Was only 10$ difference.
 
I have one...had it for years...it is the most expensive single-shot I own. Giving it a rigourous scrubbing allows me to get through a box or so of trap load before I have to clean it again. It cycles heavier 23/4 well when super clean, but it hates 3" for some unfathomable reason. It is, without a doubt, the worst single-shot shotgun I've owned, even after several o-ring and mag spring changes...maybe I hit a lemon, but it hasn't left the locker since I bought my Auto-5 Mag...as a matter of fact, I hate to mention the two in the same post. The 11-87 does aim and balance well, mine just doesn't work well...glad to hear others have had better luck with theirs.
 
RobertMcC said:
bobbyjack said:
I have Rem model 11's(hump backs)the first auto-loaders,and Rem 1100!

They shoot just fine,with the proper cleaning(with the 1100 the O ring gas does have heat) the O ring costs about .12 cents!

With the problems the 1187 may cause,maybe they didn't redesign the gun!

Might be the same problem many gun makers had when they switched to .40 S&W with old nine mil frames!

I fiqure they wanted to cap on the 3 inch shells without makeing any real changes!

And that is why Murphy is around to make things screw up!!!


Don't judge the Rem 1100 by the 1187!!!

Why would you want three inch shells for anyway??

Bob :)
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I took the 2 3/4 over the 3" when I bought my rem 1100. Was only 10$ difference.
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Does anyone really need to use 3" shells?I cant see the use for them.
 
I decided that I needed a 10 guage in 3&1/2 mag! So I bought a NE arms single shot in that guage!!

I shot plumb throught a washing machine with it(I only shot it three times)

Then I flat out traded it ad all my shells for a 50 cal CAV black powder!!!

I had a spanish made side by side in 3&1/2 mag (modestly engraved)that weighed 10 lbs ,and it didn't kick at all!!!

Should have kept it,but I asked myself the same question you asked!!


Why would anyone with modern gunpowder need a 3&1/2 inch mag shotgun?

Again I say a 2&3/4 round will do the job!!!

Maybe for turkey hunting with a tripod????

Rem 1100 is about as good as it gets for a(cheap)affordable auto loader!

Bob :p
 
I agree.Sometimes it is a guy thing to get the most powerful thing goin' and we pay for it in pain!!I heard a story about a guy who took the IPSC Blackbadge with a Desert Eagle!!!Double tap hell!!
 
I voted good. But they're fairly heavy. My brother has an 11-87 Premium Skeet and it is significantly heavier than my Browning Gold 3.5", both have 28" barrels. Mind you, in the goose blind a bit more weight takes some of the slap out of the high volume of shooting.
 
The 870 is a Work horse of the pumpgun,shotgun area.The 11-87 is its workhorse counter part in the semiauto world.The extra weight does help the multiple shots!! I bought a 1300 Defender and the kick on that thing was so great with regular 23/4" shells I sold it.Stupidly I tried it with the pistol grip and sent my wrist back 100 feet or so!!DUMB,DUMB,DUMB!!!!
 
The 1100 and 11-87 are both nice to shoot and I doubt you could go wrong for the right price. Lots of parts available and they are tried and true shotguns.


If you can find a browning gold sporting for a good price I would say go for it. I had one but traded it away, they are just heavy enough for a day of clays but not to heavy for field work. (It may be to pretty though) They also shoot like a dream.


The berreta's are a nicer gun but for $1200 for a used sporting model, or more for the gold or teknys.......thats getting to close to the price of an O/U.
 
o rins

I am looking at buying an 11 87 not sure yet,how often do yo need to change the o rings?Is it a big job?Where can you get them?What is a decent price for a very lightly used one.
 
I have an 11-87 Premier Trap. It works flawlessly, when kept clean (which means a cleaning every 3 or 4 boxes of shells). It could be that the stock dimensions don't fit me particularly well, but I've never been able to shoot it as well as other shotguns. I find it not especially well balanced - weight skewed towards the front end.

Like all gas guns, cycling the action absorbes a good deal of the recoil energy, so it is much easier on the shoulder when compared to a double gun or a pump. All in all - not a bad trap gun. Could be used for hunting, I suppose. I used mine at the range for a couple of weeks and then decided to trade it for something else. My wife talked me into keeping it because she likes it for the tame recoil.

It doesn't see anywhere near as much use as my other shotguns and it has never cost me any repairs - not even O-rings.

It wouldn't be my first recommendation for a multi-purpose shotgun, but you could definitely do worse.

SS
 
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I've owned and shot Rem. 870's and 1100's for almost 40 years. Top notch guns all. They just snap to my shoulder and I've never met one that I couldn't shoot well. The take down, cleaning and maintenance are so simple even a mechanicly challenged person can handle it. The 11-87 is virtually the same gun with a few minor changes to the gas system. I own one of these as well and can't say a bad word. To top it all off the price is right. A lot of gun for not much money.$400 to $500 for a good used one. Having said all this I recognize that there are gas guns out there with newer and maybe better technoligy. The 391's come to mind. I just can't bring myself to part with all that money for an auto loader.:)
 
11-87's are the way to go, you can take them through the worst hunting conditions and drag them through mud and snow and they'll still keep firing, they are probably the most reliable autoloaders on the market today, and those stoegers also work pretty well, but if I gave anyone 1 piece of advice, DONT buy a beretta! They are pieces of sh!t and they jam every second shot, they kick like a mule, and did I mention the jamming? Not to mention all those missfires from the firing pin hitting light or all of the missfeeds caused by the crappy sh!t a$$ quality of those pieces of garbage-the only use for them is as a paddle-actually, I wouldn't even use it for that! They are overall the crappiest pieces of sh!t that you can waste your money on.....
 
black_bear said:
11-87's are the way to go, you can take them through the worst hunting conditions and drag them through mud and snow and they'll still keep firing, they are probably the most reliable autoloaders on the market today, and those stoegers also work pretty well, but if I gave anyone 1 piece of advice, DONT buy a beretta! They are pieces of sh!t and they jam every second shot, they kick like a mule, and did I mention the jamming? Not to mention all those missfires from the firing pin hitting light or all of the missfeeds caused by the crappy sh!t a$$ quality of those pieces of garbage-the only use for them is as a paddle-actually, I wouldn't even use it for that! They are overall the crappiest pieces of sh!t that you can waste your money on.....
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So, would you recommend I buy one of them Berettas then??? :p
 
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