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I have a Remington 1100 12g 2 3/4 only 30” barrel. I have had the gun for around 8 years now and up until last fall it has worked flawlessly! Now randomly it doesn’t want to eject the shells. I thought it was just dirty,I have gave it a few really good cleanings and still nothing has changed. Some high velocity shells will eject but not all 3. Ever. Am I missing something?? I also changed the rubber O ring.
 
Next check and clean the action spring and tube in the buttstock. They often fill with compacted weed seeds and grease and dirt. This can cause short stroking. Disregard if you have done this already. Make sure your gas piston and ring are orientated properly too.

Darryl
 
madtrapper143 said:
Next check and clean the action spring and tube in the buttstock. They often fill with compacted weed seeds and grease and dirt. This can cause short stroking. Disregard if you have done this already. Make sure your gas piston and ring are orientated properly too.

Darryl
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Thank you, yes I did. I did notice the gas piston has a bit of play tho. Is that normal?
 
It is not a big deal if they are a little loose. They will tighten by design when fired. Unless the O ring you installed is out of spec the gun should work. No ejection with the 1100 usually means the cartridge rim is not making contact with the ejector stud. This usually because of a short stroke. You noted that it ejects sometimes so I think the problem is incomplete cycle of the action. Now to figure out why. Hopefully a few of the Remington experts will be along with an idea or two.

Darryl
 
Strip it down and clean it... especially the action spring and tube... the 'friction' pieces on the magazine tube should fall freely on the tube (sometimes they need a little spreading), the tube should be clean and dry. The chamber should be clean and dry as well.
 
Only thing I haven’t seen mentioned is a chipped extractor.
You’ve pretty much done everything else I could think of. Also as mentioned above, the ejector protrusion.
Sounds like it’s short stroking. Make sure the new O-ring is sealing properly.
Good way to check the cycling stroke is to put a piece of tape behind the ejection port and see how far the bolt travels.
Can’t emphasize enough on cleaning. Sometimes it looks clean, but crud is still present.
 
A short spring would make the gun cycle faster and harder. It would also slow the return of the bolt and action sleeve. I do not think the spring is the problem. Unless the spring has a kink or some other reason to bind in the tube upon compression.

Darryl
 
Is this the same ammo that worked fine before? Perhaps also twist a small drill through the gas ports in the barrel a few times to clean the carbon out...
 
Grandpamike said:
It seems like it’s just not pulling the shells out all the way
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The extractor assembly may be gunked up, cleaning would be in order. Replace the extractor spring, these do weaken over time.

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Check for a broken Forend Support, you will probably have to look at some images to verify if broken.
Check for a bent Action Spring Follower.

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You mention 'intermittent' failures. The semi-autos need to have the stock held firmly to the shoulder. If held inconsistently the extraction/ejection cycle may be erratic. While this is probably not the cause of the failures it may be the cause of the intermittent aspect. This issue is more common with kids shooting an adult size shotgun or adults with shoulder ailments, holding the firearm loosely to 'prevent' getting wolloped by recoil.
 
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