Put the new extractor and barrel seal in(thanks for all your help),and now every once in awhile,mabey 4 times in the 50 shots at sporting clays yesterday,the empty did not come completely out of the port and the second round failed to chamber.Ive been told I was running my gun to dry,so I lubed it well,could that be it,or is it likely to be a weak magazine spring? I really want to get this thing working flawless cause its the gun I shoot the best.
Still having Remington 1100 problems
- Thread starter roblack
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That could be it. My buddy has a very early 11-87 that has been hunted lots and has been super reliable up until last year when he started having issues. He sent it in to a local gunsmith and the spring in the butt stock was the problem. Neither of us even knew there was one in there and so he had never cleaned or oil it. The 'smith said the spring was filthy and corroded so he changed it and all is well again.
gunsaholic
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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The piston seal could be put in backwards. Also, did the gun get a complete cleaning, not just the gas ports and barrel. You have to remove the pins and remove the trigger group if you haven't done this. Chances are the trigger group is dirty as well as the area in the receiver where the spring comes through the stock into the receiver. Also remove the recoil pad or buttplate and remove the nut retaining the spring and remove it and give it a good cleaning.
R&R Rancher
CGN Regular
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- Manitoba's Interlake
Roblack
You may not need a new spring, just clean it. To remove the stock first remove the recoil pad. you will then need a BIG screwdriver, or better yet a small spade type wood drill with the tip ground off. This works best if you can secure the gun in a padded vise.
Unscrew the big nut in the stock cavity with the screwdriver/drill bit. Remove the nut and washer, taking note of the orientation of the dimples on the washer. The stock should now slide right off. Time to refer to the diagram I had on my earlier post. Using a large screwdriver, compress the spring by pushing on the Action Spring Plug, item 5. You can now push out the Action Spring Pin, item 6, sideways out of the tube. CAREFULLY release the pressure on the plug and allow the spring to come out of the tube. Clean, re-oil and reassemble in reverse order.
I bought an 1100 years ago that would not cycle. The rest of the gun was spotlessly clean. When I took the pin out, the recoil spring and plug would not come out of the tube. I had to push them out. When I went to put it back together, I found it was not easy to get all that spring back in. Completely solved the cycling problems. Makes me wonder if that was why the owner traded it in.
John
You may not need a new spring, just clean it. To remove the stock first remove the recoil pad. you will then need a BIG screwdriver, or better yet a small spade type wood drill with the tip ground off. This works best if you can secure the gun in a padded vise.
Unscrew the big nut in the stock cavity with the screwdriver/drill bit. Remove the nut and washer, taking note of the orientation of the dimples on the washer. The stock should now slide right off. Time to refer to the diagram I had on my earlier post. Using a large screwdriver, compress the spring by pushing on the Action Spring Plug, item 5. You can now push out the Action Spring Pin, item 6, sideways out of the tube. CAREFULLY release the pressure on the plug and allow the spring to come out of the tube. Clean, re-oil and reassemble in reverse order.
I bought an 1100 years ago that would not cycle. The rest of the gun was spotlessly clean. When I took the pin out, the recoil spring and plug would not come out of the tube. I had to push them out. When I went to put it back together, I found it was not easy to get all that spring back in. Completely solved the cycling problems. Makes me wonder if that was why the owner traded it in.
John
R&R Rancher
CGN Regular
- Location
- Manitoba's Interlake
True enough. I really wonder what the OP will find when he removes the spring. That spring/tube is a badly neglected area as far as cleaning goes for most owners.
Exactly,its a 2 3/4" chamber,Ive been using Remington gun club 2 3/4 dram shells,which SHOULD be hot enough to cycle fine. I want to take it to the range again (on Sunday) before trying anything else. We are back to just a normal shoot next weekend. Last weekend it was a tournament and she cost me a few birds. Geeze I love that old shotgun though,no other gives me the confidence of looking down that rib.
