I just bought a used Remington 1100 12-ga shotgun to shoot trap with, and on its first outing it was running fine until my last 5 targets, when it started having cycling problems, possibly due to the O-ring degrading; when I traded guns with my buddy for the next round, my 1100 was jam-city for him (and I felt really bad, because I was using his ultra-reliable 870; he scored just 7/25, while I took 18/25).
I ordered some new O-rings (from here), as well as a new Piston/Piston Seal (old one was probably OK, but looked a little beat up), and a new action spring (old one had set at 14", while new ones are supposed to be around 15" long).
My question is this: would using two rubber O-rings in a Remington 1100 work? Would there be any benefit to having two rings for redundancy? Would it hurt my gun to shoot it that way?
I suppose if it wasn't designed to work that way, then I shouldn't mess with it, but it seems like such a weak spot...
I ordered some new O-rings (from here), as well as a new Piston/Piston Seal (old one was probably OK, but looked a little beat up), and a new action spring (old one had set at 14", while new ones are supposed to be around 15" long).
My question is this: would using two rubber O-rings in a Remington 1100 work? Would there be any benefit to having two rings for redundancy? Would it hurt my gun to shoot it that way?
I suppose if it wasn't designed to work that way, then I shouldn't mess with it, but it seems like such a weak spot...