Easy Rem 1100 Trap questions

[Shmackey]

Let's say you found yourself a lightly used 1100 trap that you want to get as inexpensive replacement for the trap gun you shouldn't have sold last year.

Can you get a second 20" barrel just like for any other 1100, load it with 00 buck, and keep it ready as a home gun? I'm not sure if it takes any 1100 barrel and also not sure if the gas system and such are meant to deal with heavy loads. Remington says the gun is optimized for target loads, whatever that means.

Also curious if it's troublesome to have an 1100 monte carlo stock cut back about 7/8 of an inch.

Thanks!

 

[Milkmaster]

Wow! That's a lot to cover in just one reply, but here it goes...

The barrel that came with you 1100 trap model shoots target loads best because the gas openings are such to make that happen with the recoil system.

You should be able to get another 1100 barrel and put it on that gun. You didn't say, but I bet it also says "2 3/4" only" on the barrel or/and receiver. That means the gun is made to shoot that size and not the larger 3 or 3.5" shotgun shells. Just make sure the barrel you buy is also set for 2.75" shells.

I am not sure you will find a 20" barrel for an 1100 or at least I have not seen one. The shortest I see is 23-24 if I remember. In any case, the barrel gas openings have to be right for the type loads you plan to shoot. Memory tells me that 20 inches is too short. If you find one that short, make sure it is not a home cut down job barrel etc.

7/8" cut off the stock would certainly be a problem for me. However it may not be for you. In the end the gun has to fit you properly in any case. You should be able to tell when you shoulder it and/or shoot trap the first time. An ill fitting gun will not perform to your liking.

If it were my choice...and again this is me talking and not you....I would get the 1100 and fit the stock properly with spacers or whatever it takes for proper fit. Then I would use it for just what it was made to do. Shoot trap with it and enjoy the heck out of it.

Then....

A decent used short barreled pump can be found for a pittance and will be as reliable as you are at home defense. In doing so you will not have to face the gas system adjustment or potential inconsistent cycling problems on the 1100 with a new barrel. The two purposes you describe are just about as opposite as you can go when setting up a shotgun.

This reply has short answers to your question. Sometimes the solution is not as simple as the answers make it to be. Get with an experienced gunsmith to help you is the best advice and good luck!

 

[oneounceload]

Remington says the gun is optimized for target loads, whatever that means

That means 1 to 1-1/8 oz loads of target shot running about 1200 fps

 

[Shmackey]

The gun is currently stock; I would want to shorten it to fit me (5'7").

I agree about just getting another gun for home instead of a new barrel.

 

[Shmackey]

In other words, is it possible to have a Monte Carlo stock cut back that much? The curve down from the comb makes me wonder.

 

[Shmackey]

Just picked it up. It is NICE. Can anyone recommend a takedown case for it? I'm not sure if just any takedown case normally meant for O/Us would work for an 1100.

 

[Finprof]

The best takedown case for an 1100 is the Remington hard case for the 1100.
I bought one new off EBAY for about $70 last. Year. I didn't look whether they are still available, but you should be able to find one somewhere.

 

[Milkmaster]

Remington still makes the 1100 Classic Trap. I would bet yours would fit in that same case. I actually kept mine in a soft long case when carrying it to the range. Kept me from having to remove the barrel for the trip back and forth. It stood in my locked gun cabinet when at home. I hardly ever used the hard case that came with it.