Grandpas Remington 1100

[mountaindrew]

I Recently enherited a shotgun that belonged to my grandfather. My uncle said he took it when me grandfather died about 25 years ago, and he had it sitting under his bed, never used till now. he brought it to the family chrismas party to give to my father for me and my brothers. luckily for me, out of all the males in the family, I am the only one who shoots. So I now have a great looking Remington 1100 12ga. It has beautiful checkered wood, and a scroll, flowery pattern thing engraved on the sides of the reciever (looks like a simple factory decoration) I am not sure of the choke, I believe the barrel is 28"
Can anyone help me with info, or the age of this shotgun? will normal 1100 accesories fit?
serial #
L469xxx
Thanks, Drew

 

[ArmedBear]

http://www.remington.com/

Get their contact number and call them with the serial number. That will tell you when it was built, etc. You can download a manual for it on the web site in PDF form. I printed mine out. The instructions are still valid; the Remington autoloaders from the early 1960s to present involve only small changes, and the 1100 didn't change at all for 40 years AFAIK. Only the recent and rare 105CTi is different enough to need a different manual.

1100's (except for the new G3 model) shoot one size shell, e.g. 2 3/4". A barrel change will allow you to shoot 3". If it's a Magnum receiver, you can shoot lead 3", otherwise you can still shoot 3" steel shot from a steel shot barrel on a non-Magnum receiver, if you want to take it duck hunting.

New and old accessories, parts and barrels will fit your gun. I have a 1971 1100 Magnum, and so far everything I've thrown at it has fit perfectly. It's been fun and effective for upland hunting and 5-stand shooting.

eBay has lots of parts, stocks, barrels, etc. Be patient for good prices. Cabela's, et al., have them too. If you buy a barrel, look around and be patient. Prices, even for new ones from common retailers, vary WIDELY.

Also, you can get fancy barrels from Hastings. Best source is http://www.shotgunsportsmagazine.com/ They have a retail section.

GREAT gun. First thing to do is buy a baggie of replacement O-rings (a few bucks on eBay). The gas system uses an O-ring as a seal. They're cheap, and they take 5 seconds to change, but people bitch about them because they can dry out and break. If you have spares, it's no big deal.

 

[Gordon]

Really makes me feel old talking about Grandpa's 25+ year old 1100.
Not even a Sportsman 58 , let alone a Model 11 !

 

[vesmcd]

25 years OLD . Jeez, I don't think ANY firearm I own (except for the S.A. XD-45 I got for Christmas and my SVI 38 super) is newer than 25 years old