Youth Rem 1100 20ga. $$$ Value $$$

[ROSCO]

Hey folks, I have a used gun that belongs to a cousin. It's a Remington 1100 LT-20ga. 2 3/4"-3" Magnum with syn. camo forearm and stock. It has a little wear on the finish, but the barrel looks like new. The butt pad has been damaged on one end, cosmetic.

How much do you think this gun is worth? I would like to buy it for my 9 year old son. I don't want to short my cousin any money, but don't want to pay more than what it's really worth. Here are a few pics.

Thanks...

 

[ROSCO]

HMMMMMMM... I just read this on another forum. Any truth to this?

Any Beretta or Remington auto with a youth /lady stock in 12 ga will do well, stay away from the 20 ga, you will be stuck with the 20 and there is more felt recoil with a 20.... You can also down-load the 12 where it is near sub-sonic, hardly any felt recoil and reduced muzzle blast.... With both reduced recoil and muzzle blast, this helps reduce flinch and the fear of pulling the trigger, this is a far better way to start out a youth.

 

[SpiderJohn]

Well Roscoe, I think that quote is a bit bizarre myself. If you can download a 12, it would also make sense that you can download a 20.

My 12 year old daughter has the very gun you are looking at. Very mild recoil even with hot turkey loads that I made. Disclaimer - while shooting skeet a year ago, she picked up my 870 in 12 gauge and shot a box. Her only comment was that it swung slower than the 1100. She may not be a good gauge for recoil.

Awesome guns. Can't go wrong with an 1100 youth in my book.

I wish I could help you on a fair price, I can't recall what the price was.

 

[mnrivrat]

Prices vary around the country but here you are looking at a middle of the road value around $450.00 for the gun.

As far as the recoil question presented in the quote I also find it misleading. The 1100 20ga. is a mild recoil gun because of its gas operation. Most any youth who can lift a shotgun to their shoulder should not have a problem with the 20ga. 1100.

Felt recoil differences between 20 ga. and 12 ga. guns is simply a matter of weight and energy of the payload one is trying to deliver. Lighter guns trying to deliver the same amount of shot at the same energy level will produce more recoil. (wether 12ga. or 20ga.)

Usualy one is delivering a smaller payload with the 20ga. so that reduces recoil and compensates for the lighter weight of the gun. You can shoot light loads in a 20ga. just as well as in a 12ga. so thinking that 12ga. is the only gun to use is rather - well , uninformed?

 

[Dave McCracken]

A "Yute" 1100 in 20 gauge comes close to optimum for a starter shotgun. Caveat,smaller kids may do better with a lighter shotgun. Time fixes that.

 

[ROSCO]

This morning I presented my son with his birthday gift, the remington 1100 20ga. youth gun. When he saw it, he fell into the floor! He was so happy he couldn't talk. Finally he got up to go take a look at it. When he tried to shoulder it, the stock was hanging up on his shirt. He tried again, with no interference from his shirt he was totally stretched out trying to hold it. The stock is too long. I can't believe he is still not big enough for a youth 20ga. He is average height, what now???

 

[roo_ster]

Buy a wood buttstock and have it cut to your boy's dimensions.

Synthetic stocks are a bear to cut short, as most are hollow & must then be filled with bondo to get a butt plate/pad installed

You might also want to install a Limbsaver recoil pad while you're at it.

When he grows a bit, put the original stock back on.