[Norton]

Wife mentioned the other day that she'd like her own shotgun for trap so that it could be fitted to her. Given my size and a certain partiality to buying guns that fit my huge frame, hers is a reasonable request.

The 1100s seem to be reasonably priced and are adequate in the used market.

Wife is no shrinking violet when it comes to recoil (she can outshoot most of us with a 1911) but it would stand to reason that the recoil would be lessened with a gas gun. Plus she could use this as a skeet or sporting clays gun as her interest broadens. I'd like to pick up a used one because, frankly, she doesn't get to the trap range too often.

Good choice? Bad?

If I get one that's not a "trap gun", per se, what's involved in getting it set up as such?

How about getting the adjustable comb buttstock?

[9mmMike]

Accesories for the 1100 abound. You will have litle trouble setting one up for whatever game(s) you desire.
My bride shoots an 1100 Special Field in 20 ga. We did add a longer barrel for Sporting Clays and it swings and shoots quite well.
I think the 1100 is an excellent choice for clay games where 3" shells are not on the menu.
Mike

[Flatfender]

An 1100 is a great gun for clay games. I can comfortably shoot alot more with an 1100 than I can with any of my others.

Get a T&S shell catcher if she's gonna shoot trap. Don't wanna be throwing empty shells at the old crabby guys with the $20,000 shotguns. :p

http://www.tandsshellcatcher.com/prod04.htm

[Norton]

Thanks for the input.....she'll handle the 12g Ok as long as she can keep using her AA 26 gram loads. Will the gun cycle OK on these?

[Dave McCracken]

It should handle them well, Shorty. Be advised there's a used 1100 at Clyde's, 28" Mod barrel for $400. No pad, just a plate. Decent wood, no rust.

IMO, there's few better starter shotguns for trap than this.

Oh yes, Clyde's Sport Shop's number is 410-242-6108....

[Jack R]

Dave..I have read that 1100's will not function reliably with lite loads...not true...my 1972 model has no problem with my standard reload..AA hull..16.5 grs Red Dot..Claybuster wad..7/8 oz shot...recoil is nil,for me 6' 3", 285lbs...all joking aside the wife should have no problem with this weapon and a creampuff load like this.....Jack

[BozemanMT]

get the gun fitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes all the difference in the world. They'll cut down the stock (probably for a female) or add, get your hands right, etc, so every time it comes up it fits and when it fits, it doesn't hurt when it fires.
Best couple hundred bucks you can spend. Many ranges around here have gunfitters either on staff or attached or close by. well, well worth the money. You have to have a good mount before you go, but makes all teh difference in the world.
My wife shoots an O/U that isn't totally fit to her but it cut and angled correctly in back with a kick-Ez pad. She has put out over 380 rounds (12ga) in a day and does 200 to 300 plus.
it's all about the fit.

[Norton]

Well....to make a long story short.....I found a used 1100 today for $500. Excellent wood and metal and already set up with an adjustable/cantilevered butt pad, 30" barrel with a vent rib and fixed full choke. Nice smooth action and clean trigger pull.....I think that she'll like it. If not, I'm sure I can make do with it....:evil:

I saw one new at Bass Pro for around $800 so I feel like it was a fair price. When wife isn't around, I'll try to get the serial # and maybe someone can give me an idea of how old it is.

The shop owner is a serious trap guy and also does stock fitting. I hope that since I bought it there he might cut us some slack on the fitting when it comes time.

[9mmMike]

Congrats! Call Remington - 800-243-9700 - They will date the gun over the phone for you.

[Norton]

Thanks Mike!

[Dave McCracken]

Sounds good. Norton. Be looking out for a good loader, IMO you're going to use up lots of shells soon.....

[Norton]

Sounds good. Norton. Be looking out for a good loader, IMO you're going to use up lots of shells soon.....

Actually I've already got a nice little MEC Sizemaster sitting back there along with a 7/8oz charge bar and the correct bushings. Trouble is space to actually work right now. Somehow, loading in the same room as the furnace didn't seem like too good an idea :eek:

We're going to be building out another area in the basement and I'll probably try to but a small area in there to load. It's going to be the music studio.....but to some people "Pull......bang" is music to one's ears :D

[00-Guy]

Norton,

Actually I asked about reloading near my furnace. The general consensus in the reloading forum was that as long as flames were not shooting out from the furnace, it was fine. My reloading setup is in the basement. (The furnace is nearby about 8 feet away.) I do however have the powder and primers stored in an out building.

Jack does a fine job of fitting and his turnaround time is acceptable on stock modifications.

On the 1100, you might want to replace the gas piston rings and keep a spare set handy. They are usuallly the one thing to go on an 1100.

paul....

[Norton]

OO-Guy,

Is that with an oil fired furnace? I guess I wouldn't be too concerned about electric......guess I better do some more research.

Methinks you must have been at Bart's when I bought the thing or else you had been there handling it.;)

I've heard good things about Jack's fitting which was one of the reasons I stopped up there for a trap-specific gun.

[Norton]

Took the 1100 out of the safe tonight and pulled the barrel so I could run a patch through it.....pretty dirty, but it shined up nicely.

On the gas rings.....looks like two metal rings and one rubber "O" ring. Are those the only parts to consider replacing as far as the gas system?

The gun appears to be amazingly simple in design.....you can see the whole mechanism and how it works.

Question: The receiver is marked as a Trap receiver....any substantive difference in that and a "regular" receiver?

[00-Guy]

The rubber "O" ring should be replaced. Check the metal rings for gunk and (the only way I can describe it is) stress (cracks, fissures, discoloration, etc). If the metal rings pass your quality check, all is well.

In the back of my mind, I remember vaguely that Remington had a 1100 spare parts/gas piston kit, that consisted of the O ring and the metal rings. I would have a set in the shooting bag just in case.

I haven't been to Bart's since April. <Big Smile> Also, yes it is a gas furnace.

Enjoy the gun.

[Norton]

OO-Guy,

Thanks again for the info.....I'll order a couple of extra O rings and probably a new set of the metal rings just to be sure. Seems like cheap insurance.

[Scoupe]

Good choice on guns. I've never worn out the metal rings on an 1100 yet, but I do tend to go through an o-ring or two through the course of a skeet season.

Don't think I've seen this mentioned yet, but run that gas system, including the mag tube it rides on, dry. Lubes just gunk it up. A green 3M pad does a good job of knocking the carbon build up off the tube, especially up around the indentation where the o-ring rides. Steel wool works as well.

She should enjoy that Lemon-hunert for 1000s and 1000s of rounds. My undesignated female companion shoots the heck out of hers and loves the soft recoil nature of the beast.

Another nice thing about the 1100 is it's pretty easy to adjust one for fit. I have a friend who does pads cut the stock down, I bent the stock up a bit and we're now working out pitch with washers until we get it right and then have the cut adjusted for the needed change in pitch.

[Norton]

Just got off of the phone with Remington. The gun was manufactured in 1969. Remarkable that it's that old given its good condition.

Even remarkable that I'm giving it to my wife as a birthday gift and that she was born in 1969.

I love the kharma of this whole deal :D

[BozemanMT]

Just got off of the phone with Remington. The gun was manufactured in 1969. Remarkable that it's that old given its good condition.
:D

On a totally unrelated note, yesterday I look at a SxS Remington for sale.
made in 1910 (modern steel)
95 years old
i would have felt no qualms about going out and shooting it.
amazing to think it was that old, wasn't perfect, but it would have shot fine.

[84B20]

Took the 1100 out of the safe tonight and pulled the barrel so I could run a patch through it.....pretty dirty, but it shined up nicely.


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