[Boom-stick]

I've been offered a Remy 1100 for £50, it's shoots great (i shot a round of skeet with it last weekend), it's well used and could probably be re-blued and serviced.

1. Should I buy it?
2. Can you get a baynet lug/adapter for it?, a strange request I know but any answers would be great.


PS. £50 = $91

[Technosavant]

Without seeing the gun in question, I would have to say that it would be worth US$91. You might need to replace the O rings in the gas system, but apparently it functions well (and those aren't that expensive anyway).

I have an 1100, and I would probably go for it- if nothing else, it would be of use as a parts gun. As for the bayonet lug, I have no idea- I haven't looked for one.

[Fosbery]

£50??? Why don't I get deals like that? :eek:

It's probably a pile of **** but for £50, it's not much of a loss if the whole things broken. As hs been said, if it is rubbish just use it for parts. O rings will almost certainly be knackered at that price but as said above, they're cheap.

What sort is it? Game, practical, sporter etc?

[ArmedBear]

Buy it.

It's like an 870 that pumps itself -- that is, it's all steel and takes effort to truly destroy one. As long as the receiver is intact, you can build it into something nice. I believe the Magnum receivers are better built and stronger; if it's a Magnum, don't pass it up. Scrounging the parts can be fun, and it's relatively easy to do - eBay is a good source. I bought a whole bag (literally) of unused 1100 replacement parts for US$35, and I've seen complete trigger groups for US$30. Can you have them shipped to the UK?

There are countless 1100s and even more parts floating around the US, since they've been made for over 40 years.

Yesterday, I finally did a complete disassembly and cleaning of my 1971 1100 Magnum. Man, whoever had that gun must have dropped it in the mud and never cleaned it. They did, however, oil it a lot.:p

It wasn't rusty, but the interior sure was gummed up with oily, dirty crud. Under the crud, though, that 35-year-old gun looked like it was almost new. Looks good outside, too, and shoots like new, to boot.

[Boom-stick]

Well it shoots straight, I hadn't shot clays for nearly 5years, the gun was new to me and I finished third overall:confused:

What sort is it? Game, practical, sporter etc?

It's a section 2 with appears to be a skeet barrel on it, but I've just put in for a variation so I can de-restrict it and put on a 5-shot mag extention :D

The metal needs re-blueing (I can do that) and the wood needs re-finishing (I can do that too) but the guy is selling it with a new set of plastic furniture as well.

[ArmedBear]

Oh, you even know that it shoots and feeds okay?

BUY IT!

[PigPen]

Boom-Stick,

Without seeing and shooting the shotgun, it's tough to say what it's worth but you can't go too wrong. Especially if you have already fired a round of skeet/trap/clays with it. Even if something is wrong, parts are readilly available and relatively inexpensive.

It's a good design. My father shot one extensively for years. I have a couple in my armory. Exterior bluing wear can be fixed easily.

If it shoots correctly, ejects properly and appears ok in other regards you can easily get it resurfaced and repaired if it breaks.

PigPen

[azflyman]

$91 is just stupid cheap for an 1100. I would buy that in a heartbeat if it even looked like all the parts were there. You have shot the gun and know it functions, what more do you need?

az

[Boom-stick]

I phoned the guy last night and told him I'd take it:)

Has anyone got any bolt-on toys they'd recommend for it?

[Big_R]

That is seriously cheap. Seems like everyone in my family owns an 1100 (I own two) and they all come to me for maintenance. Replace the o-rings, and fully dissassemble, remove all crud, and lightly oil. It should run forever.

Simliar story, I bought my second 1100 at a gun show for $100.00 because the owner said it "didn't work". After a thorough cleaning (the o-ring looked fine) it ran perfectly. Thing is, it is a magnum receiver with a magnum barrel. It wouldn't cycle 2 3/4" shells, but worked fine with 3". Later that year, I found a NIB Remington 2 3/4" slug barrel for $70.00 at a gun show in Soiux Falls S.D. It's now my wife's deer gun. Good luck.

Ryan

[Fosbery]

If you think that's cheap in the US, then it's practically FREE here! :( Every thing costs so much here.

[Boom-stick]

If you think that's cheap in the US, then it's practically FREE here! Every thing costs so much here.

+1 to that, this is first bargin gun I've got, it really fustrating to see **** for only $500 and **** for $350 when I know in the UK it would cost about £1000 ($1800)

if you want anything decent it's gonna cost ya,

AR15 = $1840
Ruger Old Army = $920
.44 Taurus revolver = $1168
Ruger 10/22 = $520

Thes are just basic guns, no optics, slings etc...


The next cheapest S/H Remy 1100 I can find is $540:mad:

[hapuna]

OK I've read about this O ring issue. Exactly where is the O ring located. Is there any online reference that shows the 1100 and goes thru basic teardown and maintenance? I just got one and it doesn't cycle the trap loads. My guess from what I've read is its this O ring???

[ArmedBear]

Is it a Magnum or 3" barrel? That could be why.

The O-ring is right in front of the piston, under the barrel ring.

Download a complete manual here: http://www.remington.com/library/downloads/owners_manuals.asp

[hapuna]

It is a magnum reciever but I am using a 2 3/4 barrel which should work the action properly. I think the O ring is very old so I think that may be it.
Thanks for the link.:)

[ArmedBear]

A couple people on eBay sell O-rings in bags of 8 for $5 or 6 + shipping. That's what I got. Then you can carry a couple in a ziploc vitamin bag in your shirt pocket while hunting.

(I know a guy, a very experienced and expert hunter and shotgunner, who nearly ruined an expensive hunt in the Aleutians when he left his O-ring at home stuck to another barrel. Why he, who should have known better, had no spares with him is beyond me!)