Remington Sportsman 12 Auto

[RCR29]

What would one be worth with a 26" IMP CYL, VR bbl. in 99% condition. There is one for sale locally for $325. It is nice looking, but I honestly don't know what these typically fetch.

[JohnBT]

Seems like a fair price. Or maybe a little better than fair - what's a walnut stocked Model 1100 go for these days?

It's a Model 1100 with a genuine hardwood stock and middle of the road metal finish. Think of it as a Model 1100 Express. They made a Sportsman 12 pump that evolved into the 870 Express.

My duck hunting buddy badly mistreated a Sportsman 12 Auto for way more than a decade until he finally cracked the stock on it. He claims he didn't step on it in the bottom of the boat, but I don't believe him. One day I had to hose the mud and feathers out of the action in the marina parking lot and the gun kept right on running with a squirt of outboard motor oil. Nobody had any gun oil that day.

I don't think I've ever seen one with an IC choke. That would add a couple of dollars in my mind.

John

[Striker]

Wish I could find one for that price. Buy it, get a coupla of spare o-rings, and shoot it. Could do worse for a hunting/skeet gun.

[Dave McCracken]

Remington has made a couple autos they named Sportsman.

The first was a Model 11 variant. It held only 3 shells but otherwise was very similar to the 11. These look like A-5s.

The next was based on the 1100.

Either in VG condition are well worth $325.

[JohnBT]

Upon further review, the Sportsman 12 Auto had polished blue metal, not the rough Express-type finish.

I was just thinking of the badly worn finish on my friend's gun in later years.

John

[chas08]

I've been looking at 1100's for a while now, lots of them out there in the low to mid 90's percentage wise. Starting around $400. $325 for practically the same gun in 99% condition sounds like a "smokin" deal. Buy It.

[RCR29]

Thanks for all the replies. Dave, yes there are the 2 different models, the model 11 variant, and the 1100 variant. The one I was inquiring about was the 1100 variant. I am going to go back down to the shop today and see what kind of deal they can make OTD on the gun.

[JohnBT]

Not to be too picky, but didn't the Model 11 version say "The Sportsman"? The 1100 under discussion is marked "Sportsman 12 Auto"

John