[Tom Held]

I want to replace the stock and forearm on an Remington 1100. The original stock was shortened to 13" LOP for a lady skeetshooter. I would like to upgrade the wood/finish/checkering, etc. possibly up to exhibition grade.

Anyone out there with suggestions or previous experience?

Thanks, Tom Held

[HSMITH]

I did the same to one of my 1100's. 1100 wood is pretty easy to find and dead easy to install. You might want to start looking on the auction sites for some lumber for your 1100.

[Dave McCracken]

Wenig has stuff from utility grade on up to costs more than the shotgun, Tom. Also, try Remington's site. Some of the Classic Trap wood is, uh, classic.

Numrich has some but they really don't grade it.

HTH...

[Tom Held]

Gentlemen, thank you. Think I'll start with Remington. I realize the new wood will cost 2-4X the cost of the shotgun.

[cookhj]

tom, if you want to refinish a stock on your own, i have a set of wood stocks for an 1100. if you want them, just make an offer. i have a few other parts for an 1100 as well in case you need some.

[romulus]

Have you tried Boyd's Gunstock Industries? All grades, finished and unfinished.

http://www.boydboys.com

Not the best site to navigate, but you should find what you're looking for.

[Tom Held]

Looks like Remington has quite a range of stocks/forearms for the 1100 series and generally at a reasonable cost. Even their Classic Trap Semi-Fancy wood (finished and machine checkered) is about $300 for the set. I was able to talk to someone in their custom shop. The ultra special exhibition wood , Grade levels D and E, start at $1300 and go up exponentially from there. By the way if you want any engraving work from the custom shop the wait is up to two years. They have only one engraver. I guess except for the European gun makers it's becoming a lost art in the US.

The prospect of trying to refinish a set is interesting and I probably would not screw it up too badly. But my "finish paint work" normally means using a smaller roller brush and black lacquer.