Remington model 11

[clin4580]

My friend has one that was his grandfathers and I just love the look of the squared back receiver.Any info you guys can give me about these is appreciated.

[Benjamin]

It's mechanically similar, perhaps identical, to the classic Browning A5 shotgun.

Disassembly info can be had in the big book of shotgun disassembly. I scanned it a year ago for another forumite, so the instructions may be out there.

What, particularly, are you looking for, info wise?

[clin4580]

Years made?How reliable it is?Any certain loads that it won't cycle?

[Dave McCracken]

Remington made these from John Browning's patents for the US, while Browning made them in Belgium as the A-5 for the rest of the world. A meant it was the first model and 5 for how many shots it held.

Some A-5 parts fit the 11. Others may be available from Numrich. The 11 rarely needs any parts, it's very durable.

Very early ones were chambered for the old 2 9/16" shell in 12 gauge. Much more common are the 2 3/4" ones. Shooting off shells longer than those designated is neither safe nor fun.

I had one for a while but didn't shoot it well. Kin needed a shotgun more than I needed this one, and that kin loves it.

Like the A-5, some folks regard these as the best thing going.

IIRC, the 11 was made from 1911 to about 1948, when it was superceded by the 11-48.

HTH...

[Brian Dale]

You'll find some tidbits at
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21513

Also, there's a nice article on the history of the Model 11 at Remington's site:
http://www.remington.com/magazine/history/m11.htm
Any certain loads that it won't cycle?
It's important to set the friction ring under the front handguard to go with the power of loads you're shooting. In general: high-base shells one way; flip it over for low-base shells. Otherwise, HB shells will beat the gun more than you want (but I'll second the statement that 11s are very durable), and LB shells can FTE.

[clin4580]

Thanks for the replies keep them coming.Does anyone have pics of there humpback blasters?I just love the looks of these!

[randy weatherford]

I have a model 11 that was made in 1916. It is the older version with the safety inside the trigger guard. A lot of people don't like that, but I'm fine with that. You can find the date of manufacture at the Remington website in the archives section. Mine has been completely redone and looks great, I love it!

[Chawbaccer]

Find the Remington collectors page, they will have instructions on dating our gun. Mine is a Sportsman model, a three shot version that my dad bought new shortly after the war. Savage also made the model 720, the same gun.
You have a set of friction rings on the mag tube that should be set for ither high or low brass cartridges.

[foghornl]

Friction ring goes next to the barrel loop for high-power loads, ring against the receiver for 'low-brass' loads.

When I had a "Sportsman" 20-Ga as a teen, it took me a while to figure that out....One of the guys I hunted with had a 12-Ga A-5 Browning, and he pointed that out to me one day. Couldn't understand why it always hung up ejecting the light loads.