I got a shotgun yesterday. They wanted $150 for a Rem 1100 12 ga 30" barrel full choke ribbed barrel . There were a few rust spots. I offered $120 and got it.
Today I took it apart. I could not get the barrel off for an hour. Finally the barrel wiggled, but the gas cylinder was stuck. I move the gun fast, and the heavy wooden work bench stopped the shotgun when the gas cylinder hit the bench. That and Kroil did it. The stock screw was stuck too, and I used a socket wrench with a 1/2" flat screwdriver tip.
It had spider webs in the bore, but it cleaned up like new.
Then there was the dirt. I should have weighed the shotgun before I cleaned it. This was the most dirt I have ever seen. I used Kleen-ex, paper towels, dental probes, tooth brushes, Kroil, motor oil, Break Free CLP, liquid hand soap, Simple Green, ultra sound, and hot running water.
It all went back together and there is nothing wrong with it, other than a stripped screw in the stock butt plate. The guy left a note under the butt plate.
It was made in May of 1963.
Today I took it apart. I could not get the barrel off for an hour. Finally the barrel wiggled, but the gas cylinder was stuck. I move the gun fast, and the heavy wooden work bench stopped the shotgun when the gas cylinder hit the bench. That and Kroil did it. The stock screw was stuck too, and I used a socket wrench with a 1/2" flat screwdriver tip.
It had spider webs in the bore, but it cleaned up like new.
Then there was the dirt. I should have weighed the shotgun before I cleaned it. This was the most dirt I have ever seen. I used Kleen-ex, paper towels, dental probes, tooth brushes, Kroil, motor oil, Break Free CLP, liquid hand soap, Simple Green, ultra sound, and hot running water.
It all went back together and there is nothing wrong with it, other than a stripped screw in the stock butt plate. The guy left a note under the butt plate.
It was made in May of 1963.