Recent content by gralewaj

An old Marine at a shooting range once told me my AR was too dry, "That gun runs greasy! It should look wet before and after you shoot it"... something like that. I don't fully abide by his Marine Corps advice, but he got it shooting reliably for me that day and now I use only gun oil on my...

All this is true about the original Express finish. I used to sell guns for DSG (when they sold firearms, early 2000s) and I could pull 2-3 Rem Express guns from the factory box before finding a rust free gun for a customer. Yes it usually, mostly wipes off with a CLP soaked rag, but who wants...

JD at AI&P Tactical is a great resource on the 870 and 11-87 shotguns. He no longer sells complete guns and with Remington not supplying their dealers with spare parts anymore (for now) his parts supply is very limited. He is worth a phone call if you have questions about install or disassembly...

These are my two favorites. Stock 1987 parkerized 11-87 and a semi-custom parkerized AK Police 870 with TB wood on the stock and corncob fore end.

Yep! I see it too!! My first thought was broken extractor lip, then really looked at the picture. Not sure how that carrier dog ear would cause an extraction issue.

As long as this gun has the vent rib 26"+ barrel, it should have no issues cycling any 2 3/4" rounds you feed it. The 21" rifle sight deer barrels, smooth or rifled, and the 18" police cylinder bore are the barrels that will not cycle light loads and I think they are all stamped stating this...

Try using your standard mag spring and shell follower with the +1 extension. The Wilson spring is not that much longer than stock.

Trying to think outside the box here, can you actually fit 5 shells in the empty mag tube? The Wilson +1 extension is barely long enough to hold the Wilson long tail follower let alone the compressed spring so you are really only getting full length of the tube at best. Without the +1...

I'm sure the old Wingmaster is much smoother than any other HD shotgun, but how old is it? If it has the older style shell carrier and bolt, I would just keep it as a hunting gun because the FLEX Tab parts are going to be hard to find these days. You did say you had other HD shotguns. If you...

Thank you, that helps. Correction to first post as well. I had the date way off. Also, curious of the build date on this 11-87 since it does not have the barrel with it. SN is PC513XXX, I think it might be a 1987-1988 1996-1997 receiver. Can anyone confirm my suspicion? I found a random...

Exactly the info I was looking for. Thank you.

Glad to hear you found the issue, I hope you can find the spring and a new snap ring (they are known to bend or break upon removal) to fix your 1100. I'm rebuilding a stripped 11-87 receiver and the small parts I didn't have are either really $$$$ or just not available. EBay and GB parts...

Surefire G2X in a Magpul polymer rail light mount gets you a weapon mounted, dual output (15/600 lumen), tac light for around $100. I'm not taking this into battle, but if something goes bump in the night it'll turn on and stay mounted. Best price I've seen on G2X...

How many parts on the Rem 1100 and 11-87 are interchangeable? I just picked up a stripped 11-87 receiver and have a near complete supply of small parts but I'm looking for a barrel, stock, and handguard. Will any 12ga 1100 stock/handguard work on an 11-87? Was the 1100 a thinner receiver or...

A screwdriver might be used to align it with the receiver.