Maintanence Rem1100 recoil parts

[SwedishGuy]

Background: A Remington 1100 with gas ports adjusted to auto reload light charges.

Speculation: The open gas ports might allow too much gas to flow when shooting hunting loads. Thus the recoil might be harder than it's supposed to. This might lead to exessive wear on some parts in the gun.

Question: Please use http://www.gun-parts.com/remingtonshotgun/Aug15_02.jpg for reference. Which parts inside the gun will need extra maintanance because of possible exessive recoil forces?

I suppose that the plunger (4) and the spring (3) will wear. How about the breech bolt buffer (14)? Of course the gas piston parts (12, 73, 74) will wear out faster. Any other parts that I need to keep an extra eye on or change yearly or so just to be on the safe side?

Best regards
SwedishGuy

 

[entropy]

Just keep an eye on the parts you mentioned; your first sign of wear will be peening on the back side of the plunger where it contacts the receiver. At that point I'd replace the plunger and spring. The buffer should last longer than that, but It's a good idea to inspect that when you have the bolt out.