rozziboy18
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ok gents!
the other day i picked up a remington 1100, after some research i have determined that that the receiver is dated 1967. i have also determined that someone has replaced the factory barrel with a 1986 model vent rib'd choked barrel marked for both 2.75 and 3'' shells. now will cycle with higher end low brass like sts and AA 1 1/8 shells but not with universal or bulk shells, it will also function just fine with high brass and 3 magnum loads.
after further inspection i noticed that there are two extra gas ports (or bleed off ports) on the outside of the gas block that look to vent into the hand guard. i swapped my barrel with a friends 70's model 2.75 barrel and it functions flawlessly, so just to be sure i gave everything a going through. cleaned the recoil spring tube, replaced recoil spring, deep cleaned all the internals and oiled them properly, new o-ring double checked the gas ports (thats where i noticed the extra gas ports).
it would seem if these gas ports were blocked off the gun would cycle fine with 2.75 loads of all power levels but im not too keen on hacking on this gun just yet. the ports look like they have constrictors pressed into them to tune the pressure (all of this is just my best guess).
this gun will only be used for skeet shooting from time to time and dove/small game hunting for the rest of its life, i have other guns for the 3" shells. what are my options here, i love having screw in chokes so i would love to keep the barrel but i need this gun to work with the cheap stuff in a pinch too! could i have the ports welded or plugged in some way? or am i sol here?
thanks guys.
the other day i picked up a remington 1100, after some research i have determined that that the receiver is dated 1967. i have also determined that someone has replaced the factory barrel with a 1986 model vent rib'd choked barrel marked for both 2.75 and 3'' shells. now will cycle with higher end low brass like sts and AA 1 1/8 shells but not with universal or bulk shells, it will also function just fine with high brass and 3 magnum loads.
after further inspection i noticed that there are two extra gas ports (or bleed off ports) on the outside of the gas block that look to vent into the hand guard. i swapped my barrel with a friends 70's model 2.75 barrel and it functions flawlessly, so just to be sure i gave everything a going through. cleaned the recoil spring tube, replaced recoil spring, deep cleaned all the internals and oiled them properly, new o-ring double checked the gas ports (thats where i noticed the extra gas ports).
it would seem if these gas ports were blocked off the gun would cycle fine with 2.75 loads of all power levels but im not too keen on hacking on this gun just yet. the ports look like they have constrictors pressed into them to tune the pressure (all of this is just my best guess).
this gun will only be used for skeet shooting from time to time and dove/small game hunting for the rest of its life, i have other guns for the 3" shells. what are my options here, i love having screw in chokes so i would love to keep the barrel but i need this gun to work with the cheap stuff in a pinch too! could i have the ports welded or plugged in some way? or am i sol here?
thanks guys.
