Remington 1100 receiver refurbished

[Lt Col Jack Rat]

Hi everyone,
I have a Remington 1100 LT 20 28" Barrel that my father bought me in 1985. It was a present for making Capt in the USAF, even though I didn't have the heart to tell him that everyone except complete morons made Capt. Anyway, although not considered a traditional Ruffed Grouse gun, I've bagged 100's through the years. I was injured on one trip when the gun was wet and it was put away for a season with no care. Surprisingly, the barrel is in good shape. The receiver incurred shallow pitting which I've recently resolved. Should I just re-blue the receiver or is there a way I could preserve the silver metallic look. It looks kind of nice. Obviously this gun is very sentimental to me. Thanks for listening to all the ramble.

 

[dfariswheel]

If left bare the metal will rust fast.
Either have it re-blued by a real expert refinisher service, OR have it hard chrome plated.
Hard chrome can be done with a satin gray surface or a stainless steel look.

GOOD quality gun bluing is all about the metal preparation and polishing done before the bluing operation. Since this is hand polishing the final appearance depends on the skill of the polisher.
The local gunsmith doesn't do enough to maintain the skill so you get rounded off edges and ripples in the flats.
Due to the EPA regulations on the chemicals and the hand labor, bluing is not cheap these days.
You can have GOOD bluing, or you can have CHEAP (at least cheaper) bluing. Choose ONE.

Hard chrome is a life time gun finish. It's extremely hard and rust resistant, and has other advantages. If you ask a custom gunsmith for the most durable finish, he'll almost always recommend hard chrome.

You could also send it in to Remington fro a refinish and a checkup.

Top sources or quality bluing and hard chrome plating are:

http://www.apwcogan.com/

http://www.fordsguns.com/
(Cogan and Ford's are probably the top services for bluing and hard chrome. Ford's can do a brilliant polish blue that looks like the Colt Royal Blue).

http://www.gunbluing.com/
(Top of the line bluing)

http://www.elitecustomguns.com/index1.htm

Again, cheap or good....choose ONE.

 

[NCsmitty]

Good information and recommendations, dfariswheel, as I would have just suggested calling Remington to see if they still offer refinishing in the original style.
The 1100 LT 20 is a fine firearm and steps to return it to it's former beauty is certainly worth doing, especially for the sentimental value.


NCsmitty