stock weights for an 1100?

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Chris17404

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Hi all,

I see that Graco makes a BreaKO kit for Beretta 391's that includes both a 7oz stock weight and a 7oz magazine cap. I'd like to find something similar for an 1100. Graco does make the 7oz magazine cap for the 1100, but not the stock weight. Where can I find a stock weight for an 1100? Thanks!

Chris
 
Any shotshell reloader can fill a trash hull with shot and crimp it down hard. A 2 3/4" shell done like this with 6 hsot will go about 3 oz. Stick two of them on the bolt hole and pad them so they do not move.

I did a thread a while back on TFL about experiments with these. I cut an extra mag spring in half, used two extra followers and two of those hulls. With all that in the mag tube of an 870 there was a definite reduction in kick. Others reported similarly.

HTH....
 
Uh, the reason people put 14 oz. of weight into the 391 is to make it weigh about the same as an 1100.

If you want a heavier butt end, add a Gra-Coil or somesuch. Then you REALLY won't have any recoil.

When you're all done with your project, though, you'll go back to the Citori and experiment with alternate loads and a better recoil pad. Why not do that FIRST instead, and save yourself a grand or more?

Last night, I had a borrowed Superposed. I wanted to see where it hit, so I proceeded to powder the first two clays I shot at, then, without further practice, I won a chip shoot with it, against better shooters. This is a gun I had never shot before, ever. It is also the gun that your Citori is based on (your Citori is essentially the Japanese version of the same gun). It is a FAR superior gun for shooting Sporting Clays than my 1100, or a 391, no matter how many silly weights you hang on it. For quail hunting, I'll keep the lighter and quicker 1100, but for clays, that Citori is top-notch.

The recoil got to me after a while, mainly because Browning's standard pad sucks. A Limbsaver would solve that, if I owned the gun. And I was shooting 1 1/8 oz. 3 Dram loads. My regular 1 oz. target loads would drop the recoil further.

I'm not trying to mouth off; I'm trying to save you a grand.
 
Thanks for your thoughful response, ArmedBear. I have an open mind, and welcome all feedback. That's why this forum is so great. I'm still undecided about that I will do, and your feedback helps.

Chris
 
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