These days, the 1100’s sold by Remington are built for 2 3/4, except the G3. You should be looking at the Versa-Max if you want a Remington semi-auto shotgun that can take different lengths of shells. While an 870, or any other pump action shotgun will happily blast light and heavy shells alike, semi-automatic shotguns like the 1100 work best with one power factor of shell. O-Rings for the 1100 are pretty cheap, but they’re also supposed to work with a #21 Viton o-ring if you can’t wait for the Remington version in the mail.ġ100’s are offered in 2 3/4 version as well as 3″ magnum options and here’s where a semi-automatic like the 1100 loses a bit of versatility: they’re generally setup to work well with 1 power of shell. Because there is no way to moderate how much gas gets into the system, you can’t setup the system to work well with both low-powered shotshells, and high powered ones, so the lowest power target loads may not cycle your action. Some people find their 1100’s run like a top and use their O-rings for decades, whereas others have issues unless they keep their o-rings in great shape. The 1100 relies on a rubber o-ring at the front of the gas system and that o-ring can break down with age, use, and abuse. Bolt Rear ReliabilityĮxperiences vary on reliability. New buttpads are very easily installed, as the 1100 uses a very common Remington buttpad size. The materials available back then for buttstocks have completely deteriorated, but that’s hardly Remington’s fault. The stocks on these older versions have OK grain and better checkering than normal bargain-priced shotguns. There’s also engraving on the bolt and receiver classing things up a bit. Both of these shotguns have been hunted very hard, and lost most of their finish wherever parts moved or metal was handled frequently.
#Decoding remington 1100 3 magnum code
This isn’t a fair comparison to new Remingtons, but I have 2 1100’s: a 63-68 2 3/4″ (not sure, as their lettering code wasn’t in practice during that time period), and a 3″ Magnum from 1974. Remington 1100 checkering detail Video Review If you need parts for your Rem 1100, check out Brownells.
Produced since 1963, the 1100 is well known for helping to reduce recoil due to its gas-operated action, and for its reliability.most of the time. Even though the design is a bit outdated, it’s still in use today and there are TONS of used ones out there. Then you can decide if you need to buy a standard barrel, or else have the existing barrel and mechanism improved for light loads.The Remington 1100 is an older, gas-operated, semi-automatic shotgun. If you can borrow another barrel that is a 2-3/4", give it a try with the loads that didn't want to work.
I do not recommend that you shoot any magnums through that barrel. A proper gunsmith will be able to go through the gun for a thorough cleaning and inspection, and some of my specialty work involves smoothing the mechanical operation to increase reliability of operation in adverse conditions. The 2 gas holes would make the barrel more likely to cycle light loads, but other factors may be present that inhibit operation. Your gun not cycling light loads is another matter, and if you aren't the original owner, or bought the barrel separate, the previous hands have all the blame for altering the barrel, not Remington. Make sure that you're barrel says magnum, and not just the frame.Īny other situation where the barrel is marked magnum for a Remington and has 2 gas holes, is as guaranteed altered as you will ever find. There are no barrels from Remington for any magnum that came with 2 gas holes.
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