Remington 11-87 vs 1100?…What is the difference
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What is the difference between the 1100 and the 11-87? I have heard the 11-87 is more reliable. Any truth to that?….How does the 11-87 stack up to other semi autos on the market?..Thanks. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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>What is the difference between the 1100 and the 11-87? I have heard the >11-87 >is more reliable. Any truth to that?….How does the 11-87 stack up to other >semi autos on the market?..Thanks.
The 11-87 was designed to handle both 2 3/4" and 3" shells interchangeably. where the 3" 1100 was not supposed to be reliable with 2 3/4"–though it may have had an adjustment or something (been 20 years since I have shot a 3" 1100). As for reliability, if you talking about 2 3/4" shells, I have observed more reliability in the 1100. I have a friend with an 11-87 and he rarely made it through a round of skeet (shooting 2 3/4" shells) without a jam. He bought a Beretta 390 and loves it. 1100 is a good gun and reliable if you keep it clean. Beretta 390 is auto loader shotgun I have shot, though others on this list like the Benelli (sp?). John Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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I own an 1100 hundred and an 11-87. The difference in my case is that the 1100 only takes 2 3/4" shells. The 11-87 takes 3" shells. The 11-87 has never given me a lick of trouble while the 1100 even though you can get them in 3" chambers, has a short life cycle for maintenance on the ejection system. I don’t know if they are similar but I have never had to replace even an O ring on the 11-87 and had to do it twice on my 1100 and it failed in the field both times causing me a lot of regret on one occasion causing a missed opportunity on a four rooster flush. I knocked down the first three birds and the fourth was in my site and the third shell only ejected half way. I replaced the O ring and it worked fine. Good luck! Chris Buck – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text —— Original Message —– Newsgroups: rec.hunting Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 12:33 PM > What is the difference between the 1100 and the 11-87? I have heard the 11-87 > is more reliable. Any truth to that?….How does the 11-87 stack up to other > semi autos on the market?..Thanks. > Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: > http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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OK, where do I start, I owned an 1100 for twelve years and the last year had problems with ejecting shells, found out sometime later it was caused by a bad o-ring, traded the 1100 on 11-87 and I shot it for about 5yrs then gave it to my son and bought another one, my opinion is they are one of the best and most dependable autoloaders built. The difference is the 11-87 is a little heavier ( due to the receiver I think) but the recoil system is so much better it’s worth it, the magazine tube is stainless, and with Remchoke system very versatile. The 11-87 will shoot any load in any order without fail and is available in a whole bunch of configuratons. One of the guys that hunts ducks with us bought his the first year they came out and has never had a problem, and knowing him it doesn’t get the best of care. If weight is a big concern I suggest taking a look at Remingtons 11-96 Euro it has all the features of 11-87 but is lighter and feels pretty good to me but I’ve never had the opportunity to shoot one. TJ p.s. use a Bennelli now but the jury is still out as to the longevity with the rough handling it must go through. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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I have a 1100 Magnum and friend has 1187 both jam equally with 23/4" shells. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Jfrickb asks: What is the difference between the 1100 and the 11-87? I have heard the 11-87 is more reliable. Any truth to that?….How does the 11-87 stack up to other semi autos on the market? I have a 1100 and several of my hunting buddies have the 11-87. They look very similar. In talking with my friends, it appears the most significant difference is their guns will handle 2-3/4" and 3" shells interchangeabley using the same barrel. My gun, an 1100 Magnum, requires the use of a 2-3/4" chambered barrel to successfully cycle light, 2-3/4" loads. Model 1100 standard models (i.e. without the receiver being stamped MAGNUM) are not capable of handling 3" shells at all. Dave LeGrande GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> As for reliability, if you talking about 2 3/4" shells, I have observed > more reliability in the 1100. I have a friend with an 11-87 and he rarely > made it through a round of skeet (shooting 2 3/4" shells) without a jam. He > bought a Beretta 390 and loves it.
I think it is wishful thinking to expect a shotgun designed for heavy magnums to also cycle trap loads. Either the trap loads will not eject well or the magnums will beat the dickens out of the action. It’s not hard to find an autoloader that will cycle any 2.75" shell reliably, or will handle any high base load reliably. — Interested in Conservation? Take a look at http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg It takes a while to load, but everybody should see the problem. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
