Well, went shooting sporting clays today and the old 1100 had some problems. Wouldnt fire. Had to use my sons A5 light twelve. I bought this gun when I was about 20 and have shot many many rounds thru it in the last 40 years. It still looks brand new, but I know there is a lot of wear in the receiver and I dont think the bolt is seating properly. I know some areas in the receiver are worn down tissue thin where the bolt slides. Does anyone know if the receivers are available, does Remington repair, can I do it, or ??? Anybody have a similar experience with one of these.....thanks...
Well, went shooting sporting clays today and the old 1100 had some problems. Wouldnt fire. Had to use my sons A5 light twelve. I bought this gun when I was about 20 and have shot many many rounds thru it in the last 40 years. It still looks brand new, but I know there is a lot of wear in the receiver and I dont think the bolt is seating properly. I know some areas in the receiver are worn down tissue thin where the bolt slides. Does anyone know if the receivers are available, does Remington repair, can I do it, or ??? Anybody have a similar experience with one of these.....thanks...
I'd ask when was the last time you had the trigger group, bolt and complete receiver internals apart and cleaned? Likely some debris, grease, oil, dirt, old powder, ect has gotten in the bolt and the firing pin hanging up. Not sure how many round you have through it but if it is under about 25K it's unlikely the internals are worn to the point that the gun won't function. You need to strip it down and give it a bath and light oil massaging. Have you checked the rubber O-Ring on the magazine tube? If it gone it might not function, but that's unlikely.
If you were closer I'd have you come by and we could tear it down, clean it and do a functions check, sorry...
I keep a pretty close eye on the rings and such.....tore it all down a while back when it started acting up.....this gun went for years without ever a problem. Shot tons and tons of dove, quail, rabbits, turkey, skeet, deer...you name it...Dont really know and couldnt guess, but a load of rounds in 40 years. Used if for dove hunting so many years. I will have to take it all apart again and check it out...Like I say, there is one area in the receiver where a metal rail that was probably like a 16th is wore down to razor thin....gotta think that's not good. I will try to take a pic and see what you think....Thanks for the info.
When you strip it down, don't field strip it, remove the stock, take everthing out of the receiver, remove trigger, COMPLETELY strip it down and start cleaning. If you have a part which has worn the way you describe it's very likely debris inside the receiver has caused it. You think you've put 500 rounds a year through it? 500x40=20,000 which is highly unlikely from just hunting. Probably closer to half and 1/3rd that amount. I have seen 1100's which have had 100,000 rounds through them and maintained properly and never had this type of wear you are describing. I'd bet a bunch of crap has built up and that's what's been wearing out the internals... Old gunpowder residue, oil, grease and dirt will eventually turn into cement in your receiver. Tear it down and post pics....
When you strip it down, don't field strip it, remove the stock, take everthing out of the receiver, remove trigger, COMPLETELY strip it down and start cleaning. If you have a part which has worn the way you describe it's very likely debris inside the receiver has caused it. You think you've put 500 rounds a year through it? 500x40=20,000 which is highly unlikely from just hunting. Probably closer to half and 1/3rd that amount. I have seen 1100's which have had 100,000 rounds through them and maintained properly and never had this type of wear you are describing. I'd bet a bunch of crap has built up and that's what's been wearing out the internals... Old gunpowder residue, oil, grease and dirt will eventually turn into cement in your receiver. Tear it down and post pics....
I agree with what you are saying....I was pretty surprised to see the wear, and probably was caused by debris over the years. Many years of lots of dove hunting, skeet, and sporting clays, I absolutely shot well over 500 rounds per year, for many years....but not every year lately. The last time I took it down just as you described, because of the misfiring, and now that I know it has the wear, I am concerned about whether I can get a new receiver, and if it can be replaced. I will tear it down again, and send you some pics....again...thanks for the input.....
