Looking at purchasing a 2008ish Remington 11-87 in like new condition...thoughts?

[OLD-skool454#3]

Does, "older is better" apply here? It's in real nice...I'd say almost new condition with the removable chokes, shoots 2 3/4" & 3" so that already appeals to me, but still curious what others think about this era of 11-87's

[Grendel Guy]

I bought one (12 ga.) years ago for my wife. I heard, dunno how true it is, that when swapping high base or low base shells and lengths of shells the o-rings must be changed too.

[BOBGBA]

Does, "older is better" apply here? It's in real nice...I'd say almost new condition with the removable chokes, shoots 2 3/4" & 3" so that already appeals to me, but still curious what others think about this era of 11-87's

I've owned a few 11-87s, never had a problem with one or heard of any problems with them.
I picked up one in 20 gauge a few years ago. The barrel code dates it to 2006. It shoots great.

When buying used (regardless of who made it), I like to see if the choke tube unscrews.
I've had a couple that were pretty tight, but they came out. Cleaned the threads on the choke tube (and in the barrel), lubed them and now they unscrew easily.
Some owners just shoot them and never think about choke tube maintenance.

If the price is right for you, buy it.

...I heard, dunno how true it is, that when swapping high base or low base shells and lengths of shells the o-rings must be changed too.

Never heard of or experienced that issue.
I've used both low base and high base shell in my guns.


My old hunting partner shot an 11-87 exclusively for years.
He used it for skeet/trap and for duck hunting.
Low base 2 3/4" loads for skeet/trap and 3" heavy shells for ducks.
Never had to change the o-ring for the type of ammo.
Occasionally, the o-ring gets replaced as a maintenance item

[L-2]

I've got an 11-87P in 12 gauge with an estimated ~2000 rounds through it.
I had a feed-latch break some years ago before Remington changed owners. I don't know where to get another one anymore, other than buying another shotgun to use for spare parts. Perhaps the newer Remarms company could sell just the 1100/1187 12 gauge feed latch, but unless I really need and can't find parts, I'm not going to worry about it or ask them.

Also, my trigger mechanism no longer gets tripped to chamber the FIRST round from the magazine as it used to; but manually tripping the bolt release has become a natural movement for me now. Otherwise, the trigger mechanism works fine when firing a string of shells/rounds.

I don't shoot this gun much anymore, mainly due time and to parts inavailability, but if it does ever break-down again; and if getting it repaired becomes some kind of a "PITA", I'd probably start researching and shopping for something different (maybe Beretta, Benelli, or Mossberg next time).

[Grendel Guy]

I looked it up and the suggestion was to replace the o-rings periodically not for different types of shells but because they do wear/get dirty from usage. The more it gets used, the frequency of replacement increases.