Remington 1100 gunsmith questions

[ysr_racer]

I have an older 2 3/4" Rem 1100 with a vent rib / fixed IC choke. It has two ports in the barrel and cycles light target ammo (1oz 1200fps) no problem.

I'm going duck hunting with it and I'm going to use 1 - 1/16oz 1550fps ammo, so I decided to replace the recoil spring with a Wolff extra power spring.

When I took out the old spring I compared it to the new one, and the old one was full 2 inches shorter than the new one. Is that just due to wear?

Second question:

When I pull the bolt back by hand, sometimes it locks open, sometimes it doesn't. Any ideas?

Thanks guys.

[aippi]

Yes that is the reason. In fact that is how we determine when to change the action spring. You got it just in time. When checking an 11-87 or 1100 I lay a new action spring along side the one I took out of the weapon and if it is around 2.5" shorter then the new one then I change It.

Not sure what the breech bolt issue could be because you are installing it correctly each time. It is one of those "I would have to have it in my hands when it did it" things. There is a spot where it could seem like it is all the way back and if you let it go at that spot it will close. It has to come all the way the rear to lock open.

[1911ShooterPhil]

Don't let gun trouble ruin your hunt. Have the gun inspected.

OP, before you take that gun duck hunting, and possibly have a ruined hunt over a gun with hiccups, it's best to have a gunsmith look it over. In Orange County there's a few decent gunsmiths that can help you out. You said it's an older Remington 1100? Gotcha. Then, I'd call Mark Bunach, the OC Gunsmith (http://www.ocgunsmith.com/). Give him a call: 949-306-2028. It's probably something he could easily take a look at and figure out in a jiffy. If I had a gun that I was unsure about, I would not take it out for a hunt. Only use tried and true guns when hunting.

Have you ever seen the movie, The Ghost and the Darkness? It takes place in Kenya in 1898. There's a scene where the movie's main character, a British Army engineer, COL John Henry Patterson, borrows the village doctor's rifle to go hunt down the lions who are devouring the locals. Needless to say, the doctor's rifle did not work at a critical moment. The point is...no matter whether you're hunting ducks or lions...you always want to use a gun you can trust. --1911ShooterPhil

[bohoki]

if you cycle it slow it would lock back ? if you do it rapid will it not catch?

the shell in the lifter area is supposed to keep it from locking

count the coils as to the lenght of the spring the wolf was probably wound at a more powerful rate the old spring is probably fine

[ysr_racer]

No shells in the gun. Sometimes when I pull it back it locks open, other times it doesn't.

It should always lock open so I can walk around the range.

[Thefeeder]

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Perhaps its time for a deep cleaning...sounds like a sticky bolt release thingy

if your not up to taking it apart....spray some Tri Flow in where the bolt catch thingy is....do it with the gun pointed down so the spray does not flow into the stock....work the bolt it see if it unsticks itsself .... mob up all excess spray

[anti]

And I'd highly recommend cleaning out the recoil spring and the tube it rides in with a bronze brush and some patches. That's extremely vital to the operation of these guns and many older ones have issues because of neglect in that area as corrosion and fouling/gunk tend to build up in there. I'd also recommend applying a light coat of anti-seize to the stock nut threads.

[ysr_racer]

Perhaps its time for a deep cleaning...sounds like a sticky bolt release thingy

if your not up to taking it apart....spray some Tri Flow in where the bolt catch thingy is....do it with the gun pointed down so the spray does not flow into the stock....work the bolt it see if it unsticks itsself .... mob up all excess spray

Yeah, I've cleaned it a few times lately. I'm talking bolt out, action bar out, trigger assembly out.

Sometimes it works properly, sometimes it doesn't.

I took it to Raahauge's today and put 25 rounds thru it without a hiccup. With the new recoil spring it doesn't hit me nearly as hard or fling the empties nearly as far.

It still cycled 1oz 1200fps loads, so I know I put it back together correctly