REMINGTON 1100: History and Relevance

[@brianklamer3328]

The 1100 will still do most everything the average hunter needs. Thanks for the video.

[@toddsickinger3934]

I have a pristine 1100 12gauge built in Oct 1965 and it is truly beautiful and still very functional. I have decided to preserve it and now use a Mossberg940 PRO Field as my go to. I almost bought a new 1100, but they have been out of stock here, and a deal came up and you know how that goes. Thank you for a great factual and respectful video that pays homage to a hall of fame shotgun

[@lesbratton]

I still have the 1100 LW 20ga I bought for my father in 1974, unfortunately he passed two years later at age 54. After shooting my old Model 12 16ga for a decade, I decided to take up the 1100, it fit me so good it became my go to quail gun, what a gem.

[@jerrymartin5100]

2 years ago, I picked up an 1100 in 410, new in the box, love this shotgun.

[@patrimarti]

I bought my 1100 in 1979, brand new from Dunhams sporting goods. It never failed me, still looks beautiful, still have the original box, and is going to our grandson and his 1 year old son when my time here is over.

[@BarnyDaddy]

I have an 2 3/4” 1100 with a 21” barrel and poly choke. It has killed more game than I could count. It has never failed to fire and eject shells. It will never leave me until I die.

[@leadhead7338]

Just bought my 14 year old the white diamond 1100 with all the engravings and also a Polly choke for only $399

[@Joe3pops]

Canadian ex infantry here. When I served as a peacekeeper in Cyprus,in our platoon house communication bunker was kept an 1100 magnum slug gun for feral dog control. And a wooden crate with about 250 rounds Imperial SSG buckshot.

[@Combat556]

In the early 70’s I was shooting a Remington 870 Wingmaster, and the semiautomatic was not on my radar. Fast forward 50+ years, and now I finally bought a 1100 Classic Trap and love it. Worth the wait.

[@shellmaker10]

Another Friday and another outstanding video! Those pictures of the old print adds brought back a lot of memories from when I was a kid in the 70's and used to look through the Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, and Field and Stream magazines. I appreciate the wealth of knowledge you have on all things fishing, and hunting. Thanks.

[@dougr5379]

My favorite shotgun even to this day. My parents gave me a 1100 12ga with 30" full choke for my birthday in 1976. It was and is my favorite pheasant gun. I don't recall ever having any malfunctions of any kind.

[@craigparker4108]

I bought the same gun new in 84 was fantastic for Pigs & Goats it threw a near perfect pattern of SG 00 buckshot to about 35 meters. In the 12 years i had it i replaced the gas seal twice, cleaned it after every hunt & after 12 years the chrome lined barrel still looked new. I've had quite a few guns but the memories & game photos remind me that the 1100 is my favourite gun I've owned.

[@doughodges3495]

The 30 inch fixed full was the first barrel on mine. I’m now on my fourth barrel and still kicking.

[@billyhenard1473]

I subbed right away after I found this Video. Got my first 1100 when I was about 10 Years old,a a 20 gauge on the 12 gauge frame I really liked it and now 55 years later I have a Remington 1100LT-20 on the smaller frame which I like even better ! Good video and now that I am subbed will be watching your other videos.

[@leadhead7338]

REMINGTON #1 ALWAYS! Just picked my 14 year old boy up a 20 guage 870 Field Master with a polly choke, while i was picking that up, i saw a white Diamond 1100 12 guage with not a scratch on it, its from 1966, its engraved and even the bolt is engraved, it also has a polly choke on it and i got that for him to for only $399 for each of them! Hes going to be so Excited!!!

[@robertferguson533]

My Mom got one for my Dad for his birthday back in the seventies. I’ve still got it

[@mbilden]

I bought a heavily used 1100. Used it for a season, took it home, took it apart. Cleaned everything really well, replaced the mag and recoil springs, new O-ring, lubed it according to the manual. In the spring I took it out and the difference was amazing. It worked like a new gun. Kept it a few more years and sold it to a friend who still uses it for skeet. He swears he will never sell it. The 1100 was, is and will always be a great shotgun. Just needs care, like all tools.

[@bobgibbs4105]

I’ve inherited my dad’s 16 Gauge 1100 2-3/4” chamber with 30” (fixed choke) Improved Cylinder barrel with no rib. He bought it new in 1968, the year before I was born, and it was his dedicated Dove gun for my entire life. He is 82 now and hasn’t been on a Dove shoot in more than a decade but it still cycles just fine.

[@clksvlguy03]

My dad gave me an 1100 16 ga for Christmas around 1977… will never get rid of it

[@petrotmyrcz308]

I never miss a History and Relevance video DD. Always so informative and well done. I truly wish now that I'd purchased one of these in the 70's, it's an heirloom gun I would give to my son. He's settling for a Stevens 311 sxs in 12 gauge, but it has history in our family. Keep up the great work DD, may you stay forever young.

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

@@petrotmyrcz308 The Stevens 311 is an American working man's icon. Folks living in the country usually had a 311 above the mantle or in the closet next to the front door.

[@petrotmyrcz308]

@@desertdogoutdoors1113 Yes indeed. Great comment. I always enjoyed that gun.

[@clayp520]

Thanks for this video DD! My dad bought me one in the mid 70's. I'll cherish it forever! I appreciate the time, effort, and research you put into this.

[@TheRoamingHazard]

Thank you for this vid. Used my 1100 20g for years and years, probably taken into the thousands of birds with it. It was great, until it wasn't. It got to a point that no matter how I cleaned it, no matter if it had a new o ring or not I just had FTE issues almost every shot. Every single person I asked said you have to replace the o ring... just get a new o ring, o ring o ring o ring. I got so sick of hearing the same tired answer that was clearly wrong I just reserved myself to the idea that the gun was dead and shot out and held onto it simply for sentimental reasons. For such a popular shotgun I was frustrated that I couldn't find anybody that wouldn't regurgitate the o ring as the problem. You are the first person I have heard mention the recoil spring. Which kind of makes sense that could be the issue. It is kind of a pain to get to and if there is rust gunk etc on the spring or in the tube that could absolutely prevent the gun from cycling properly. I'm going to take it apart right now and probably order that recoil spring. I will let you know if I get it up and running.

[@RustySprocket]

Take it to an actual gunsmith. He'll have it running in no time.

[@danramzinski2957]

Also might be light loads. I use 1300 or higher velocity loads and have no problems

[@JohnnyMojave]

I now have to know if that fixes it. Keep us updated.

[@traxxasrcfun]

Let us know if it worked please

[@WillE454]

Please keep us updated

[@josephjenkins8305]

Let's face it 60s 70s 80s and early 90s was the best time for the nicest guns made of all time you ain't gonna get that quality and look now days unless you pay thousands

[@joshuagibson2520]

Many thousands.

[@johnbuchanan4876]

I have an 1100 i just did a complete breakdown and cleaned about 60 years of crud. I did have to get the shell stop re staked but that's it. Great gun.

[@nuancolar7304]

I had a Remington 11-48 when I was a youngster, which is basically an 1100 but was recoil operated instead of gas operated. It kicked harder than a 1100 but was still a good gun. I later moved on to the 1100 and sold the 1148. Wish I had kept it.

[@MichiganSilverBack]

Spot on! My dad bought 12 in '65. My grandpa bought a 20 in '66. They were about $150. In 1980 my dads was stolen, he replaced it for $300. In '84 he bought me a new one in 12g for $400. I still have and use it today. I have only replaced the one rubber o ring once. In 2000 when I turned 30, my grandpa gifted me his 20. I kept it for 21yrs, raised my girls on it. Then I gave it to my cousin for him to raise his boys on. If I could only have and keep "one gun", it would be my 1984 Remington 1100 in 12ga. (She favors high brass).

[@Don458Lott]

The 1100 testing video clips were great! Over 50 years ago, I got my first 1100 new and still use it today. In the small gauges (28 and .410), skeet shooter will tell you the sheet metal part will wear out and break with 10's of 1000's of rounds of use.(ie Feed Latch, & Carrier latch). It would be great if they made the 4 gun skeet set again as all guns had the same feel. They also need to bring back the 16 gauge 1100.

[@Oldman899]

Excellent presentation! Thorough, to the point, pure information, no unnecessary verbiage. Thank you.

[@BilgePump]

Holy Hell what a channel!! Thanks for the no nonsense and fact filled gun channel. I’ve had a 1187 since 1997 and it’s been perfect. Skeet/Trap and huntin. i.e. lotsa rounds through it. i keep it clean. tip: find a good quality gas seal ring of the same demensions, they last longer and clean the recoil spring every couple years. toothpick to clean out the gas holes in the barrel works like a charm. I’m looking for the same in the 20ga however 1970’s vintage.

[@hillbillyscholar8126]

All made in Ilion, New York by American workers who were career employees.

[@BilgePump]

I’ve been over there a few times. The employees have always most accommodating. Very unfortunately the NY state government has not been to Remington, which is a national disgrace.

[@hillbillyscholar8126]

@@BilgePump The result of having activists running the government rather than representatives.

[@johnwashingtoncountyor4954]

I have a Sportsman in 12 gauge, which I purchased many years ago (2.75 in or shorter shells). Thanks for the video.

[@jimchambers7548]

I enjoy these gun history videos. Doesn't matter what gun it is, as long as its a classic👍

[@maddog6493]

this was a really well done video and I really enjoyed it . I have been hunting with a 1100 for a long time can't beat them I have more expensive shot guns but none of them feel as good as my 1100 in my hands ..best regards sir,,

[@Ray-jk9gq]

I have mine bought it new in 83 and its still runs great I wish I had bought 20 of them

[@lylebayless2685]

Got mine august15 1972 just in time for Texas dove season then quail behind my 1st German shorthair pointer such great memories have had a few more pointers then labs and the gun still works after thousands of shells and will go to my grandson when I’m thru with it best shotgun ever made

[@cracky_wainwright]

Excellent video. All those hunters & shooters in the old Remington videos were stone deaf by 55 years of age from never wearing hearing protection. We shot a million rounds in the 1980s and 90s with no hearing protection, and now I'm nearly deaf with the added devilish non-stop gift of tinnitus!

[@amosmoses9247]

My favorite shotgun is the 1100 and I've only had one for a few years. I bought a lightly used 20 gauge VR with Full fixed choke and since I've been using it, have taken more doves with it than any other shotgun. Huge fan of the platform.

[@adrianlouviere7650]

My Merry Christmas around 1965. Still does the job duck hunting. Thanks!!!

[@wildcaughtfirewood1511]

Excellent video. I put my late father’s 1100 12ga back into service for fall Turkey a couple of weeks ago and it was great to use his legendary Remington. My first shotgun was my 1100 LT20, so I have essentially a matched set.

[@keithross4511]

GREAT video and informative!!! I bought an 1100 in 1977 and it has served me very well in the corn fields and slough’s and old railroad right of ways pheasant hunting in Iowa and anywhere I’ve needed it’s use. Thank you for this video and great information.

[@RMM--uv7uk]

I have 2 of them. Have not used them in many years. When I was a teenager in the 90s I use to ride my bicycle down to the fields with it on my handle bars. Come back with ducks and pheasants every time. Imagine doing that today. 😂😂

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

I have an 1100 made in the early 70's. It's got a plain 28" modified choked barrel. I've been hunting with this gun since I was 13. On thousands of hunts it's never malfunctioned or otherwise let me down. It's the last gun I'll sell or trade.

[@ronmartblog]

I won my 1100 in a 1982 raffle when I was a kid for $1. I stopped using it when I was a teenager and in 2023 finally got it from my parents place and added it to my collection. It’s still in pristine condition because I never got a chance to take it hunting when I was young.

[@jds5355]

I have an 1187 with " Special purpose magnum " etched in the receiver that I bought back in 1987 when they came out and it is still my go to gun for waterfowl and Turkey. And it always will be! It does everything a shotgun needs to do and never jams. I cant ask for more than that.

[@Gunrunner223]

They were good guns. They didn't have the same balance or swing as the 1100. It was hard for someone who shot an 1100 alot, to switch to the 1187. Id love to have one in a 20 myself.

[@jds5355]

@@Gunrunner223 I bought a sleek little 20 ga with a field stock in pristine condition for my wife. I love it more than she does. She usually just wants to use my Mossberg pump instead. LOL.

[@NorthwoodsNomad]

I have / had many shotguns . The semiautomatics are: Beretta A400 Xplor 20 gauge , Benelli M2 Field 12 gauge , Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen 16 gauge . I love them all ! I recently sold the Benelli , but I just may have to add a classic Remington 1100 to the mix to replace that one , just because this is America and I can . Always great content sir ! Have a great weekend.

[@davidh6818]

I recently bought a 1962 model Browning A5 Sweet 16 for my son and it still shoots and cycles beautifully.I got extremely lucky and found it priced at well under$500 and in dire need of a cleaning.After a little elbow grease it's now my favorite bird gun(when my son isn't using it).

[@josephmarciano4761]

Wow! I was transfixed, and I don't even own one of these shotguns. What an education! We may have to start calling Mr. Dog, the "Shotgun Whisperer."

[@varney2010]

By far the best video I've seen on the 1100.

[@davidanderson1916]

I went to a hardware store around 1968 were my Dad bought a Remington 1100 to replace his Remington 48 Countless ducks,squirrels ,doves and quail graced our table I got his in 2010 won many Sporting Clay tournaments and today it is still never lets me me down.. By far the Remington 1100 is the best shotgun ever produced …

[@SuperLaplander]

Thank you sir, good solid information and a joy to watch!

[@terryhodgson2357]

Fantastic video, very informative and accurate. I've experienced some of the problems you've mentioned here. Easy to address. I use mine for skeet and it is simply amazing.Maybe old technology, but still shoots as well as any modern gun. Thanks for posting this.

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

@@terryhodgson2357 I shoot a LOT of top-tier shotguns every year. Everytime I shoot an 1100, I'm always amazed at how little recoil it has. It has way less recoil than my Benelli SBE3.

[@Squizzle56]

On the o-ring issue, get a Viton #21 for the 12, or #19 for the 20 and forget about it!

[@sasquatchoutdoors]

60 year and still going strong. If it ain't broke, don't fix it...

[@patnoble1914]

The 1100 is the finest shotgun I have ever shot. It has always done everything I have ever asked of it.

[@ProCoach2373]

I still recall buying my first used 1100 at a gun show. I wanted one so bad. I think I paid around $350 back in around 1990. I still have it.

[@saigawesnovember]

I have an excellent condition 1100,I don’t shoot it much anymore, but I will at some point. Does anyone remember in the movie A Christmas Story when Darin McGavin points out something in the corner that turns out to be a Red Rider BB gun? That’s how I got my 1100. Funny thing was I was in my late 20s’ when my dad did that. Love that shotgun.

[@bboyd2034]

Really enjoyed the video... Bright back memories of these great guns.

[@JefF-rv7gp]

I have an 1100 I bought 25 or so years ago, and it always seems to be the one I slways came back too. I have a 28 inch Remchoke barrel and 21 inch smoothbore slug barrel, and there really isn't much you cant do with this gun. I would love to lay hands on an 18" buckshot barrel. If Remington would only make barrels again 😒

[@johnknouse8846]

I have an old Model 11-48. Amazing shotgun!

[@merlinnorris817]

Have my dad's he Purchased it the day I was born.

[@skippylippy547]

Excellent video and superb research! Thank you. This is an important video for everyone who owns an 1100.

[@Badhands55]

First gun I ever shot. My dad bought it new in 1963. I own it now- it’s in mint condition.

[@RedLeafRFO]

I bought a new RemArms production 1100 Sporting 12. “RA” serial, one of the last to be built at Illion. It’s gorgeous. Running phenomenally.

[@BrianSinclair-o8l]

When I got back from the gulf in1991, I bought a truck(Toyota pickup), a 22 rifle, a 7mm sako rifle, and a special purpose 1187, early model, with walnut stock. Truck is long gone, the sako,and the remington, have been joined by others, but I still have them

[@michaelsecrest7183]

Bought mine in 1970 12 gauge only! My dad had a 20 gauge

[@davidjeansonne3706]

I love these old guns I have 2 of them very simple to breakdown and clean

[@countryboycansurvive7663]

I've hunted with a 1100 since I was 12, and it never failed me. Still, my go-to

[@leighdee2084]

Great video. I love the history of these older guns, and your video was highly informative. Cool.

[@DarrenMossman]

The only thing I would add to this video is to mention that the gas seal is a very specific diameter thickness. You can not just use off the shelf o-rings. If so, the action will not fully close and will not fire. I learned this the hard way when a told a buddy to buy some new seals and he decided to just "pick them up from the hardware store" After a few hours of trying to get his shotgun to operate mystery was solved

[@saltcreekammo]

I love my Versamax. I wish they still made them. Never had a failure of any kind... That being said, my 11-87 and other Remington shotguns fit me perfectly.

[@lesjohns4359]

My Grandfather gifted me his Sportsman 58. I also have a late 60’s 1100 that belonged to my Great Uncle. My Turkey gun is a 870. None have ever failed me.

[@mildbill222]

There was a time when Remington made some of the best sporting arms for the common man. Sadly the company was run into the ground in the 2000’s. I’d like to see the new company make quality 700’s, 870’s and 1100’s again.

[@ChristopherBruttig]

The first gun, that I purchased with my own money, was a 12 gauge, left had version in the mid 1980's. I used it for pheasant hunting and waterfowl. Generally, it worked pretty well, but I found it heavy to carry in the field for upland hunting and its reliability was only dependable if you cleaned and oiled it after each field outing, otherwise, it would hand up and not eject shells 100 % If I was looking for a classic auto loader, I would look for a nice classic 🤔Browning Auto 5.

[@Johnnysokko168]

I have 2 12's, 1 20 and 2 870's. Love my old Remmys.

[@redbeard123]

A great video as always thank you

[@codywilliams1506]

I’m surprised you haven’t done a History & Relevance review of both the Winchester Model 12 & Mossberg Model 500 yet. Would love to see those reviews come soon 👍

[@bobbymann8058]

Still got my 1100 12 ga that I got for my 16th Christmas l am 60 now. We are both still going strong.

[@WillyK51]

Back in the 1960's-70's I was a Kid. Dad, who wasn't a Hunter looked closely at the 1100 for Me(As well a the very beautiful Weatherby MK XXII) . Eventually my Mom gave a a very fine Browning Superposed when about 18 and I also got a Rem 550 later. Might still get the MK XXII just because of memories

[@waynemayle865]

1100 16ga has got to be my favorite

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

My grandfather had a 16ga 1100 and he bagged countless limits of ducks, quail, and roosters with that gun.

[@brintwalstad8177]

I own one. Very good gun.

[@badwizard1312]

I had a 16 gauge, no rib, 26 inch modified choke. It was a unique handling gun. Best dove gun I ever had. Alas, as Jack O’Conner used to write, I sold it. Regret that one.

[@NCWoodlandRoamer]

A little late to this one but love your history videos. This was another great one. Have a great week Desert Dog! ….Oh and please move the upcoming hunt camp mail to Friday, pretty please! 😄😄

[@Bob.W.]

One nice thing about my 878 was that I never needed a plug for ducks. 😂😂😂 Still have it.

[@Gunrunner223]

I've been on dove shoots, and had to crawl under someone's old truck, to get some grease off of a ball joint, to rub on the o ring of mine, or someone else's 1100 to get them back running. They truly are, the greatest American shotgun. My current one is a 79' tournament skeet 12. It's so pretty, I got worried I would beat it up to much, so I bought a new V3 after they came out. Got it for a great price. It's a good shotgun, very reliable and a pound lighter. But, it just doesn't swing like all other Remington shotguns. That's one thing Remington was known for. All there guns, mounted to the shoulder, and felt alike, (except for the 1187). I hate what freedom group done to the company. Round tree has better quality, but suck on quantity, and different models available. I wish Ruger would buy Remington too!

[@adkennedy0352]

I never had an 1100 but I do have a special purpose turkey 11-87. Lightest load I can make that gun work with is a hot 1 1/4oz 2 3/4 inch shell. Still my favorite turkey blaster and many fine toms were taken with it. Recently got an a400 xtreme plus and I love it so I don’t think I can justify a new 1100 but if I find one in 16 gauge I might have to pick it up.

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

The A400 Extreme plus is the finest waterfowl shotgun I've ever used.

[@garyhammond2213]

I have an 11-87 and a 1100 and have had no problems with either of them.

[@jharchery4117]

Very good presentation. Thanks.

[@joshawalister4657]

Still love my 1981 year 410

[@RichardBurris-rr5ns]

My 1100 is 50 years old. i still shoot it to this day and with a light mod. choke and 3" number 2 steel its a proven 50 yard duck gun.

[@daleoutdoors17]

I have a 1977 1100 and there still isn’t a finer shotgun ever made. Just wish it was a 3 inch gun but it’s just 2/3 and it’s hard to find turkey loads to hunt with. I use my Stoeger most the time but I still use my 1100 for small game. Still preforms flawlessly. They just don’t make them like they use to

[@GunsmithSid]

As a gunsmith for 30 years, I’ve definitely seen more issues with the link, shellstops and action spring - than the magazine tube inside or outside. Solid design and evolution - I have a G3 that shoots well but I only put about 600 rounds a year through it. It is basically an 11-87 with high performance surface coatings and a long forcing cone and VersaMax bore and chokes. I like the longer competition carrier latch. The gun feels great, but I get better scores with my Beretta A400 Xcel. I’ll check out more vids…

[@MLSPlatforms]

I have a left handed model ! Ejection on left side couldn’t believe I found it

[@ranchodeluxe1]

It used to be that everyone who hunted Central SD with an autoloader had a pump gun for a backup. Some still do. Mostly out of old habit, I reckon. They were never totally reliable in a blizzard or icy conditions. Today, if all I have is a Super 90, I'm thrilled.

[@denniswilson9317]

Back in the 80's I was looking for a shotgun for bowling pins. I was competing in the auto and revolver handguns but only owned a couple single shot shotguns. My buddy, who was an avid turkey match shooter, advised me to stay away from the 1187 that had just entered the market and buy a nice used 1100 for $200. I competed with it maybe twice before deciding to stick with handguns. Within a year the bowling pin match had closed. I put the 1100 in the safe and it is still there after about 35 more years. I need to get it out and see if it shoots ok. I only put about a box through it if that, but don't know how much the previous owner fired it. I would say it was a fair investment and I probably haven't lost too much to inflation.

[@chrisalheit3205]

New intro music! Nice

[@f.davidbush9093]

Have both a 12 gauge and 20 gauge light weight. Love them both but the 20 is sweet.

[@harmonikahanz]

love my 1100 for goose hunting, ive owned model 5s, and other semi autos but nothing compares when it comes to its lack of recoil, smooth ejection, looks, and weight distribution. (the only thing is that this gun does need cleaning after 100 rounds~ give or take. But if you are using any shotgun you should be cleaning your shotgun before 100 rounds anyways.

[@joeblo1319]

Well done, thank you

[@MichiganSilverBack]

Best vid Ive seen on the ole girl! Thx!

[@jeffreygraf3358]

From trap loads to sabot rounds, my 1100 shoots them all. Just keep spare O-rings and change them out once and a while.

[@Ratshot1993]

The new ones are absolutely gorgeous. Nearly impossible to find though

[@sheldonbryant4184]

Best shotguns Ever made.is there other shotguns out there 😮lol love my 1100

[@eleuteriodiaz3653]

Awesome video

[@stevendonnalammar4422]

I picked up a 63 model 1100 in 12 ga in early 2020 before the plandemic hit, it has some minor pitting but it cleaned up rather nicely, only paid $200 for it then, you can't hardly touch them for under $800 now.

[@lilfairycupcake]

im not a big remington fan personally, but a friend of mine had a 1100 and it was a tank, compared to my 20ga bps. at the end of grouse hunts we would always trade guns to give him a break.

[@desertdogoutdoors1113]

😂 A BPS is only 4oz lighter than an 1100 in 12ga. In 20ga, both guns are the exact same weight! I highly doubt gun weight was the issue.

[@jeffreyelliott622]

I have two vintage 1100's that shoot 11 shots go figure 1100 and 11 shots and 2 3/4 in. shells is all you need anyway whether you're shooting light loads or heavy loads such as buckshot !!! And with proper maintenance it'll outlive all of US !!!

[@DesertDan64]

Ive been carrying an 1100 into the field for 30 years and I see no reason to change.

[@RobertBrown-pb2uj]

Good video Thanks