I just bought a new 11-87 Premier with a 28" Rem-Choke barrel. I also bought a used 26" Rem-Choke barrel for skeet. Neither barrel will cycle my 1 oz 2 3/4 dram (1200fps) reloads. They are STS Premier hulls with Clays powder. I have no interest in shooting 3" shells in this gun. I talked to a gunsmith today and for $75 he can ship the barrel out to have the gas ports drilled for these lighter loads. Whats interesting is that I measured the ports in the two barrels and they are quite different. The 28" is a tight 7/64" and the 26" is quite a bit larger but not 1/8". I would like to do this myself. Anyone have any idea what size to drill to? Yes, I know I may ruin my barrel and am willing to take that risk. Also, what is different in a barrel marked "Target". Would I have this problem with a run-of-the-mill 1100? Thanks in advance.
blsnelling
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I haven't tried the 2 3/4 dram stuff, but after 750+ rounds, with a dry magazine tube, my 5 month old 11-87 premier with 28 inch barrel cycles 3 dram loads with authority. I'm tempted to try some 2 3/4 just to see if they'll work. Maybe like the old timers here advised me, you need to do a full strip, clean thoroughly, oil sparingly and shoot some "field" loads for a while until the parts wear in. I couldn't be happier with mine at the range.
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