Yes, a field grade 1100 2 3/4" would do. I have one. Deer barrel and 23" Remchoke barrel.
Perfect combo.

Jim

 

well, the decision has been made for me I guess. Won an auction for an 1100 wiht 30" barrel and bead and pedestal front sight, no vent rib. Guess I'll get to working on it soon.

 

Did you ever complete it? I have an 11-87 with a Choate pistol grip stock and factory fore end. It's just too heavy...

 

Yes, I thought I started a new thread but maybe I didn't. I'll get some pics up soon

 

I also built up an 11-87 with a 20 inch smooth bore rifle sighted barrel for a "tactical shotgun" competition where we shot buckshot at steel. I also set up a fully rifled barrel for deer hunting here in Ohio. That 11-87 was very accurate with the Winchester sabot slugs that it liked and it functioned perfectly in either configuration but good lord was it a heavy beast.

 

1100 all day. I'm a supporter for the 1100. Proven.

 

How about an 1148. No o-rings

 

So the o-rings are a problem?

 

I have an 11-87 smooth bore slug gun with the rifle sights. I added a larger safety button, Choate cocking handle and a Remington 3-round magazine extension. Yeah, it’s weight, especially when compared to my inertia guns like my Benelli M2 or aluminum receiver on my Mossberg 930 SPX, is a little heavier but it’s not much worse than my gas operated Turknelli M4s.

My biggest gripe about it (and this also goes for the 1100 as well) is the carrier release button on the shell carrier. On designs that have the bolt release button on the side of the receiver below the ejection port, it’s a simple matter to roll a shell into the ejection port and send the bolt forward with one simple motion. On the Remington, you throw the shell in, then have to move to the button on the carrier and depress it. Yes, you could leave the bolt back with the shell rattling around in the receiver and send the bolt forward as you’re depressing the carrier release with the first shell you’re loading into the magazine.

And that is the other problem I have with the design is that every round loaded into the magazine tube requires the nose of the shell to depress the small carrier release button. They did make a carrier with an enlarged button but the last one I seen on eBay was starting around $200 for this fancy piece of formed sheet metal! Another option I’ve seen years ago was some sort of replacement button that looked like a long shell carrier that hung down below the receiver. Wish I could remember who made it but as much of a snagging issue that would cause leaves it as something more of a range gimmick rather than for serious work. Bottom line is that I don’t see the Remington design as a design that lends itself to quick reloading.

Here’s my 11-87 with my second Turknelli M4 out zeroing in slugs a couple months back.

 

I wanted a soft shooting shotgun for quail hunting that I could also use for self defense if needed.
Found a 1987 M1100 that I got for a good price as the guy had sprayed camo bow paint all over for a duck hunt.
I took the 28 inch barrel w/fixed modified choke and had Bob Day cut it down to 21" and thread for Tru-Chokes.
I used a Choate mag tube extension and swapped the brass bead for a Meprolight Tritium white bead.

I liked the way it turned out but disliked the way it loads, as USMCGrunt was talking about above.
And my 1100 would short stroke if low recoil Buck or slugs were tried or any low base field load of birdshot. The gas system was tuned for high base hunting loads, not target loads.

 

Love the build pic

 

Slow down on the speed posting / fluff posts to make 25. Its Saturday, no one is in the office until Monday to manually update your account anyway.

Steve

 

Been a member for 12yrs, but found a barrel in classifieds I'd like to get

 

Well you have had plenty of time to take care of your post count before now then.
Sorry there is no way around the rule.
Make meaningful posts.
Meaningful = adds substantial content to the post.
Steve