[Multiflora]

One simply must keep up with the shotgunning Jones family.....plus, someone may well be sneaking a look as a shooter uncases his weaponry.....if they are not, perhaps waving the latest scattergun in a triumphantly flourishing manner as it is removed may attract the desired degree of attention of onlookers.
One could even 'accidentally' spill a box of shotshells as well..... if the 28 gauge is involved.

Do not waste time trying to impress the birddogs tho.....they know where importance sits in a day afield.
The 1100, or whatever, will fill that cracking, feather-drifting bill well enough.

 

[Lostintheozone]

Not sure why anyone would disrespect an old shotgun like an 1100. They aren't the best these days, but they were the best auto in it's day.

I've owned an 1100 in the past and shoot an 11-87 almost every week at the trap range. I bought it last year to get back into shooting trap. I'll probably sell it soon because it isn't an ideal trap or 5 stand gun, but I can see why so many people liked them for hunting and clays. Remington shotguns were well respected in the last century. I bought a new 870 in 1970 and still have it.

Ford brought the Thunderbird back in 2002. Over a period of 4 years they sold 68,000.

 

[saskbooknut]

$1349 at Bud's for a 2 3/4 inch chamber 1100 - I am not sure that there's enough nostalgia out there to support that price range.
I've seen used 1100s in very nice condition under 500 of our skinny Canadian dollars at recent gun shows.
A Browning Silver is more versatile, a better design and less money.
Ultimately, the open market will tell.

 

[Beancounter]

What I see is that unfortunately once again Remington is being run by non-gun people. The gentleman in the add is introduced as the product manager. I imagine he is a young engineering grad with a freshly minted mba that has spent little time in the field with a shotgun in his hands. I mean what realgun guy would read a teleprompter that said use a full choke for skeet with out automatically doing a double take and breaking off with a “wait what the —- that isn’t right.” As to the 1100 while I agree that with the advent of steel shot requirements that it probably isn’t an ideal goose gun In its 2 3/4“ configuration. But for everything else including turkeys it is a very capable shotgun. I get good turkey killing patterns at 40 yds with1 1/2 oz of #5s out of my full choke 1100. And if I use the Winchester xr rooster loads a 50 yd turkey is in mortal danger. As to reliability mine has been plugging away since the early 80s with only routine cleaning and a couple of pm O ring replacements and last year I put a new action spring in it though the old one looked fine. I just thought at 40 years it deserved a bit of pm. As to the superior design of the various modern lightweight guns popular today we will see when they hit 40 years of service which for most of them is quite a ways off And my 1100 will have another 20-25 years on it.

 

[hannibal smith]

I have said it before- The 1100/1187 is like a vintage muscle car, sure, a Honda Civic will out accelerate and out brake it, but that's not the point sometimes.

When I went Sandhill Crane hunting in Texas it was a "bucket list" hunt. I took an 1187, even though I could have brought my SBE etc. There is just something about an 1100/1187 that I like, it has a smooth any "lazy" cycling action, perfect for duck loads .

 

[Dr Duk]

It is a heavy gun and the 3” will not cycle light target ,loads.
My Beretta 3.5” guns will cycle light target all day long even on day 1
Are you driving a vintage 60s car as your every day driver? Why not?

 

[hannibal smith]

It is a heavy gun and the 3” will not cycle light target ,loads.
My Beretta 3.5” guns will cycle light target all day long even on day 1
Are you driving a vintage 60s car as your every day driver? Why not?

It all depends on what I am doing. I am a competitive shooter, and run what is appropriate, but for hunting, I typically go with classic stuff. I hunt quail with an AyA No.2 sometimes, but at certain locations, I will run a Montefeltro etc.

I was going to be hunting Sandhill Cranes in balmy weather, why not bring out an 1187? I even let some fellow hunters pose with my birds, as they didn't hit hardly anything with whatever guns they had. It doesn't matter at the end of the day.

 

[XCURSION88]

I am no knee-jerk Remington hater. I own a RemArms 870, in fact. And I love the 1100, even though I don't think it makes much business sense to keep producing them. I even like choke tubes (though less and less, to be fair). But an entire ad whose primary line of argument is that a gun is versatile because it has choke tubes is absurd in 2024. It's like creating an ad touting the fact that your restaurant provides silverware for customers to eat their meal with.

Did you read my earlier post as to why Remington did this ad.
It's only my opinion but it's far from the "water is really wet" theme you're suggesting.

Here is my earlier post about the why....

https://www.shotgunworld.com/posts/5056671/

That's just my opinion but it certainly makes the most sense I can think of.

 

[Treefarmer]

It is Roundhill RemArms Derangement Syndrome, a variation of Winchester Derangement Syndrome, Ithaca Derangement Syndrome, Colt Derangement Syndrome, and Redfield Derangement Syndrome.

Struggling to pass off a bloated, 2-3/4 inch chambered 12 gauge as some sort of versatile field gun is nonsensical. Yet, there it is.

The basic 12 gauge standard in the industry for decades has been 1) adjustment shims 2) chrome-lined bores 3) three inch chambers and 4) shooting everything from 1-1/8 oz. 1200 fps loads up to 1-7/8 oz. 3 inch loads. This is anything but news to anyone interested in hunting with a shotgun. It has been rudimentary, basic, standard fare for over 40 years.

Funny, I've been hunting with various shotguns for, oh about 55 years and don't have a single one with adjustment shims. Only 2 have chrome lined bores but most have 3" chambers. All shoot any load that it's chambered for, though. Of course, it helps that none are semi-auto.

I had an 1100 for about a year. It was a 20 ga and it came up nice swung nicely and I shot badly with it. I've never known why and sort of wish I had kept it. Maybe in the intervening 35 years or so, I would have figured it out.

But my recollection was that it was pretty reliable, eating whatever I fed it.

 

[Dr Duk]

I have my Dad a 3” 1100 for Christmas in 1966. He never did anything for himself. Every thing was for his family.
i worked at a Pepsi bottling plant and bagged groceries to pay for it.
several years ago when duck hunting was great and got tired of shooting my duck guns, I got out the old 1100
Shot 5 ducks with it for nostalgia sake and rememberping my father.

 

[Dr Duk]

I have my Dad a 3” 1100 for Christmas in 1966. He never did anything for himself. Every thing was for his family.
i worked at a Pepsi bottling plant and bagged groceries to pay for it.
several years ago when duck hunting was great and got tired of shooting my duck guns, I got out the old 1100
Shot 5 ducks with it for nostalgia sake and rememberping my father.
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Haven’t shot it since

 

[Life of Riley]

Haven’t shot it since

I'll give you 50 bucks for that old outdated non-cycling hunk of junk.

 

[Dr Duk]

I'll give you 50 bucks for that old outdated non-cycling hunk of junk.

Not For sale. It. Belonged to my father. Very precious to me because of my father who was killed the next year by a drunk driver.
will never get over his death over 55 years ago.

 

[Dr Duk]

Not For sale. It. Belonged to my father. Very precious to me because of my father who was killed the next year by a drunk driver.
will never get over his death over 55 years ago.

Maybe shoot it again this year in his memory

 

[XCURSION88]

I have my Dad a 3” 1100 for Christmas in 1966. He never did anything for himself. Every thing was for his family.
i worked at a Pepsi bottling plant and bagged groceries to pay for it.
several years ago when duck hunting was great and got tired of shooting my duck guns, I got out the old 1100
Shot 5 ducks with it for nostalgia sake and rememberping my father.
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Love that story

Thx for sharing!!!

Long live the 1100 and those who loved them!!!

 

[Dr Duk]

Christmas 1966. He cried when I gave him the gun

 

[RandyWakeman]

What I see is that unfortunately once again Remington is being run by non-gun people. The gentleman in the add is introduced as the product manager.

Back when Remington Arms was a significant company, 1100 sales cratered year after year, as did the 11-87, 11-96, and the 1100G3 . . . the last gasp.

The hemorrhaging of 1100 market share began in full force due to the Beretta 300 series and Benelli's. What the 303 didn't take out, the B-80 and the Beretta 390 obliterated. Beretta A303 Twelve Gauge Autoloading Shotgun . It was all over by the early 1980's, for good.

For a reasonable discussion of this often-asked, highly-pondered, loudly bragged-about question, let's take a step back from the usual gun club banter or advertising hyperbole. To start with, let's consider not just the stunt of a “torture test” that many manufacturers claim, all with predictably fabulous results. We will go straight to the source, a very good source of high-volume autoloading shotgun performance evaluation. Hayes and Hayes Outfitters is run by Alex and Zeke Hayes in Argentina. Please refer to http://www.handhoutfitters.com . They have been at it for over eighteen years. Hayes & Hayes keeps over 150 rental guns on hand for clients that would rather avoid the hassle of bringing their own shotguns, although you are most welcome to.

Hayes & Hayes clients consume up to six million shotshells a year. When the subject matter turns to millions of rounds per year for eighteen years, it is a body of experience that cannot be easily dismissed. No manufacturer or individual can hope to compile this level of data, not even close. Millions of rounds fired, with clients averaging over 1200 rounds per day is the type of work-out that few shotguns will ever see. It makes that little “4000 round” torture test on a new model shotgun look puny and insignificant by comparison. So what is it that Hayes & Hayes has observed with this level of shooting activity over the years? Zeke Hayes has come up with the following direct quotes in times past about a few popular models.

Beretta 391: “Doesn't hold up as well as the 390 because the 391 pistons break."
Browning Gold: "It is the next in line after Beretta and Benelli for quality."
Remington 1100/11-87: "Some fanatics bring Remingtons, but they have to nurse them."

 

[Rooster booster]

Yeah,,,,,,, that’s sure the definitive word on the subject😂🤦‍♂️

 

[hannibal smith]

Beretta 391: “Doesn't hold up as well as the 390 because the 391 pistons break."
Browning Gold: "It is the next in line after Beretta and Benelli for quality."
Remington 1100/11-87: "Some fanatics bring Remingtons, but they have to nurse them."

Damn, I wish I knew this sooner! I would have NEVER brought a Remington to shoot Sandhill Cranes (limit 2 per day) if I would have learned that it couldn't survive such a workout. I am just joking, but for many if not most situations, it's just fine. I have used one hunting Snow Geese, and you know how that goes. It worked just fine then.

A Remington 1100/1187 isn't some super quality gun, and there are some weak points in the design (that are inherent, as in can't be fixed) but it works just the same, and has a very unique feel that I enjoy on occasion.

 

[Treefarmer]

Maybe shoot it again this year in his memory

Yep, at least pick it up and use it as a touchstone to happier times.