I used to own one of those 1187 premier skeet models . A terrific skeet gun. Mine had a steel 26 inch target barrel. That looks like a later model with the gold trigger. I was wondering if it went to the light contour barrel or still has the steel barrel?

 

It’s a light contour barrel

 

Sorry, I missed the part of your initial post that the barrel is LC. That makes it a great gun. I love my 1100 Sporting with the LC.

 

The Light Contour models are noticeably lighter and balance different than the standard barreled 11-87,s . You'll notice it will swing differently than the 1100 where as they were weight forward as is the standard barreled 11-87.

 

The heavy front is one of the complaints I had heard about the standard 11-87/1100. I don’t claim to be a shotgunner at all. I am a pistol shooter and rifle guy. Just recently started shooting backyard skeet as something to do. My wife seems to enjoy it so I was looking at something nice to buy that would last a long time. I bought an ultra cheap Turkish 20ga and, although it looked nice, was about like driving a Ford Festiva. Shot this 11-87 and it’s like a Mustang. Fast and solid.

 

The 11-87 looks right at home beside the 1100 you have. Congratulations on a cool find.

 

I really like my 1100's for targets. I have 2 11-87P's and they are solid performers but have gracefully taken their place in the chart of time. They are still a few left that see routine patrol on my job (retired). But even in my adoring eyes, they can't touch the 1301 or M4.

 

Soft recoiling guns.

 

As I mentioned earlier, I had the 1187 premier skeet with the standard barrel and it was barrel heavy. I also have a 1100 sporting with the light contour barrel which is lighter and feels much more like the older 1100s with the fixed chokes. The early 1187s made the standard barrel thicker to accommodate screw in chokes which made them heavier. The light contour is thinner except where the choke screws in.

 

Just bought this for shooting skeet in the backyard. I’ve got my dad’s old 1100 from the late 60s and really like the 1100/11-87. Feel like I got lucky finding this locally.
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You have what I consider to be the pinnacle of the model, as far as finish quality and overall handling & balance. Not too long after this one was made, it was steadily downhill for Remington all the way to their inglorious end.

 

Nice gun! I had a nice 20ga 11-87 Premier, that was very reliable once broken in and was one of the softest recoiling guns I ever owned. Kinda sorry I let it get away. I could be happy with a nice 12ga LC Premier too. Hope you enjoy shooting yours.

 

Nice! I recently picked up my first Remington - a 30+ year old 1100 28 gauge skeet barrel. I’m really looking forward to shooting it hopefully next week if I figure out and grind a pad for it (needs a tad more length).