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The 2006 Remington 1100 Competition Gun

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Question: If the barrel is bored out to .735", does it still use the standard Rem Chokes? If so, then the barrel must taper down to about .727 prior to the choke tube or else you would have about .008" constriction with a Cylinder choke in the gun. That might make it hard to get open patterns with. Also, when they increased the ID of the barrel, did they also increase the OD an equal amount? If so, this will make for a heavier barrel than what is on the present 1100's of similar barrel length.

Secondly, I don't really see much, if any, improvement over the standard 1100 Sporting or 1100 Classic Trap. Yeah, the nickel receiver looks a little better than the blue receiver, IMO, but that doesn't justify a $500 price increase.

Another drawback (compared to the Berettas and Brownings) is that the 1100 still has no shims to adjust the buttstock for cast or drop.

I don't mean to sound like a wet blanket, but unless the "street price" on these guns is around $700 for the non-adjustable rib version, then I doubt Remington will sell many of them. Based on what I've seen, I'd much rather pay $700 for an 1100 Classic Trap than $1,000+ for one of these.

EDITED: I see that they say the gun comes with new "Pro Bore" Choke tubes. I assume these are larger diameter than the Rem Chokes, so that means that if you have a whole sh*tpot full of Rem Chokes, they won't be usable in this gun. And vice versa. These new chokes won't be usable in your Rem Choke guns.
 
Thanks, Mark. I meant adjustable "comb". :oops: :oops: Danged, I was thinking one thing and wrote something else. :oops:
 
WinM12 said:
With all the recent talk about the value of stock shims, I wonder what they do to the wood/metal fit? I value a well fitting gun, but I wonder if manufacturers can make them graceful?
The shims do absolutely nothing negative or distasteful to the appearance of the gun, IMO. In fact, they are so thin that you have to look hard to see them. If someone handed you a gun to look at and then after you looked at it they asked you if the gun had shims, you would probably be hard pressed to remember if you even saw the shims or not unless you made it a specific point to look for them.
 
coachf said:
Heck, I like it. :) I don't need shims with Remingtons. They already fit me well. I also like the fact that it is a NON-ported bbl, and the "idea" of teflon coated internal parts is smart if it really does make things "slicker."

Looks like they're trying to compete with the 391 Gold Sporting and even Teknys Gold?
I would estimate that the Rem 1100's probably provide a reasonable fit for about 40% of the American adult males. That still leaves about 60% of the American adult males that it doesn't fit very well...... plus a much greater percentage of the females and youths that need not only a different LOP, but also different drop and/or cast in most cases.

As to teflon, the Breakfree CLP and Rem Oil both contain teflon so why try to put it on permanently? Also, if you've looked at any old skillets that are teflon coated, you'll see that the coating often starts flaking and peeling off after a year or two of use. I don't think I'd want my gun looking like the bottom of some of the teflon skillets I've seen. :wink:
 
WinM12 said:
I assume that the brands of semi-autos that offer shim adjustments (Browning, Beretta, etc.) use some sort of bolt buffer instead of an action spring?
Nope, they use action springs too. A bolt buffer in the rear of the receiver wouldn't come close to taking the place of an action spring. The Berettas (and probably the Brownings too) have a plate that goes inside the stock. The plate must be matched up with the appropriate shim that goes between the receiver and the stock. Each plate has the center hole in it drilled a little off center to match up with the shim that is being used. The stocks on the Berettas and Brownings just have the hole for the action spring tube big enough so that the stock can be shifted a little without interfering with the action tube.
 
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