Rem 11-87 Premire

[jonesjj]

Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone would be able to comment on this shotgun? I am thinking of getting one but would like to see what guy/gals think of it first.

Thanks in Advance

Jeff

[Graybeard]

Mine isn't the Premiere but the full camo turkey gun configuration. The original one that came out many years ago when the camo revolution first hit.

It is really nothing but the Remington 1100 with a SS magazine tube if ya get right down to it. The R1100 is the most successful semiauto shotgun ever. The 11-87 is fully as good. I like it.

GB

[jonesjj]

Maybe I should look at the 1100 as well, I want to be able to shoot 3" as well for turkey, the rest will be mostly trap with 2 3/4"

[EOD3]

I've got one of the Premier Upland Specials, English straight stock with a short bbl.  It's light, quick, and reliable.

EOD3

[Will Field]

Jeff,
Have used 1100's for 20 years and the Premier since it came ut. They are all pretty good solid guns, but to me your choice really depends upon what you will use it for.  Remington auto's tend to be heavy and can be a real load at the end of the day - the latest Premiers have a light contour barrel but are still much heavy than most other auto's out there.  I also own a few other gas auto's including Beretta's, a Franchi, an old Ithaca 51 and a Traditions.  For a hunting gun that must be carried alot or used by a smaller shooter, would choose any of them over the Remington.  Would rate the Beretta 391 the best I've used so far. Good luck,
Will

[Bob_K]

The 11-87 changes are more than just the stainless magazine tube.  It also has a valve arrangement in the barrel that bleeds off excess gas pressure.  That way the shotgun can be just as reliable with 2 3/4 light target loads as with 3" magnum loads.  The 1100 Magnum will sometimes hangup with light trap and skeet loads.  The 11-87 also has a beefier extractor (although I was still able to break one), and the extractor slot in the barrel is .030 wider.  The gas piston and gas piston seal have an updated heat treatment, although may have migrated into 1100 production. The gas ports are in a different location than the 1100 (which is part of the reason the barrels are not interchangable).

As far as the weight, heavier guns absorb recoil better.  A heavier gun is a liability in upland shooting, but a joy in the duck blind shooting heavy magnums.

[Big]

I was leery of buying an automatic, but I bought an 11-87 in November and so far, I love it.  The wood is beautiful, which was a nice surprise after buying the last one in the store over the phone from out of town.  Have only put about half a case through it, but so far, so good: not a single jam and it cycles nicely, with minimal kick (benefit of a heavy gun, esp. when my ladyfriend uses it).

It also surprised me that I liked it better than the Benellis, and a lot better than the Berettas, I've used in the past; that's all personal preferance, though.

[Big]

Forgot to mention that mine's a Premier.

[S.B.]

My wife bought me one about 10years back. Very good shooting gun. Mine is the Premier model with a 28" tube, no engraving. I think the newer ones have some engraving on them. I've shot everything from goose loads ot trap loads thru it with a hitch.

[daddywpb]

I bought an 11-87 Special Purpose for turkey about 11 years ago. I've used it for everything from doves to turkey to trap and skeet without so much as one failure. Rain doesn't bother it either. I also have an 870 Wingmaster that I've been hunting with since 1975. You can't go wrong with a Remington shotgun.