Remington 1100 28 ga

[Old Lucky 01]

I recently bought a Remington 1100 LW 28 ga, 25" IC VR barrel in good shape.  I have never owned a 1100, and I am not that excited about the 28 ga in general, but I want to make the gun work for me if possible.  If there are any Remington experts out there I could use some educated help:

The serial number is M482---J; When was it manufactured?

Can I buy a newer Remington 1100 28 ga barrel with screw in chokes for a gun of this vintage ( I am looking for a 26"-28" full choke barrel)?

What is the approximate value of this gun?

Thanks in advance.... 

[barm]

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=771500

I'm not sure if you can get a full choke tube, but the choke tube that comes with it can be removed.

[Graybeard]

If it's an older gun it will not have choke tubes but any replacement Remington 1100 28 gauge barrel should fit. The newer ones come with choke tube barrels. Really in my opinion the IC is the proper choke for the 28 gauge for hunting applications. I've seldom used tighter in my 28 ga. guns. I did shoot sporting clays once on a range that required me to go to ounce loads and modified to reach out on one or two of the longer stations. On the rest skeet and IC was plenty.

The problem with using a full choke in a 28 ga. is you just really don't have enough shot to effectively reach out to the ranges that a full choke is intended for. I promise you that you'll hit more targets or kill more birds with an IC than a full.

[Old Lucky 01]

Thanks for the advice Greybeard...I had planned on using the 1100 28 ga for squirrels mostly.  I haven't patterned the gun with it's 25" IC barrel using 1 ounce #6's, but I would think that the IC would still limit me to about 25-30 yards....probably a more evenly distributed pattern with the IC, but wouldn't a full choke still give me a dense pattern core out to 40+ yards?  There isn't any upland bird hunting in Virginia to speak of, so other than rabbits, I wouldn't use the IC barrel very much.  The ammo is too expensive for sporting clays too.

[Old Lucky 01]

Barm...also thanks for the Midway info....too pricey for me right now.

[Graybeard]

Personally I don't consider an ounce of #6 shot adequate for 40 yard squirrel hunting regardless of gauge. The smaller bore of the 28 leaves more in contact and flattens them even with a shotcup. You will not get the same patterns with it as an ounce in a 12 or even 20 ga.

I see no use for a full choke in a 28 but that's me. I never use more than a modified and seldom even that. I also don't squirrel hunt with a shotgun tho only a 22 rimfire. In the long ago past I had a Savage O/U 22 mag/20 ga. 3" and used 3" ounce and a quarter 7-1/2s when I took it squirrel hunting which wasn't that often as it was primarily my turkey gun back when rifles were still legal for them here. With the 7-1/2s you get better pattern density and I've found they kill game at 40 yards quite well IF you have enough of them. I've killed crows out past 50 with them in a 12 gauge pushing 1-3/8 to 1.5 oz of them.

If I were gonna use it on squirrels I'd look for some 7-1/2s which I think Winchester also makes. I think the ounce load comes in 6, 7-12 and 8 shot.

[dickttx]

I have a Remington 1100 20ga LW, with IC and Mod barrels that I bought new shortly after the LW came out.  Haven't used it in years as I can't do much walking.
I never see anything about the LW in forums or for sale.
It is a nice light gun to carry.

[Old Lucky 01]

Greybeard; You may be right...the narrow gauges (28 and 410) don't hold a pattern like a 20 ga would.  Considering what I want to do with it, I probabaly should sell the 28 ga 1100 and just get a 20 ga auto gun....more versitile overall.  Thanks for the advice.