Rem. 1100

[kix]

  Hello all. I have a 1968 3" 12 ga. 1100 that sometimes ejects, sometimes not. It has been 6 or 7 yrs. since I shot it due to losing my goose spot but now I've brought it out again. As I recall, the shell would stay in the chamber and I would manually have to eject. The o ring and related 'sleeves' are correct on the mag. tube as I have two other 1100's to compare with. Now I understand it could be a dirty chamber, need a good cleaning or maybe a worn extractor but I read one time about 1100 gas ports; I just don't really know where they are and If they exist, start right there. Back in the day I would load it with lead BB's and the third would be No.4 Buck w/27 pellets. Boy, it was deadly.  Thanks for your help.  Kix

[Graybeard]

For a gun that old and that hasn't been used in so long I'd start with a good cleaning and lube of the places that need it. Break it down completely to include removing the trigger assembly. I always lube the rails the T piece rides in that pushes against the spring in the stock. Clean and very lightly lube the mag tube and the two metal rings. They often get cruded up with carbon.

The gas port is in the ring on the barrel that slides over the mag tube and forms the gas chamber. Look in there and you'll see. That's another place where carbon builds up badly and must be removed.

[kix]

  Thank you very much GB. I found the gas port and will give everything a good cleaning and lube. I noticed that the 3" barrel has only one port while my other guns with 2 3/4" chambers have two. Interesting, guess it has something to do with the power needed to cycle the action. Thanks again.  Kix

[Graybeard]

That is correct magnum barrels have one non magnum have two as the lower powered ammo needs to bleed more from the lower powered ammo to cycle.

I like to use a good grease on the rails that T-piece slides on. The trigger assembly for the most part stays dry but a drop of oil at a contact point or two that you can tell by looking can be OK. On the two metal rings and O-ring no lube is needed. I like to spray something like WD-40 on the mag tube then wipe it mostly off with a rag leaving only the very lightest of film on there.

If it's all clean and properly lubed they function almost forever. Make sure to get the inside of the barrel and chamber area clean. Hopefully the chamber doesn't have rust but if it does you'll need to remove it with 0000 steel wool and then it will need to have a light lube on it to prevent rusting again. If it has not rusted no lube is needed there but during long storage I'd oil or grease the barrel also. Not for short term non use tho.

[charles p]

I also have a Remington 1100 in 3" magnum.  I had a problem like yours and found my problem.  Remove your recoil pad and remove the nut that holds the stock onto the receiver.  There is an "H" shaped piece with a concave end that the rods seat into.  It depresses the spring upon firing.  In mine, the "H" shaped piece was bent so that one end was not paralled to the other and the rods would jump out of possition.  I was going to order another piece but instead I held it with a pair of vice grips, placed it on an anvil, and hit it on the end sharply with a two pound hammer.  It straightened itself perfectly.  Still works 20 years later.

Hope you have the same good results if this is your problem.  Email me if you have a question.

[Wing Man]

 Remove the recoil pad like suggested, I find most people have never taken the stock off and cleaned the tube and the return spring. I've saw them things a rusted mess before! 

[kix]

 Thanks guys for your excellent advice. I took it apart and cleaned it real good while also making sure the gas port was open. The spring inside the stock seemed to be free and working so I am going to shoot it and see what happens first. Come to think of it I did forget to scrub the chamber, have to do that too. Last time I shot it I was burning up some old lead 3" and the thing almost knocked me down; guess that is what happens with a few more birthdays under your belt! If all goes well then I have two other 1100's that need the same treatment before problems arise. I will try to shoot it soon and report, that is if out-of-town work doesn't call. Thanks again.  Kix