I've got a personal Remington 1100 that I have just finished a complete disassembly, duracoat, and reassembly with a new speedfeed stock. It looks great, but…
The problem I'm having is that when the trigger group is installed the bolt gets bound-up (stuck, not a 'lock') to the rear, and it has to be bumped to get it to come forward about a 1/4" and contact the bolt latch. When the release is pushed then whatever was binding the bolt is apparently clear, and with the carrier up the bolt doesn’t bind at all. Upon live firing it ejects the spent round and feeds only one onto the carrier, but the bolt is held back and you have to hit the release to get it chambered, then the same thing again. It doesn’t seem to be staying bound to the rear under fire, recoil shakes it free and it comes to rest on the bolt latch. Also the bolt moves freely with the trigger group removed, all the way back till it bottoms out then right back closed, can’t be the recoil system (plus I just took it all apart and cleaned it, it’s nice in there). I think it may be something to do with the carrier dog, but don’t know what to do about it, it doesn’t appear damaged.
I took the trigger group completely apart; including the riveted parts (it was disgusting and somewhat rusty). Cleaned and duracoated all carbon steel parts and cleaned and polished all s/s parts, all looked good with no pitting and no worn corners. I was able to get all the rivets apart with no damage and with enough left to re-squeeze them to secure. I used this guide to help with the order of removal,
http://www.remingtonsociety.com/images/Rem_1100_Notes__Rev_with_Pix_of_Disassembly.pdf. I paid close attention to the small parts and springs and such, and am sure it is back together correctly, however it doesn’t work, so.....
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks