1100 .410 circa 1970's ??

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HardCash
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1100 .410 circa 1970's ??

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Last week I purchased a mint 1100 .410 which has the barrel marking "3 inch Plastic Shells Only". When I shoot factory Remington STS 2-1/2 inch #9 skeet loads, the 2nd shell does not alway feed into the chamber. About 50% of the time the ejector is holding the crimped-end of the 2nd shell pointing out toward the ejection port. Does the marking mean what it says, that I can only use 3" shell for it to function consistantly and not 2-1/2 inch shells ??
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Re: 1100 .410 circa 1970's ??

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Re: 1100 .410 circa 1970's ??

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The skeet models took the shorter shells, but the field guns were I believe 3". I never had much interest in 410s, so I'm not positive. If it says 3", it likely means 3" for consistently reliable feeding.
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Re: 1100 .410 circa 1970's ??

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HardCash wrote:Last week I purchased a mint 1100 .410 which has the barrel marking "3 inch Plastic Shells Only". When I shoot factory Remington STS 2-1/2 inch #9 skeet loads, the 2nd shell does not alway feed into the chamber. About 50% of the time the ejector is holding the crimped-end of the 2nd shell pointing out toward the ejection port. Does the marking mean what it says, that I can only use 3" shell for it to function consistantly and not 2-1/2 inch shells ??
I have the same gun from the same era. Yes, you can feed it 2 1/2" shells but its going to be an exercise in frustration. The shorter shells simply do not have the power to operate the thing properly. My experience is that about half the time the discharged shell won't eject entirely.

What is probably happening with the new shell not chambering is that the shorter shell isn't lining up properly. I've had that happen as well, but more often the discharged shell does not eject and you wind up with the empty and the new jammed in the action together.

So, yeah, rule of thumb, don't use 2 1/2" shells.

The exception is slugs, but a dedicated slug barrel is recommended for that and I think its adapted so that the shorter shell ejects and chambers properly. I could be wrong since I don't have a slug barrel (oh how I yearn for one).

2 1/2" aren't good for anything but skeet and I've found that they are increasingly hard to find . . . but then, I've never looked very hard so I guess I wouldn't know.

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Re: 1100 .410 circa 1970's ??

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If you're going to shoot 2 1/2" shells ONLY, would it be possible to open up the gas port a bit?
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