1100 barrel switch

joe45c · February 18, 2012, 09:36 PM

Not sure if this has been asked before, what i want to know is can i take my magnum 3" chamber Rem choke barrel off my mag. 1100 and put it on my standard 2 and 3/4: chamber model 1100? Will it be able to cycle light loads for shooting clays?

Virginian · February 18, 2012, 11:39 PM

If you have a RemChoke 3" Model 1100 barrel you must have a Steel Shot barrel. You can put it on your 2-3/4" gun, but you should not shoot anything but steel 3" loads.
It will very likely NOT cycle any light loads. The Steel Shot barrel is just like the old 1100 Magnum barrels, with one gas port.
What's wrong with the 2-3/4" barrel on your 2-3/4" gun?

ocharry · February 19, 2012, 01:17 PM

yes you can put a 2 3/4 barrel on your mag receiver

not sure how light you are talking about,,,but any standard velocity 2 3/4 load should make it cycle

for the clays you will just have to get a box that you plan to use and give it a try

my mag 1100 with a 2 3/4 barrel functions fine with Winchester AA,,, yours may not,,,just need to try what ever shells yo plan to use,,if they don't cycle try a different shell,,maybe a little hotter

my .02

ocharry

joe45c · February 19, 2012, 04:25 PM

virginian; yea my barrel does say steel shot , but i think thats for the mod. choke tube that came with it, my other choke tube says full, steel or lead. My 2-3/4 1100 has a shotgun barrel on it, and i wanted to shoot low base shells though it, because my mag won't cycle them, and it's not supposed to either. I thought it was the different types of receivers that allowed different loads to cycle, but you are problaly right it's the gas ports in the barrel. guess i'll just have to buy a barrel for my light 1100.

Virginian · February 19, 2012, 06:13 PM

Get tubes installed in your 2-3/4" barrel. Should be a lot cheaper, and you can get only the flush or extended tubes you want as you choose with the barrel work. While there are many who do it, I will say I don't think there is anyone better, or better to deal with, than Mike Orlen.
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/view...p?f=12&t=36237

joe45c · February 19, 2012, 07:26 PM

thanks for the suggestion virginian, but my nephew has been wanting a rifled deer barrel for his 1100 . i'll see what he'll offer me, and i'll look around for a 2nd hand barrell. I don't need the deer barrel any more, the area i hunt deer in southern tier of NY is allowing us to use rifles now.

Virginian · February 19, 2012, 09:51 PM

Oh my. You never said it was a rifled barrel ! Game changer. Look at a 28" Light Contour barrel. I love mine.
F243041 is the Sporting version, actually Target Contour, with bigger ports for lighter loads. They don't recommend shooting heavy loads with it.
F243044 - is the field version, suitable for all 2-3/4" loads.

joe45c · February 20, 2012, 09:33 AM

yep it's a rem. rifled barrel. i had the gun also scoped, but now i just want to convert the gun to shooting clays. yea i know about the lt contore barrels they are great, but i was just trying to go the cheap route and switch my mag barrel back and forth between the 2 receivers. I've got other options for shooting clays. I usually use my 20ga citiori or A-5 sweet 16ga, but just wanted to blast some with a 12ga. thanks for the suggestions.

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February 18, 2012, 09:36 PM	#1
joe45c Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2012 Location: peru ny Posts: 218	1100 barrel switch Not sure if this has been asked before, what i want to know is can i take my magnum 3" chamber Rem choke barrel off my mag. 1100 and put it on my standard 2 and 3/4: chamber model 1100? Will it be able to cycle light loads for shooting clays?

February 19, 2012, 01:17 PM	#3
ocharry Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2006 Posts: 687	yes you can put a 2 3/4 barrel on your mag receiver not sure how light you are talking about,,,but any standard velocity 2 3/4 load should make it cycle for the clays you will just have to get a box that you plan to use and give it a try my mag 1100 with a 2 3/4 barrel functions fine with Winchester AA,,, yours may not,,,just need to try what ever shells yo plan to use,,if they don't cycle try a different shell,,maybe a little hotter my .02 ocharry __________________ The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim." - Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC

February 18, 2012, 11:39 PM	#2
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	If you have a RemChoke 3" Model 1100 barrel you must have a Steel Shot barrel. You can put it on your 2-3/4" gun, but you should not shoot anything but steel 3" loads. It will very likely NOT cycle any light loads. The Steel Shot barrel is just like the old 1100 Magnum barrels, with one gas port. What's wrong with the 2-3/4" barrel on your 2-3/4" gun?

February 19, 2012, 04:25 PM	#4
joe45c Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2012 Location: peru ny Posts: 218	virginian; yea my barrel does say steel shot , but i think thats for the mod. choke tube that came with it, my other choke tube says full, steel or lead. My 2-3/4 1100 has a shotgun barrel on it, and i wanted to shoot low base shells though it, because my mag won't cycle them, and it's not supposed to either. I thought it was the different types of receivers that allowed different loads to cycle, but you are problaly right it's the gas ports in the barrel. guess i'll just have to buy a barrel for my light 1100.

February 19, 2012, 06:13 PM	#5
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	Get tubes installed in your 2-3/4" barrel. Should be a lot cheaper, and you can get only the flush or extended tubes you want as you choose with the barrel work. While there are many who do it, I will say I don't think there is anyone better, or better to deal with, than Mike Orlen. http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/view...p?f=12&t=36237

February 19, 2012, 07:26 PM	#6
joe45c Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2012 Location: peru ny Posts: 218	thanks for the suggestion virginian, but my nephew has been wanting a rifled deer barrel for his 1100 . i'll see what he'll offer me, and i'll look around for a 2nd hand barrell. I don't need the deer barrel any more, the area i hunt deer in southern tier of NY is allowing us to use rifles now.

February 19, 2012, 09:51 PM	#7
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	Oh my. You never said it was a rifled barrel ! Game changer. Look at a 28" Light Contour barrel. I love mine. F243041 is the Sporting version, actually Target Contour, with bigger ports for lighter loads. They don't recommend shooting heavy loads with it. F243044 - is the field version, suitable for all 2-3/4" loads.

February 20, 2012, 09:33 AM	#8
joe45c Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2012 Location: peru ny Posts: 218	yep it's a rem. rifled barrel. i had the gun also scoped, but now i just want to convert the gun to shooting clays. yea i know about the lt contore barrels they are great, but i was just trying to go the cheap route and switch my mag barrel back and forth between the 2 receivers. I've got other options for shooting clays. I usually use my 20ga citiori or A-5 sweet 16ga, but just wanted to blast some with a 12ga. thanks for the suggestions. i II