Skeet B 1100 will only fire 1 shot.

5RWill · December 26, 2009, 10:07 PM

This gun is taken well care of and all. Cleaned after it's shot. Now for some reason it wont cycle the round in magazine. So i can only shoot one shot when shooting skeet. Any ideas what the problem is?

zippy13 · December 27, 2009, 01:27 AM

Nice gun. I'm assuming that the bolt moves when you shot, but not enough to fully cycle the gun. If this is the case: Is it enough to cause the first round to fully eject, or (1) does the bolt close (or partially close) on the spent hull? Or, (2) the spent hull is ejected from the gun and the bolt closed on an empty chamber. Or, (3) does the bolt stay open after you shoot? It's hard to tell you what's wrong without having a complete description of the problem. Also, you've not told us if this is something new. If yes, than what precipitated the change? Typically, 1100s start acting up right after you've had them apart for cleaning or you changed ammo -- you didn't tell us what ammo you're using.

Unless something is broken/worn, or you've switched to too light loads, the number one cause of 1100 troubles is getting the rings re-installed incorrectly. Also, the rings and mag tube need to be clean enough so the rings slide freely as the gun it turned end over end with the bolt open. If the mag tube is rusty, it needs to be polished. (Mag tube corrosion is a common 1100 problem, and it's why the model 11-87 switched to stainless steel.) A worn O-ring is also on the list of typical culprits -- they are cheap, install a new one. Next, clean the gas ports, many otherwise clean 1100s have crud in the gas ports. The Skeet B 1100 has two 0.086-inch vent holes, use a #44 drill, or specialized crud punch, to clean the barrel vents.

These days, with the proliferation of "lite" and "extra lite" target loads, some ammo just isn't powerful enough to fully cycle an 1100 even if everything else is okay. You might try some name-brand 12-ga 3-dram 1-1/8-oz 1,200-fps standard target loads (not discount store promotional field loads). If the gun functions properly with these, then you know there's probably nothing wrong. If you are going to feed your gun a steady diet of light loads, then you might consider having the barrel vents enlarging by someone who knows what he's doing.

5RWill · December 27, 2009, 06:18 AM

I haven't shot it in over two years, since it started messing up. It's not a new gun it's my dads. Has been clean thoroughly the way i remember it is it will shoot and cycle the first round just fail to load the second breach stays open and it doesn't cycle the next round. And yes this is with 1 1/8 shot, i mostly Run AAs through the 1100s. I'll verify today and try to shoot more than one load and see what happens. My dad suspects its an 0 ring problem, he stripped it and cleaned it and still nothing changed. Hoping we can solve it the gunsmith i got is a excellent machinist when it comes to fixing things, building things, and rifle bedding and barreling, he's good with shotguns too from what i can tell.

5RWill · December 27, 2009, 05:19 PM

Found the problem i believe. We stripped it today and everything was fine till my dad noticed a broken extractor claw. Which now appears to be the issue.

zippy13 · December 27, 2009, 07:29 PM

Outstanding home smithing!

5RWill · December 27, 2009, 09:12 PM

We cleaned the ports and almost every part of both of the 1100s and i have to admit they're some of the most dirty shooting guns i've ever seen. The rag was black with residue.

December 26, 2009, 10:07 PM	#1
5RWill Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,654	Skeet B 1100 will only fire 1 shot. This gun is taken well care of and all. Cleaned after it's shot. Now for some reason it wont cycle the round in magazine. So i can only shoot one shot when shooting skeet. Any ideas what the problem is?

December 27, 2009, 01:27 AM	#2
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Nice gun. I'm assuming that the bolt moves when you shot, but not enough to fully cycle the gun. If this is the case: Is it enough to cause the first round to fully eject, or (1) does the bolt close (or partially close) on the spent hull? Or, (2) the spent hull is ejected from the gun and the bolt closed on an empty chamber. Or, (3) does the bolt stay open after you shoot? It's hard to tell you what's wrong without having a complete description of the problem. Also, you've not told us if this is something new. If yes, than what precipitated the change? Typically, 1100s start acting up right after you've had them apart for cleaning or you changed ammo -- you didn't tell us what ammo you're using. Unless something is broken/worn, or you've switched to too light loads, the number one cause of 1100 troubles is getting the rings re-installed incorrectly. Also, the rings and mag tube need to be clean enough so the rings slide freely as the gun it turned end over end with the bolt open. If the mag tube is rusty, it needs to be polished. (Mag tube corrosion is a common 1100 problem, and it's why the model 11-87 switched to stainless steel.) A worn O-ring is also on the list of typical culprits -- they are cheap, install a new one. Next, clean the gas ports, many otherwise clean 1100s have crud in the gas ports. The Skeet B 1100 has two 0.086-inch vent holes, use a #44 drill, or specialized crud punch, to clean the barrel vents. These days, with the proliferation of "lite" and "extra lite" target loads, some ammo just isn't powerful enough to fully cycle an 1100 even if everything else is okay. You might try some name-brand 12-ga 3-dram 1-1/8-oz 1,200-fps standard target loads (not discount store promotional field loads). If the gun functions properly with these, then you know there's probably nothing wrong. If you are going to feed your gun a steady diet of light loads, then you might consider having the barrel vents enlarging by someone who knows what he's doing.

December 27, 2009, 06:18 AM	#3
5RWill Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,654	I haven't shot it in over two years, since it started messing up. It's not a new gun it's my dads. Has been clean thoroughly the way i remember it is it will shoot and cycle the first round just fail to load the second breach stays open and it doesn't cycle the next round. And yes this is with 1 1/8 shot, i mostly Run AAs through the 1100s. I'll verify today and try to shoot more than one load and see what happens. My dad suspects its an 0 ring problem, he stripped it and cleaned it and still nothing changed. Hoping we can solve it the gunsmith i got is a excellent machinist when it comes to fixing things, building things, and rifle bedding and barreling, he's good with shotguns too from what i can tell.

December 27, 2009, 05:19 PM	#4
5RWill Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,654	Found the problem i believe. We stripped it today and everything was fine till my dad noticed a broken extractor claw. Which now appears to be the issue.

December 27, 2009, 07:29 PM	#5
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Outstanding home smithing!

December 27, 2009, 09:12 PM	#6
5RWill Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,654	We cleaned the ports and almost every part of both of the 1100s and i have to admit they're some of the most dirty shooting guns i've ever seen. The rag was black with residue.