Older Remington 1100 and steel shot

bossman · November 15, 2011, 07:46 AM

I have a 1100 Remington and people say not to use steel shot. I don't duck hunt with it so are steel shot shells marked on the box. If the box don"t have steel on it I should be good to go right? What about turkey steel or something else?

Fleabag · November 15, 2011, 08:10 AM

I really don't know if it's a wife's tale or not but I have heard it a lot, not to use old barrels with steel shot bc they were not designed for said use. You can allways get a new barrel or shoot modern alloy loads that resemble lead in performance (density). Err on the side of caution and use regular loads until you get a deffinite answer from Remington.

PS - I have an old 11-87 first year of production model before the ban of lead loads for waterfowl hunting and I shoot steel loads regularly with no apparent ill effect. I really don't know if the barrel was design with steel shot in mind.

nutty ned · November 15, 2011, 10:37 PM

Yes, steel shot shells have steel on the box. Turkey steel shot is steel shot in a different box.

The issue with steel shot in 1100 and newer guns is the choke, fixed full I would not shoot steel. Mod or bigger I would not worry about it.
With choke tubes, they make a full choke tube that is made for steel.
I still use mod or more open for steel.

November 15, 2011, 07:46 AM	#1
bossman Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 996	Older Remington 1100 and steel shot I have a 1100 Remington and people say not to use steel shot. I don't duck hunt with it so are steel shot shells marked on the box. If the box don"t have steel on it I should be good to go right? What about turkey steel or something else? __________________ NRA life member When the going gets tough, I just open another beer.

November 15, 2011, 08:10 AM	#2
Fleabag Member Join Date: November 1, 2011 Posts: 70	I really don't know if it's a wife's tale or not but I have heard it a lot, not to use old barrels with steel shot bc they were not designed for said use. You can allways get a new barrel or shoot modern alloy loads that resemble lead in performance (density). Err on the side of caution and use regular loads until you get a deffinite answer from Remington. PS - I have an old 11-87 first year of production model before the ban of lead loads for waterfowl hunting and I shoot steel loads regularly with no apparent ill effect. I really don't know if the barrel was design with steel shot in mind.

November 15, 2011, 10:37 PM	#3
nutty ned Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2006 Posts: 765	Yes, steel shot shells have steel on the box. Turkey steel shot is steel shot in a different box. The issue with steel shot in 1100 and newer guns is the choke, fixed full I would not shoot steel. Mod or bigger I would not worry about it. With choke tubes, they make a full choke tube that is made for steel. I still use mod or more open for steel.