Remington 1100 Project (In Progress)

[thefenux]

The gun started out as a standard field grade Remington 1100 from 1963. I bought it with the intention of setting it up for 3-gun competition and home defense. I still have a few things to do to it, but it's mostly there.

I apologize for the poor photo quality, but it's the best camera I have currently.

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The stock:
The stock is pretty standard, just shortened to a 13" LOP. I had a KICK-EEZ Rocker pad installed too. It's nice for recoil absorption.

The barrel:
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Currently, it's a 26" barrel with a fixed IC choke. I'm going to be shortening it to either 21" or 23". I'm going to keep the vent rib and put in a regular fiber optic bead. For now, I've added a rib mounted fiber sight from TruGlo.

The reciever:
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I've added a large charging handle from Nordic Components, an Easy Loader from Dave's Metal Works and a Big Button Safety from Vang Comp.

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On the other side, I've lined it with velcro so I can mount shell holder cards. I saved a little money and made these myself. So far, I've got four of them made.

The foreend:
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On the foreend I've added a homemade 2 pack shell holder and a Magpul AFG.

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Adding the picatinny rail for the AFG required a little bit of work. I didn't feel like spending $150 for a tri-railed foreend, so I used the Magpul MOE rail segment. It required milling out the inside of the foreend and then grinding down on the metal nuts so that the piston would clear. I'm pretty happy with it, but I got some nasty looks from my gunsmith for doing that to the beautiful original factory wood.

Still to do:
As mentioned, I still need to cut the barrel. I'm also going to have it threaded for chokes when it's cut. I'm also still needing to add a +4 or +5 extension and barrel clamp.

I'm still debating adding a light, but as of yet, I have no idea what light I want or how I want to mount it.

 

[Drgnracin72]

looks like it will come together nicely! should be fun!

 

[ripnbst]

I'm with your gun smith. You should have sold that and started with a newer 1100 receiver that isn't scrolled and some synthetic stocks.

 

[3inSlugger]

You lost me when you destroyed that beautiful wood. Besides that...awesome...but don't touch the wood!!

 

[thefenux]

To be fair, that's not the original wood that came on the gun. The original wood was in serious need of refinishing. I traded it with someone for a much newer set that had been the victim of a very poor recoil pad install. Because I was chopping it to 13" anyway, the bad parts were cut away.

The new wood came from the '80s. The original wood went to a good home.

 

[O4L]

To be fair, that's not the original wood that came on the gun. The original wood was in serious need of refinishing. I traded it with someone for a much newer set that had been the victim of a very poor recoil pad install. Because I was chopping it to 13" anyway, the bad parts were cut away.

The new wood came from the '80s. The original wood went to a good home.

Now that the wood is butchered....mmm, I mean, customized, I would spray it with some black truck bed liner so it matches the look of the other modifications.

I did my old Glenfield 30-30 "Tactical Lever Gun" stocks with bed liner, and I am very happy with the way it turned out. It gives it a nice grip texture, besides the "black gun" look.

I am making a HD gun from an 1100, and prefer the feel and weight of the wood stocks over synthetic, so I have been looking for a beat up set of wood stocks to spray black for the HD mod. I will not ruin my nice original stocks.

Good luck with the rest of your project.

 

[O4L]

Double post.

 

[thefenux]

Now that the wood is butchered....mmm, I mean, customized, I would spray it with some black truck bed liner so it matches the look of the other modifications.

I did my old Glenfield 30-30 "Tactical Lever Gun" stocks with bed liner, and I am very happy with the way it turned out. It gives it a nice grip texture, besides the "black gun" look.

I am making a HD gun from an 1100, and prefer the feel and weight of the wood stocks over synthetic, so I have been looking for a beat up set of wood stocks to spray black for the HD mod. I will not ruin my nice original stocks.

Good luck with the rest of your project.

I'm not a big fan of the bed liner feel. And the checkering on it seems to provide plenty of grip for me. However I am still seriously considering refinishing it in a very dark ebony color.

 

[been]

seems like something you would come across in the ruins of post apocalyptic civilization....its different.

 

[3inSlugger]

seems like something you would come across in the ruins of post apocalyptic civilization....its different.

I wonder how many zombies he's killed with it already?!?