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< 16ga. Guns ~ 1963 Rem. 1100 16 ga. |
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Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:53 am
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Location: Wisconsin
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Picked up this gun yesterday for the express purpose of duck hunting in SW La. Do to blind construction where I hunt my SxSs or O/Us are to hard to reload. This SA is in good condition and has a 28" barrel including the deluxe PolyChoke. Can already hear the snide remarks about ugly. Didn't buy it for looks, besides it's a SA. Should be great with our steel reloads when I make my first hunt there in Sept. for teal, then is our annual hunt in Jan. Up here in Wis. I use a SxS 16 for ducks with bismuth and Kent Matrix. Anyway I paid 190 for the 1100, weighs in at 8 lbs., good blind shotgun. |
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Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:16 am
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Joined: 21 Mar 2013
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Location: South Dakota
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Beautiful gun!
Beautiful price!!
Beautiful choke!!!
Beautiful Gauge!!!!
Beauty is in the eye of the finger on the trigger. |
_________________ 1909 Browning A5 16ga
1936 Very Sweet Sixteen, 1937 Sweet Sixteen 3 Shot, 1938 Sweet Sixteen 3 Shot
1947 Sweet Sixteen Three Shot, 1947 A5 16ga Three Shot, 1947 Sweet Sixteen
1935 Superposed 3 inch chambered, 16ga conversion
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Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:27 am
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Location: Williamsburg, VA
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popplecop wrote: |
Anyway I paid 190 for the 1100, weighs in at 8 lbs., good blind shotgun.
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I'd pay $190 for it, too! |
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Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:39 am
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Joined: 27 Dec 2010
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Location: Spokane, WA
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Popplecop,
What's the story behind finding this gun for such a reasonable price? Do you frequent pawn shops? Do you have all the local gun shops on the lookout for 16 ga. guns?
What's your strategy?
Thanks,
Lon |
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Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:30 am
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Joined: 09 Jun 2005
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Location: Wisconsin
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Help out at a gunsmith buddies' shop, but this gun came from a friend. He bought 5 1100s in order to get the 410 skeet and 28 skeet. Also got a like new 12 and 16 both original. Those 4 1100s are in 95-98% original and also early models. The 5th one was this 16 with the Poly and the only one I was interested in. I already have 5 other 16 semi autos, 3-11/48s a standard A5 and a Sweet 16. I wanted this one for ducks and the price was right. |
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Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:00 pm
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Joined: 20 May 2012
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Location: Rockford, MI
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Is it ok to shoot steel through a poly choke? |
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Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:06 pm
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Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:25 pm
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Joined: 25 Oct 2011
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Location: Crandon, Wisconsin
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My friends used to bug me about the poly choke on my gun. They called it a "corn cob" on the end of my barrel. We hunted for both partridge and ducks. While those guns were fumbling around with choke tubes just one twist of the choke and I had what I wanted. Later when they saw how well it took game they changed their minds. Now the call it "Dial a kill". Have fun with it! Great deal. Regards RB |
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Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:02 pm
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Also have a Rem. 31 with a Poly too, of course in 16. Think they'll make a good pair of travel guns for waterfowl and what ever else may arise. |
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Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:34 am
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Joined: 28 Mar 2008
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Location: Eagle, Nebraska
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Should you be shooting steel through a 1963 barrel ??
Not sure how much you will be shooting, but might be worth just running some nice shot through her. |
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Thu Jul 04, 2013 8:01 am
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Location: SW Ohio
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WHEAT wrote: |
My friends used to bug me about the poly choke on my gun. They called it a "corn cob" on the end of my barrel. We hunted for both partridge and ducks. While those guns were fumbling around with choke tubes just one twist of the choke and I had what I wanted. Later when they saw how well it took game they changed their minds. Now the call it "Dial a kill". Have fun with it! Great deal. Regards RB
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I have a poly on my A5 std, really like it in the field, esp on waterfowl. See the birds working a bit farther out and give it a twist. I have considered it for my 12 ga Beretta auto, they now make a screw in poly choke. Replace your screw in choke and get a poly choke. My problem is, gets me over thinking in the field.
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Fri Jul 05, 2013 8:49 am
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Location: Wisconsin
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Have an Ithaca 37 16 28" barrel choked Mod. that has probably digested over 500 rounds of no. 2 and 4 steel shot with out any change in choke. It was made in 58, so not worried. |
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Sun Jul 07, 2013 1:58 pm
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Got out today and shot some pasture clays with the 1100. I just dialed the old Poly to IC and crushed the birds, was using some Federal no. 7.5 1 oz. loads Very, very happy with this set up and shotgun. Have always been a SxS or O/U person the last 40 yrs., have some A5s and 11-48s, but don't shoot them that often. Will say the gas operated 1100 has lighter recoil. All in all am very please with my purchase, poly and all. |
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Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:19 pm
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Location: Crandon, Wisconsin
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popplecop wrote: |
Got out today and shot some pasture clays with the 1100. I just dialed the old Poly to IC and crushed the birds, was using some Federal no. 7.5 1 oz. loads Very, very happy with this set up and shotgun. Have always been a SxS or O/U person the last 40 yrs., have some A5s and 11-48s, but don't shoot them that often. Will say the gas operated 1100 has lighter recoil. All in all am very please with my purchase, poly and all.
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Sounds really good! I am a left hander and I have been interested in the 1100. If a left hand version came around I would be interested. Last winter I had a chance to buy one and I hesitated and lost out on it. Regards RB |
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Mon Jul 08, 2013 1:53 pm
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Joined: 09 Jun 2005
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Location: Wisconsin
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Wheat, good luck in your quest. Years back there was an 1100 LH in the rack at the gunsmith shop I help out at and I bought it and gave it to my brother. It was a 12 ga. with a M choke, he promptly took it out and killed a nice tom with it. |
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