Remington 1100 HELP!!
My father in law, recently passed away. I inherited all his firearms. In this pile of guns, is a beautiful Remington 1100 12 gauge 3" magnum shotgun. Here is the problem. I took it out today to shoot it. It takes ten men, a bulldozer and log skidder, to pull the trigger!!!!!!!!!! At first, I thought the gun was broken, After pulling the trigger with a ton of pressure, it went off. I had my friend try to fire it and he had a hard time too. Is there any adjustment to this shotgun???? I have quite a few Remington 870 wingmasters, and they fire with little trigger pull. Any help would be appreciated. If there is no fix, I think I might just sell it or trade it for a rifle. Oakie. PS, I oiled it and used break free on it.
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If they're like the 870 triggers, they are pretty simple. Gun is fired, bolt goes back and cocks the hammer. IIRC, 2 pins and the whole assembly comes out. Remove it, and you should be able to manipulate it manually and see what is going on. Maybe the safety might be interfering slightly.
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Toad is right. There isn't much to the trigger assembly. Take it out and look for debris that may have got into the assembly. I have found all sorts of stuff in the nooks and crannies, from weed seeds to even a piece of shot probably from a badly crimped shell. Oh yeah, I also found a spent primer that came out of a shell reloaded one to many times. If everything checks out do a search for a spring kit for 870/1100 triggers to lighten the pull. Bob
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As above, if it's that bad something is amiss. I have found a live primer in one assembly, weed seeds like a lot, cocklebur, ect. Hard to say but when you drop it you will see something.
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Quite possible that a small piece of shot got behind the trigger..
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toad67: 31547581301787/comments/31547601330843
Quite possible that a small piece of shot got behind the trigger..
Is that considered a backfire?
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Thank you guys
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