rem 1100 won't cycle
I just acquired a remington 20 ga LT magnum and it won't cycle. Before I bought it I tried a couple 2-3/4" high brass and it worked fine. When I got it home I took the barrel off to clean the bore and when I got it back together it wouldn't cycle. I even replaced the O ring. I followed the assembly diagram on the tube, wiped down the mag tube with an oiled cloth, checked for burrs on the piston. What else can I try
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by not cycling i assume u mean wont eject spent case
i just made this mistake other day feild stripping at the range.
make sure you have all 3 rings on mag tube and in correct order/way
from bottom to top (reciver to barrel end after barrel is on)
1. beveled thick ring (depressend end goes up were u can see the deep part, sorry hard to explain)
2. thin metal ring(needs to set in bevel of one above)
3. o ring
if it is not that then only thing else is blocked gas port i would think0 -
the serial number is P2190xxU. I think it's from the mid 80's 0 -
Check the gas port. 0 -
I just cleaned everything including the barrel, and running a #52 drill in the gas port, and just fired a couple 2-3/4 rounds and it seems to be working. One thing I forgot to mention before is when it wasn't cycling a couple of the super X MK-5 cases were split. Suggestions? 0 -
winchester has always has brass splitting issue on occasion, the older they are the more likely to split, they get brittle 0 -
It was the plastic splitting about 1-3/8" long, measured from the end, not the brass 0 -
All high brass 2-3/4" shells will not cycle the 1100 magnums...only the high dram and / or heavier loads will. That shotgun was designed for 3" magnum loads...If you need to use 2-3/4" loads..put a non- magnum barrel on it...
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winchester had plastic splitting issues too especially on the smooth Mark 5 0 -
On the 1100 Magnums, in both the 12, and 20 gauge. They will not cycle light 2 3/4 inch loads reliably. They have to be a HEAVY load. This goes for even the high brass loads. If they have a light charge, they will not cycle. Like has been told, you have to revert to a 2 3/4" barrel.
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What they said, Magnums are for magnums, thats why Remington came out with the 11-87, basically an upgraded 1100. I love them both, but wouldnt have a 1100 magnum now that I have 11-87. 0
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