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ncemtp
I'm sure you guys have answered this one many times, but can ya'll explain the basic difference in the Remington 11-48 and the Sportman-48. Also what is a 11-58? I've inhereted a few that were my dads and I'm trying to learn a little about them. Thanks in advance. Ben.
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  • A J Christ
    I've had an 11-48 for a lotta years and fired many shells through it. Killed ducks, turkey, geese, pheseants, doves, rabbits, quail, deer, coyotes, a bobcat and who knows what else with it. Good shotgun. In 25 years of use only had the sear break, it fired full auto, it was fun for a while but un controllable, fixed it and never had any trouble with it again. You wouldn't happen to have a spare barrel around that you'd consider selling would you? 12 guage modified. Can't tell you anything about the other guns.[:D]
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  • ncemtp
    Sorry, no extra barrels.
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  • bobski
    there is no such thing as an 11-58. it was known as the model 58. it was remingtons first gas operated semi auto w/o a recoiling bbl. the 48 came first and came in very high grades. the 11-48 was next and was more of the utility grade gun. it had some very minor design inprovements over the 48. the 11-48 continued for many more years before being dropped from the line up when the 878/1100 came out in 1961. hope it helps.

    former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction.
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  • Pinhead
    Bobski's got it right. I never heard of a 11-58 either. The 11-48 was well thought of in my neck of the woods, some of the ol timers still claim it was better than the 58 or the 1100. Course they don't like gas guns. The 11-48 was long recoil operated(magazine tube spring) and the 58 and 1100 were gas operated. The only real difference that I could see was the need to keep the gas operated system clean and keep an extra "O" ring or two around on the 58 & 1100. The 11-48 sent all the gas down the barrel - so no fouling under the fore end. Some said the 11-48 gave a sharper recoil than the delayed action of the gas system but I guess such things are more subjective than objective. Pinhead
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  • OleDuk
    Not quite, bobski. The 11-48 came out in about 1948 as a 5 shot long recoil autoloader. It was immediately followed by the Sportsman 48 which has the same action but will hold only three rounds (one in the chamber, two in the magazine). The magazine tube has three dimples in it to keep the follower from traveling forward in the tube.
    The 58 is a three shot gas gun; arguably the best handling autoloader Remington ever made but they are prone to breakage, that's on a skeet field or trap range.
    The 878 is a slightly different 58; the bolt release device is different.
    Those guns were followed by the 1100's, which were followed by the 11-87's. Good, sound, guns in my opinion but just don't have the "feel" that the 58 and 48 have.
    The long recoil 48 has a lot of goings on that you feel when you shoot it, but the 58's don't have it as much.
    Cheers,
    OleDuk[:)][:)]
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  • praire dog
    oleduk gottaher right I own both types I took a brake hone to the sportsmans mag. put in a drill in about 10 seconds had a 5 shot. guns works great had many many years and still use them.

    Greg Koczur
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  • praire dog
    oleduk gottaher right I own both types I took a brake hone to the sportsmans mag. put in a drill in about 10 seconds had a 5 shot. guns works great had many many years and still use them.

    Greg Koczur
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