Re: Shotguns: 1100 or11-87 vs FN, help me pick.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Downzero</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: smokshwn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
If you look across the board at 3 Gunners you don't see too many 1100's getting run hard anymore. Not that they weren't a solid gun but IIRC their design dates back quite a ways and just isn't as robust as the newer designs of the Winchester/FN's or the Benellis.
The price difference you ask about reflects just that.</div></div>
I don't think that's well established at all. 1100s outnumber Benellis at my local outlaw 3-gun by at least 5 to 1. My Remington 1100 Compmaster seems to work great for what I paid for it, and the new 1100 Tactical offers the same features. Besides needing a loading gate, it's ready to rock and roll out of the box.
Imported shotguns have 922(r) concerns. With the 1100, I have nothing to worry about. I can use any stock, any length extension, any barrel 18" or longer, and I'm good to go. It also cycles any ammo I feed it and beyond that, I don't want or need for anything in a competition shotgun. </div></div>
At a local 3 gun that is not surprising. Most guys get into an 1100 because they can be picked up on the cheap and mods are relatively easy. For a guy that shoots a couple three guns a year its not much of a problem, or for someone who's skill level is such that malfunctions or stoppages don't affect them too much, its no big deal.
However the OP asked about "use and abuse" which takes quite a few more rounds than a few local 3 guns a year. If you look at the top 20 or 30 guys at RM3G, Benning, DPMS3G, Nats etc you will see very few Remmy's. As a matter of fact one of the last holdouts for Remmy's, Jerry Miculek, switched out of shooting a Remmy when his gun puked on him again at the 07 nats.
So yes can you use a Remington and they are popular with respect to numbers. However, with respect to the OP's question they are not as reliable or as well designed as the Win/FN.