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A friend has a Remington 20 Ga Magnum: They shoot only 2 3/4" shells. Is it possible to make it "cycle?"
It won't "reload" the 2nd shell for skeet.

This old side by side shooter doesn't know what to do.

Usually a clean and oil and a new O-ring will get an 1100 up and going. Could be a couple of other things but that is the fix 19 out of 20 times. Good luck.
Steve

Rem 1100 Mags in both 12 and 20 gauge are specificly made of magnum shotshells. The gas ports are a different size than the standard 2 3/4" guns. Most will not cycle 2 3/4" target loads.
Bob Jurewicz

I think he could get a standard barrel and use it on the magnum receiver. If my memory is correct, the magnum barrels have one gas port, the standards have two.

Used barrels should be easy to find.

Make sure the gas port inside the big ring on the barrel is clean. I use a drill bit and run it in and out by hand. A lot of stuff comes out and if it is not clear the gun will not cycle.

I think Mr. Jurewicz has the right answer. The 11-87 solved that problem...Geo

I know guys who increased the drilled port size, not sure I like that. A hot reload may help.
bill

Don�t alter the size of your gas port if you intend to use heavy loads again. Years ago a friend kept breaking the action bar on his F grade 1100�s. Got replaced multiple times. Last time at The Lordship Skeet shoot, back when it was in Connecticut, the smith noticed the gas ports were drilled out oversized. Too much gas, caused too much force on the action bar, which caused it to break. When the smith asked the owner who drilled the ports out he said he did, had to to get it to work light reloads was his reason. Got called a dumb ass for doing it. They sent the barrel back to the factory to fill in the holes and redrill them. Told the owner no free repairs ever again if he worked on his own stuff. They had to have the entire gun back to any free repairs.

Same fellow decided to port a D grade barrel. Did it on his drill press. Left the burrs in the barrel. Every time he shot it strands of plastic came out the ports. Powder stained them black each shot. Built up until the end of his barrel looked like it had public hairs coming out it. He was a hoot to shoot with.

"Same fellow decided to port a D grade barrel. Did it on his drill press. Left the burrs in the barrel. Every time he shot it strands of plastic came out the ports. Powder stained them black each shot. Built up until the end of his barrel looked like it had public hairs coming out it. He was a hoot to shoot with."

Now that is funny.

There are different models of Rem 1100 20 gauge guns
There is Standard Weight, LW and LT
Please ask him to verifly which model or you can ask
him to tell you the last letter in the serial number.
Once we know that, t'will be easier to provide a route forward.
Should be an "N" or a "U".
Mike

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