[SOLVED] Is this assembled correctly?

flipjargendy · 10-26-2010, 06:44 PM

I have a Remington 1100 from the 70's. It is not ejecting shells but it does re-****. I took it apart and replaced the o-ring... that was some time ago and it still does not eject unless I pull the action back manually.

Below is a photo that looks like what I have except, I have an o-ring on mine. Does this seem correct?

Backwoods7 · 10-26-2010, 08:40 PM

To me it sounds like the ejector. I'd try replacing that I don't think a O ring is the problem. I'd try that if that dosnt work I'd say take it to a gunsmith and have it checked.

flipjargendy · 10-30-2010, 04:48 PM

I am hoping it is not the ejector but now that I have thought about it more, I think you are right. I will finish out this season before bringing the gun to a gunsmith. It does still fire just fine.

In the mean time, does is the assembly, I mentioned above, correct?

Backwoods7 · 10-30-2010, 08:37 PM

Yea from what I can tell it is

dog1 · 10-31-2010, 03:07 AM

I have both a 70s' & 80s' model 1100. You may have tried this but mine from the 70s' will not eject light load shells, so you may want to try a little hotter shell. The 80s' model shoots anything I feed it.

dog1

nchawkeye · 10-31-2010, 04:36 AM

I'll double check after I get home from Church, but I believe the o'ring actually goes around the magazine tube to seal the gasses...It's not going to seal them where you have it...

flipjargendy · 10-31-2010, 10:36 AM

Good to know about the light load... that is all I have shot. I have tried Winchester target load and some Federal load... that is light as well. I am hunting grouse with it. I will get some heavier load shells today and try it out.

I plan on going out to hunt some grouse today. At least where I'm hunting, I pretty much only get one shot at a grouse, I won't feel like I lost a shot. The woods are pretty dense but there are a bunch of grouse!

Also, I will try moving the o-ring from where I have it now, and see what happens. When I took the barrel off the other day, that is where the o-ring was. I could have put it on there last time.

Thanks for the tips guys. I will post my results tonight.

flipjargendy · 10-31-2010, 06:29 PM

I now have a properly functioning, semi-auto shotgun!

I finished hunting for grouse tonight and decided to just take a couple of shots to see what would happen. When I took the first shot I saw something fly off to my right. I thought: NO! Now my gun is falling apart! Then I looked at the ground and saw an empty shell! That was a good feeling!

Thanks for the help all. The solution was that the o-ring was supposed to be directly on the magazine. So it should have been in front of the piston... not on it.

On another note: the Federal 12Ga I am using is Heavy Load... so I have used heavy load and light load. I did not try firing the light load yet.