i hate to say this to all you remington lovers out there, but there is really no comparison between the SBE and a 1100. Those italian's have got there $*#% figured out... also, the SBE will outlast the 1100 bye many years!
if you want to compare guns at least go w/ the best made american shotgun; the browning gold, although it is still a far cry from the SBE.