RE: 1100 or 870
I bought an 1100 and a Hastings rifled barrel. Put them together and topped it with a 2.5 power bushnell scope on an Asquare mount. (had to have the mount epoxied to the reciever side and then the bolts tightened a bit.That way the reciever was not squeezed by the tight bolts, which had stopped the action cycling)
With Federal sabot slugs it will shoot 2 3/4 inch three shot groups at 100 yards.
After having this slugrig for several years, I took the slug barrel off and put the original vent rib smooth tube back on. Took it out on a sweet goose shoot, where I had the birds landing 40 yards from my blind. That 1100 points and swings just right for me and I had no trouble killing my limit of canadas and a few mallards as well.
Robin in Rocky