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What is the difference between the remington 1100 and the remington 1187

xd9x19

The 11-87 comes with either a 3" or a 3 1/2" chamber while the 1100 has a 2 3/4" chamber. The 1100 is an older design - around 40 years - while the 11-87 is newer. Check out Remington's web site or better yet do some reading over at Shotgun World. There's more info on the 1100 and 11-87 than you could read in a month.

Basically the 1100 is a great option if you don't need a waterfowl gun - especially for stuff like shooting trap/skeet/sporting clays. The 11-87 is the more modern design for handling the magnum loads used in waterfowling. But if you've got the $$ to buy premium ammo such as Remington's Hevi-shot, then the 1100 would even be fine for going after those big ole Canada geese.

The best thing about an 1100 is that a good used one can be had for around $300 and you'll never fear of not being able to find parts for it - even 50 years from now.

(No, I don't own one, but I may buy a used one for clays before long....an 1100, that is.)

Highpower

xd9x19 is 'sort of' correct. The main difference is the gas system. The 1100 can be found in a 3" version but the thing is, it won't necessarily cycle 2 3/4" shells. And of course, you can't(read shouldn't) fire 3'' shells out of a 2 3/4" gun. The 1187 on the other hand uses a gas system whereby it self-adjusts to cycle any load you care to feed it. It's a far more versatile for the 'one gun' shooter. Just my $.02

New York Hunter

Actually the "standard" 11-87 comes in 2 3/4" and 3" and will shoot them both interchangeably. If you want to shoot 3 1/2" shells, you have to get the "11-87 Super Magnum". It will shoot 3" and 3 1/2" shells interchangeably. You can also shoot 2 3/4" shells to but you have to change something in the gas system, I think an O-ring or something!

Most 1100's are 2 3/4" only, about 90% of them. However some do come in 3". Like Highpower said, if you get one in 3" that all your suppose to shoot in it. Most people are going to use 2 3/4" shells about 90% of the time. But if you might want to shoot 3" or even 3 1/2" shells then get the 11-87 of some sort.

I just got an 11-87 Premier 20 ga. It has a 26" vent rib barrel and weighs 6 3/4 lbs. I can get a fully rifled slug barrel from Remington with rifled sights. Nobody makes a barrel with the cantilever scope mount on it for the 11-87 20 ga. Hasting's makes a fully rifled barrel with the cantilever scope mount for the 1100 in 20 ga. If you want a 12 ga. then you can get just about any barrel set up you want. If your going to use the field barrel then it shouldn't matter.

mossy33oak

yeah, it really depends on what you hunt. I dont use a shotgun for anything besides clay birds and small game hunting, so I found a beautiful 20 yr old 1100 used at my local shop for $325 compared to the $500+ price tag of the 1187's. I love mine and 2 3/4 is all I need to shoot.

Pro-Line

I have an early 1960's 1100 that looks like it came off the shelf yesterday.

It shoots 2 3/4 or 3" shells. It doesn't like to cycle the cheap 2 3/4" shells, but any quality high brass shell will shoot just fine, regardless of whether it is 2 3/4 or 3".