rem. 1100 problem

[carbonhunter]

Okay need some trouble shooting advice

I just purchased a rem. 1100 LT-20 guage i got the gun for a steal 200 doller and the gun lokks brand new according to the owner it was only shot three times, i trust the guy as ive known him my whole life. after purchase i looked the gun over inside and out. there isnt a single mark on the gun and i shoot it like it was made just for me, seriously ive never just picked a gun up and shot it this well in my life.

Now for the problem, the gun wont feed the second shell, it will fire the first shell, and it will eject it or the empty hull will get jammed almost like the bolt isnt going far enough back to trigger the shell release in the mag. Ive given the gun a cleaning inclusing gas ports, replaced the O-ring and taken the whole action apart cleaned and oiled everything, gun still isnt working right?? http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

its starting to piss me off, im wondering if the gun just hasnt been shot enough to get everything working right, or if the problem is somthing more complicated.

ive fiddled with enough guns too see obvious problems and fix most things but this one has me stumped.

anyhelp would be greatly appreciated, otherwise i guess im going to have to make the trip to the smitties. I really dont want to get rid of this gun, and i paid so little im willing to spend some money to get it fixed, just was hoping someone in here could help me out.....hint hint AJ http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[too_pointer]

I went through exactly the same problem with my Rem. lt20. I bought it new and had problems the same as what you are describing. First of all, what kind of shells are you using ( light, med. heavy ) etc.
I started out with ejection problems with lighter loads.
I called Remington on it and was informed first that it wasn't made for light loads (bull) !! The second call to them I was told to run heavier loads through it
to break it in, and it should shoot the lighter loads after that. I did not have any problems with the heavier loads, 7/8, 1 oz. If you are not trying heavy loads now, I suggest buying a couple boxes of heavy loads and see if it will eject and cycle fine with them. I like mine very much also. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
too_pointer

[sportsman2500]

i agree with with too_pointer!! if the gun hasn't been broken in it will not cycle the lighter loads. my brother had thie same problem with one of his shotguns. he later sold it to a freind and bought a browning. from there on he's had no problem.

[AJ]

Sorry I have not gotten back to you sooner. I concur with Too_pointer's advise. Shoot a few boxes of heavy field loads through the gun for break in. Once it has a few hundred rounds through it, it should feed most ammo just fine.

[Tominator]

my guess would have been the O-ring Aaron. i refinished a buddy's 1100 and got to reading on it, broke it down and cleaned the whole thing. he was having the same trouble, (that's why i did the reading on it), and according to Remington's troubleshooting guide, 9 times out of 10 it's the O-ring letting gas escape. i think they suggested changing the O-ring once a year! that seemed like a lot to me, but i think that's what they suggested. turns out my buddy's gun had never had the O-ring changed (according to him, the gun was at least 20 years old). the O-ring was almost fused to the cylinder when i broke it down. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif i lubed it up real good and he changed the O-ring and it cycles fine now.

[carbonhunter]

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my guess would have been the O-ring Aaron. i refinished a buddy's 1100 and got to reading on it, broke it down and cleaned the whole thing. he was having the same trouble, (that's why i did the reading on it), and according to Remington's troubleshooting guide, 9 times out of 10 it's the O-ring letting gas escape. i think they suggested changing the O-ring once a year! that seemed like a lot to me, but i think that's what they suggested. turns out my buddy's gun had never had the O-ring changed (according to him, the gun was at least 20 years old). the O-ring was almost fused to the cylinder when i broke it down. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif i lubed it up real good and he changed the O-ring and it cycles fine now.

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LOL well i guess im going to the smitty....but thanks for the help guys, i thought of the light load thing as well so when i was in iowa i ran some fiochee golden pheasent loads through it....no dice, and chris the first thing i did when i took shipment of the gun was replace the O-ring i actually read somewhere that remington recommends changing it every 1000 shots.

thanks again all