Remington 1100 12 ga. Jamming Problems?

Question

I have a Remington 1100 12 ga. which is starting to experience some jamming when the gun reloads. It is ejecting fine, but gets caught just as the new shell is about to enter the firing chamber. Someone told me to clean around the o-ring or remove it, but I would rather seek more advice. What are your suggestions, 1100 owners?

Answer 1

i have never had this problem with my 1100 (1,000 + shells shot - mostly 7 & /12 or 8 shot). but i will give it a try based on my experience. #1 clean your gas cylinder to make sure that it is working properly. #2 check and clean the recoil spring to make sure that it still has the same "springiness" as an original. #3 check the "ramp" at the bottom of the breech where the shell so make sure that it does not have a burr. look again with a magnifying glass & a bright light. #4 are you using factory or reloads - try some factory - brand new factory. #5 gunsmith --- good luck & let me know what you find,.

Answer 2

Remington 1100 Problems

Answer 3

Clean around the o-ring but also make sure the gas port is very clean and clear of any residue. A speck of powder or lead that partially blocks the gas port can cause the kind of jamming you're describing.
Also keep the action well lubricated, using a lube that won't freeze or get gummy in cold temperatures.
Thirdly, certain brands of shells, I've noticed, tend to jam up more than others. Westerns and Winchesters sometimes got hung up on their way out; I never once had a Rottweil or Sabot get stuck.
The Rem 1100 is a solid, versatile hunting weapon that can take some serious abuse and lots of shooting; but like any autoloader it works much better if kept spotlessly clean.

Answer 4

I bought a used 1100 at a very good price and found that it had about a teaspoon of impacted carbon inside the gas cylinder on the bottom of the barrel. Get a blunt screwdriver and try to scrape it out. Keep the gas port holes clear. Clean the outside of the magazine tube. Take it down and clean and lubricate the whole thing. You can remove the receiver from the stock and soak it in a can of kerosene, then clean it with old toothbrush, pipe cleaners, and paper towels. Get some canned air and try to blow everything out. Lube sparingly with a good silicone gun oil. Shooting lots of plastic shells will leave deposits in the chamber. There is an over-sized chamber brush available and some solvents will help too. The 1100 will shoot a lot without thorough cleaning but eventually will be susceptible to problems that require a very thorough cleaning.

Answer 5

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The older Remington 1000 and 870 shotguns used a piece of tubular spring steel to hold the magazine spring and limiter plug in place in the magazine tube. In order to remove or add a limiter plug, or clean the magazine tube, you must: 1) WEAR EYE PROTECTION 2) Remove magazine cap and forearm 3) Remove barrel from receiver and mag tube. 4) Using a flathead screwdriver, very carefully place it at a slight angle into the metal piece that holds the spring/plug in place and pry it slightly (about 2mm), then switch the position of the screw driver and do it from the other side. The idea is to slowly move the metal piece out of the mag tube a little at a time. When it gets about 6mm above the mag tube, place your hand over top of that piece and pry further with the screwdriver. BE CAREFUL! That metal piece is under a good bit of spring pressure from the magazine tube spring and will try to fly! Be sure your face is out of the way (hence the safety glasses) and do this inside a room incase that piece flies. If you do it outdoors, it is possible that you will loose the retaining piece when it flies several yards (had this happen to me when I was hunting and had magazine feeding problems and tried to fix it in the field. I lost the magazine spring retainer). That's it in a nutshell.

Answer 6

Why mess around with a great gun. The 1100 is a sweetheart of an auto-loader and rarely malfunctions. Take it to a guns shop and let a pro take care of it. You can try cleaning it real well, but I imagine you have already done that. Don't take a chance on making it worse. I just had to have a beautiful side by side redone because one side wasn't firing. I took some "reliable advice" and tried fixing it myself only to end up breaking the firing pin. It was a 60 year-old shot gun and I paid a fortune to get it fixed. Some things you can take care of yourself, but others require certified help.

Answer 7

I've always found that THE number one reason for problems with an 1100 is lack of proper cleaning and lubrication. Also, upgrade to one of the new "o" rings. They last longer and give less problems.

Answer 8

This is why so many of us call them Rem 550 because they only function 50% of the time and 50% of 1100 is 550.

Clean it and keep it sparkling clean.

Remove forarm and remove barrel and make sure all your gas ports and everything in there is so clean you can eat off of it. then sell it take that money and get a Benelli.

Answer 9

i dont think it is in the o rings or gas ports something is keeping it from coming back to battery. the spring that returns the bolt has gotten weak or there is something hold up the train. Gunsmith ... it wont be too expensive get it done right and you will be happy

Answer 10

Keep it simple, take it to a competent Gunsmith asap.*