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Posted: 8/14/2011 1:19:26 PM EDT
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This is my Remington 1100 in 12ga. In inherited it from my dad. My mother had actually given it to him for an aniversary gift about the time I was born. He actually had two of them. The other was in .410 and the one I hunted with as a kid. At some point he sold it, and I'm really sad about that because it really held a sentimental value for me. My little boy will have one when I can find a nice one. However, I do like this one too. Doesn't have a scratch on it and I actually have an additional barrel for it; dad always called it the goose barrel. Not sure of the specs, but it's pretty long.
When I got older and moved up to 12 ga., I used an old Sears / Higgens that was his. I still have that one too, and I use it when I shoot a shotgun around the place. For no real reason, I just don't shoot the 1100, but I'd never part with it. It feels great in the hand. I might just need to bust it out when it cools off a little. In fact, may have a bead on a pheasant hunt in Nebraska this winter...might have to warm it up. 
I don't think I've ever tried to match a post number with a model number before. Maybe it's time to step back from arfcom for a while. 
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That's cool! I have a similar Remington 1100. My Great-Grandfather bought it brand new when they first came out in 1963. He hunted with it for a few years, but when his health started failing, he gave it to my Grandfather. My Grandfather only ever hunted with his Dad, so he had no real use for it after my Great-Grandfather died and he gave it to my uncle. My uncle owned it the longest but probably used it the least. About 5 years ago my uncle mentioned to my Dad that he was thinking about selling off all of his guns. He never used them anymore, and neither of his sons (my cousins) were all that interested. My Dad told him that if it came to that, he would buy all of the old "family" guns from him to give to me. When my uncle heard that I would be interested, he GAVE them all to me. He said they were passed down to him so he couldn't really see charging me anything for them, and he wanted to keep them in the family. The gun is in immaculate condition. You'd never guess that it was 48-years-old. The funniest thing is... I've probably shot it more in the last 5 years than it was fired in the previous 43 years combined. |
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