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Posted: 10/8/2011 5:16:52 PM EDT
| My boss currently has a cheap japanese aluminum scope mount with an old redfield scope. it doesnt not hold a zero at all at 50 yards, even loctited down. In the hive's opinion what kind of mount is the most reliable for his Remington 1100 that will hold zero no problem? |
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Avoid the scope mounts that are attached to the gun using the trigger guard pins. Whoever designed that system and decided to sell it should be ashamed of themselves.
The scope mount should be attached to the barrel. That means buying a cantilever scope mount barrel or installing a mount that clamps to the vent rib on a shot barrel. Years ago I made my own cantilever mount that worked well enough, but now I run a Hastings rifled barrel with scope mount. It groups almost like a rifle at 100 yards with Lightfield slugs. ETA: A quick Google search turned up this mount which is very similar to the one I made. You want the scope attached to the barrel, not the receiver. |
| Awesome! thanks for the link. I told him before I even tried sighting it in that it wouldnt work, just seemed to chinsey. I'm used to scoping bolt actions and a few M1A's here and there which also have a poor mounting system on the side unless you spend good money and get the right mount/rings. |
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No problem. My Google search also found that Remington sells the scope mount that attaches to the receiver via the trigger guard pins. That is disappointing. I remember watching a buddy trying to get one like that to work. He kept tightening it until the action wouldn't cycle anymore and it still would not hold zero. It was a B-Square saddle mount IIRC. Maybe Remington's mount is better, but I don't see how it could be.
It looks like B-Square also makes a vent rib clamp mount I haven't tried either one that I linked to, but they at least mount the correct way. |
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Is the receiver drilled and tapped? The top of an 1100 receiver is only about .040" to .050" thick which really isn't enough for tapped holes to secure a scope and mount. I've heard of people drilling small clearance holes in the receiver, and then adding tapped holes to the barrel extension which is thicker. I guess that would work, but you'd have to remove the scope mount every time you want to remove the barrel. There is no way that I'd do that to one of my guns and I certainly would not recommend it to anyone. |
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Some 870's and 1100's come tapped from the factory. Weaver and MesaTactical make rails which match the Remington factory screw pattern. The glitch is that Weaver supplies 3 short and one long screw. Mesa supplies 3 long screws and one short. From looking at my 1100 TAC4 I'm thinking Weaver is correct, and I do have BOTH mounts on hand.
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Some 870's and 1100's come tapped from the factory. Weaver and MesaTactical make rails which match the Remington factory screw pattern. The glitch is that Weaver supplies 3 short and one long screw. Mesa supplies 3 long screws and one short. From looking at my 1100 TAC4 I'm thinking Weaver is correct, and I do have BOTH mounts on hand. Paladin Interesting. Do they leave more material on the top of the receiver on these models? I currently have an 870 Express Magnum, an 11-87 Super Magnum, and an 1100 LT-20. The tops of all of them are awfully thin for tapped holes. OP: I was in that situation years ago. My old 12 gauge 1100 came with a plain barrel with fixed choke. I bought a 26" vent rib barrel with choke tubes and sold the plain barrel to recoup some of my money. Then I made the scope mount that clamped to the vent rib. It was pretty accurate with rifled slugs. If your boss doesn't mind spending the money, a rifled barrel with scope mount seems like the way to go. |
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Some 870's and 1100's come tapped from the factory. Weaver and MesaTactical make rails which match the Remington factory screw pattern. The glitch is that Weaver supplies 3 short and one long screw. Mesa supplies 3 long screws and one short. From looking at my 1100 TAC4 I'm thinking Weaver is correct, and I do have BOTH mounts on hand. Paladin Interesting. Do they leave more material on the top of the receiver on these models? I currently have an 870 Express Magnum, an 11-87 Super Magnum, and an 1100 LT-20. The tops of all of them are awfully thin for tapped holes. OP: I was in that situation years ago. My old 12 gauge 1100 came with a plain barrel with fixed choke. I bought a 26" vent rib barrel with choke tubes and sold the plain barrel to recoup some of my money. Then I made the scope mount that clamped to the vent rib. It was pretty accurate with rifled slugs. If your boss doesn't mind spending the money, a rifled barrel with scope mount seems like the way to go. Ill ask him tommorow when I see him. As for when he bought it, he bought a hasting's rifled barrel for it. Thanks for all the help! |
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