Remington 1100 reassembly question

Scott O.

Scott O.

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I need some help.

I removed the trigger assembly from an 1100 to clean it and repair the safety.

When I tried to reassemble it the feed latch popped out of its slot.

Now I am trying to juggle holding it in place while I insert the front trigger plate pin and the trigger assy all the while holding the bolt assembly back.

I made an aid to hold the bolt open, and have aligned the feed latch with the pin hole enough to slip the pin in flush with the inside surface of the latch. But I am having serious problems getting the trigger assembly back in. I am chasing the pin and the feed latch all over my family room every time they pop loose.

Maybe someone else has been in this predicament too?
 
Don't you have to remove the bolt in order to take the trigger assy out? I do on my 28 ga 1100. With the bolt out you should have plenty of fingers available to hold stuff in/down etc. Then after the trigger assy is back in, replace the bolt and you're all set.
 
Scott,
I'm fuzzy on your question, but I normally install the trigger assembly before the bolt. You do have to have the "link" in place (link is the T shaped part that engages the cup attached to the recoil spring- I use a pair of needle nose pliers to squeeze the legs together and then release them to catch the inside of teh cup). After the link is in place, install the trigger assembly, to include both pins. Slide slide the bolt carier over the magazine tube, put the bolt on top, depress the catch in the reciever, and it should easily slide in place. You can then install the operating handle.

Did you have the flat piece of spring steel that holds shells in the magazine tube pop out of the reciever? If that is the problem, I recommend you take it to a gun smith and have the piece re-staked. It is a PITA to work on an 1100/11-87 with a shell catch not properly secured to the reciever.
(Brownells sells a special staking tool, if you are inclined)

Hope this helps,
-Bill
 
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Thanks guys

Yes the carrier latch is what came unstaked...major PITA

I think I am good now. Appreciate your input
 
If this is the long piece staked to the receiver, with a small bent end (to retain tube magazine shells) I think it has be be sent back to the factory. I sent mine back a number of years ago, and they fixed it for free. I just sent back the receiver and the loose part.
 
No big deal. Hold it in thought ht bolt port with you finger s and jiggle in the trigger assembly. You have to do some finagling but its happens all the time. Did you clean the recoil tube and sping in the stock? Most important!. I have had my LH 1100 for more than 35 years, its the best.
 
Put the trigger pins in to keep it lined up and you can re-stake it yourself with a small nail set. Done it more than a few times on 870s, 1100s, and 11-87s. And Jack, I too am left-handed and shoot a left handed gun!
 
I was just being lazy but I finally disassembled the whole shotgun and cleaned every part completely. I went ahead and took out the bolt, action bar assy etc. everything layed out and cleaned individually. And yes I removed the action spring and cleaned the tube. I was even able to re-stake the feed latch after making my own homemade staker (that goes into the homemade Remington toolbox with the rest of the homemade tools).

Put it all back together clean as a whistle...like Sutton would say "Easy, Peasy, Remingtoneasy"

Nice little gun...I even put the pistol grip stock on it, just to see how it felt to shoot. I guess thats the big thing now among turkey hunters and deer hunters. I loaded up 3 slugs and shot it off the deck 40 yds, offhand shoulder, down the rib at a 6" circle...1 was in, the other two within an inch of the circle. I imagine that would tighten up a little with some vent rib sights added

Thanks again for the feedback
 
a helpful hint... you are doing the right thing in that you are actually taking the time to disassemble your gun and clean it thoroughly... the 1100 is a cool shooter as long as it's kept clean...I am doing this from memory so give me a little latitude...if the shell catch that's staked into the receiver is the piece that popped out,have a 'smith re-stake it...you can get the tool from brownell's or midway but getting the stake right is easier said than done...that said its nice to have one in camp if you are on a trip(we all know that guns rarely fail unless you are on the trip of a lifetime)...back to my hint... I believe that the shell catch is on the right side of the gun... whenever disassembling or reassembling your firearm always push the pins to the right... that way you always push the shell catch into the receiver...not against the stake...just my $0.02.
 
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