11-87 More Problems ...

[pmd]

I am sure this has been covered before - but here we go.

I have a newly aquired Remington 11-87 that I bought used - The gun is very clean and looks like it was only shot a few times.

Today I went to the range to function test.

Federal 00 buck worked great.

I then tried a couple other loads that would not cycle the gun:

Remington 2 3/4dram, 1 1/8oz, 7 1/2 shot

Federal Multi Purpose Shotshell 3 dram eq, 1 1/8oz, 7 1/2 shot

Winchester AA (3dram?,9shot I believe left box at range?)

The barrel I used was a 26" "Target" barrel.

I checked the gas system and it was clean and dry, both holes in the barrel were clean and open.

Anyways what works in your 11-87?

Anything I should be checking for in/on my 11-87.

Thanks in advance for your help and experiences...

Paul

[ErikW]

I am sure this has been covered before

Then it's a prime candidate for the Search function. Here's a search on "Activator" for the special widget that's supposed to help 1187s function...

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...hlite=activator

[George]

3 1/4 Dram, 1 1/8 Oz of most any size shot should function a clean, properly working stock 11-87 reliably. The gas system doesn't mind a little lube of the right type (Remoil or hi-temp capable). Try WW or Fiocchi Sporting Clays or Trap loads that are rated for at least 1300 fps or better. Some 3 Dram loads of 1 to 1 1/8 Oz shot will work 100%, some won't. Below that all bets are off.

If you don't want to drill out the gas ports, or play around with gas ring setups, or both, just shoot 3 3/4 Dram loads of #4 or #6 shot. It will run 100% on that fodder, guaranteed!

Regards,

[pmd]

thanks for the info so far!!

PMD

[pmd]

Well I spent a bit of time reading thru some of the previous posts pertaining to this problem. Here's what I've done so far:

First I ordered an ACTIVATOR free from Remington see Shred's post at http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...d,ring,and,1187

Second I sprayed TSI301 on the bolt and associated areas.

Third I opend the gas ports to about 0.140

Yesterday I went to the range and did a function test.

I tried both:

Remington 2 3/4dram, 1 1/8oz, 7 1/2 shot and

Federal Multi Purpose Shotshell 3 dram eq, 1 1/8oz, 7 1/2 shot

Both ammo functioned the gun flawlessly in a rapid fire.

I'll be going back to test fire again to be sure it was not just a fluke.

I have two 26" barrels so I will try the Remington ACTIVATOR using the barrel that hos no modifications to the gas ports and will report my findings later.

PMD

[George]

Hi PMD,

Welcome to the gas mod club. Glad to hear that function has returned.

I have the activator, and an extra gas ring in my 26" bbl 11-87. The ports are also drilled out to .160" It took all of this to get function back to 100% with 3 Dram loads after installing a JP Recoil Eliminator and porting the bbl. You should not not need to do anything other than adding the activator, or drilling out the ports. Both should not be necessary for a non-ported/comped shotgun.

Regards,