Remington 1100 20ga not firing!?!?!?

[swab1985]

Wtf... I just dropped good money on a gun that does not fire.... Pull the trigger and it sounds like it should go off... but it doesnt, the primer is not getting hit by the pin....broken or sticky firing pin???? Anyone else ever have a similar issue?

[Eastern Shore Slayer]

i had that happen with an older gun. pop the pins and make sure the hammer is cocked corectly and check the pin assembly for debris

[WoodsHunter]

Might be a broken firing pin or a lot of oil in the trigger/hammer dragging the firing pin down where it's not hitting the primer hard enough. Once you clean the firing mechanism cut off the top of a loaded shell, dump out the shot, pull the wad, dump out the powder, now you can test fire the shell out back of the house, if it's not hitting the primer may be broken pin. Ron

[Pagrizz]

Wtf... I just dropped good money on a gun that does not fire.... Pull the trigger and it sounds like it should go off... but it doesnt, the primer is not getting hit by the pin....broken or sticky firing pin???? Anyone else ever have a similar issue?
I have worked on many 1100's and 99% of the time they just needed a good cleaning Take it apart and put it in some good solvent for a day or two and blow it out .I always do this first before I start replacing parts.

[chum stains]

Take it back where you bought it at and tell them. they should fix it at no charge. Then i would haggle them for some money off the gun for the inconvenance. They should definatly check all the their guns before they walk out the door.:)

[swab1985]

Yeah, they definitely should fire the guns before they put them on the rack for sale.... BS....not to mention the shop is a good hour from my house

[smed]

I'm sure its nothing serious, the 1100 is fine shootin'-iron. Besides they are relatively inexpensive to fix. Extremely soft shooting too.
I've had my 12ga 1100 for 5 years and 5000 rounds and other than minor servicing it works flawlessly. I use it for skeet and trap primarily as I hunt with a SxS.
If you've had enough of it and you want to sell it, drop me a line.

[CamoRay]

I have a vintage 1100 20ga I bought new in 1968 (I think).....It has been the only gun I've ever used for ducks and geese.....don't know how many hundreds of boxes of shells I've shot through it ....BUT....the one thing I've found out is you have to keep the action CLEAN.......take it completely apart and brush all parts with solvent....dry them and then
use DRY graphite on the moving parts.....I'm not saying that you don't have a firing pin problem but try cleaning it good first......don't know what year your gun is or if you need disassembly help ....you can probably get help on the remington website or believe it or not I have the original
instruction sheet that came with my gun and can send you a copy....good luck with your problem...

[swab1985]

I fixed it....it was the two collars and o-ring on the mag tube...they were backwards:confused::eek: I cant believe it came from a gun shop assembled incorrectly:huh:

[smed]

that is difficult to accept.
My 1100 has a diagram on the magazine tube illustrating the exact order and orientation of the piston, collar and the O-ring.
That being said, I've assembled them incorrectly at least twice at the skeet range while in a hurry and not paying attention, so I'd say its a common mistake. Probably not for a gunsmith though.

[swab1985]

Yep, I took it out today and its not ejecting shells. The o-ring (part# 12) was looking like it had seen better days when I fixed it last night. I am assuming ths is the problem? If so, anyone know of a shop in central or south jersey that carry's those o-rings?

[smed]

You'll probably need to go to a gun-shop and have them order them for you.
Most gun shops would carry the 12ga O-rings, but I would imagine they dont sell a whole log of the 20ga O-rings.
I know that Sportsman's Guide has the whole kit for 12ga:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=359279

I also read somewhere on a gun forum that the O-rings can be found at Ace Hardware in the plumbing section and I recall some guy chiming in with the exact part # for the same kind of teflon O-ring at like half the price. The gun shops charge like $4.99/each and their worth about a quarter. Anyway....I would imagine you could find the 20ga in the hardware store as well.
Still - it might just be easier to stop by the gun-shop and order the factory rings.

I think the ones I have are from Brownell:
http://www.brownells.com/

good luck and quick shooting.

[swab1985]

Thanks for the link:) I just ordered it...6 bucks a pop:eek:... guess I'll be going to the hardware store and trying to find cheaper replacements.... does it make a difference if they are teflon coated?

[swab1985]

The sportsman guide doesnt specify if they are for 12ga or not....could it be they are the same?

[smed]

no chance - sorry, that was a bit misleading.
the 20ga would definitely be different.
But that kit should be available in 20ga from somewhere, possibly Brownells.



The sportsman guide doesnt specify if they are for 12ga or not....could it be they are the same?

[Pagrizz]

I have them.Contact me bobsmaineconnection@netzero.com and I will send you two of them. It never hurts to have a spare.

[Hunter24]

I fixed it....it was the two collars and o-ring on the mag tube...they were backwards:confused::eek: I cant believe it came from a gun shop assembled incorrectly:huh:

Had similar issue with 1187 12ga., cleaned it with an air compressor. Has work fine since.

[One Shot]

I have two Remington 700 mountain rifles.One year I took them to the range before hunting season to site them in.It was cold out and I fired the first one and nothing happened,until 3 seconds later then it went off.It scared the hell out of me,so I put it away,figuring something was broke.I then took out the other one and the same thing happened.I took it to Tanners gun shop in Warwick and the told me I used the wrong gun oil when I cleaned them the previous year.They cleaned them up and they now work fine.It taught me a lesson not to buy the cheap stuff anymore.If not for the fact that I was trained well how to handle a gun,I may have pointed the barrel in an unsafe direction.It could have been bad.

[WoodsHunter]

Glad you weren't hunting polar bear, you would have died...
Clean your guns, very little Rem-oil store in a locked gun safe.
before leaving for the range or hunting trip strip off all the oil with a
dry towel, don't need the oil when it's time to shoot. Get back wipe
down, little, I mean a little oil, then wipe clean. If your not going out
do not wipe down until your ready to take it out again.
Once I was hunting in Wyoming with my buddy, he gets back to camp
bitching about my reloads, check the primer on the shell that was supposed to have mis-fired, the primer was just about hit. I go and
check his rifle, too much oil, striped the oil, he used the same bullet
next day and he took a nice antelope. Light on the oil especially if you use
auto loaders.
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