Discussion:
Looking for Remington Expert / Dealer
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Tim Guy
2006-10-02 19:39:48 UTC
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Well doesn't really matter if my beads are a figure of 8 or not now.

My gas cylinder on the underside of the barrel on my 11-87 split big time
while on a clay shoot Saturday.

Unrepairable according to local gunsmith and 350quid for a replacement from
UK Disty.

273Dollars from the US, 43dollars delivery and Ive got to get an
export/licence plus id get stung for the duty on import.

Cant find any loose barrels for sale on the web currently (nothing on
guntrader)

What pees me off is theres 12+ on the US ebay shop and again because of
import problems are all unobtainable.

Can anyone suggest a good dealer / shop thats into their Remingtons?

<SULK>

Tim
BillR
2006-10-03 22:29:09 UTC
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Check http://www.guntrader.co.uk
You can buy a S/H 11-87 for £400 and you will have a spare action.
Post by Tim Guy
Well doesn't really matter if my beads are a figure of 8 or not now.
My gas cylinder on the underside of the barrel on my 11-87 split big time
while on a clay shoot Saturday.
Unrepairable according to local gunsmith and 350quid for a replacement from
UK Disty.
273Dollars from the US, 43dollars delivery and Ive got to get an
export/licence plus id get stung for the duty on import.
Cant find any loose barrels for sale on the web currently (nothing on
guntrader)
What pees me off is theres 12+ on the US ebay shop and again because of
import problems are all unobtainable.
Can anyone suggest a good dealer / shop thats into their Remingtons?
<SULK>
Tim
Tim Guy
2006-10-04 12:10:40 UTC
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Post by BillR
Check http://www.guntrader.co.uk
You can buy a S/H 11-87 for £400 and you will have a spare action.
My only issue with that is Bill that Ive seen some shoddy 11-87s going for
stuipd money at the moment.

Id need to go and check them out but most are marked, etc.

My 11-87 was mint. It was always sleeved until I was in the stand. OK. It
had slight marks on the blueing due to ejection, etc but youd swear it was a
new gun.

Tim
superx
2006-10-04 21:12:18 UTC
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Tim

I had a 1187 sporting clays and that was one of many problems I had with
it - I was lucky as Hull cart the importers at time replaced it - you could
try putting a free ad in back of sporting gun or do what I did and got
another 1187 - but if that was me I would cut my loss's and go 391 or
Browning gold. - you could sell bits but scrap barrel and receiver.- very
nice handling gun but guns made from baked bean tins don't last long.

Dave
Post by Tim Guy
Well doesn't really matter if my beads are a figure of 8 or not now.
My gas cylinder on the underside of the barrel on my 11-87 split big time
while on a clay shoot Saturday.
Unrepairable according to local gunsmith and 350quid for a replacement
from UK Disty.
273Dollars from the US, 43dollars delivery and Ive got to get an
export/licence plus id get stung for the duty on import.
Cant find any loose barrels for sale on the web currently (nothing on
guntrader)
What pees me off is theres 12+ on the US ebay shop and again because of
import problems are all unobtainable.
Can anyone suggest a good dealer / shop thats into their Remingtons?
<SULK>
Tim
Tim Guy
2006-10-05 11:03:48 UTC
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Post by superx
Tim
I had a 1187 sporting clays and that was one of many problems I had
with it - I was lucky as Hull cart the importers at time replaced it
- you could try putting a free ad in back of sporting gun or do what
I did and got another 1187 - but if that was me I would cut my loss's
and go 391 or Browning gold. - you could sell bits but scrap barrel
and receiver.- very nice handling gun but guns made from baked bean
tins don't last long.
Hi Dave

Really? You had the same problem? Intresting.

The only other problems Ive had is loosing 2 piston washers in a year (maybe
caused this failure, maybe....)

Well that and it sill jamed once in a while. Cured with cheap shells with
abit of kick to them.

Ive written a sob letter to Remington to see if they are willing to do
anything.

As I said in my letter. The weight, even the feeling of the recoil was all
smooth and felt right.

When my gun failed I endeed up using a Browning gold for the rest of the
shoot and the reload felt like the Remington jamming. If was souless and
being a semi shooter for such a long time almost felt remote, like an over
under does to me.

Im still searching for a FE A5, and am considering just getting a 150 quid
fixed choke one just as a taster to see if I like it. Kick myself now. There
was a 100quid A5 in the local dealer 6 months back. I should of got it after
all.

I see that Remington have bought out a G3 1100, but we're starting to get
into the money relm again. As it stands Ill have to sit on my hands for 3
months to be able to afford the new barrel let alone a new gun. (sigh, and
that bring me to Christmas doesnt it, so thats an even longer time scale.
Its looking like an old sh!tter side'b'side for 50 quid for the time
being.....)

Anyone got a side'b'side I can sanddown and use? <Chortle>
superx
2006-10-06 12:49:42 UTC
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Tim

I had this problem over ten years ago and when I took it to Hull they had
never seen it before - in the time it was there another three turned up- or
was that mag tube - age is getting to me
If you want to keep with the 1187 I would buy a second hand one as it will
only be a few quid more than barrel -- I got one out of Sporting gun and he
was desperate to get rid of it as he had no one interested in it at the time
(£275) so just check the magazine's and then push them for there sudden
death price.
Mine functioned flawlesly except for barrel split - mag tube coming out
twice -two action sleeves- two action bars -bolt lock -firing pins- link
bars (loads) - forend supports - piston rings till new clip together ones
came out - buffer on back bolt - and in end action bar wore through side of
receiver just under ejection port. - every time I got in cage I had to lay a
white sheet on floor to see what bit's had come out. - Having said all that
it was the best pointing shooting gun I have ever had.

Dave
Post by Tim Guy
Post by superx
Tim
I had a 1187 sporting clays and that was one of many problems I had
with it - I was lucky as Hull cart the importers at time replaced it
- you could try putting a free ad in back of sporting gun or do what
I did and got another 1187 - but if that was me I would cut my loss's
and go 391 or Browning gold. - you could sell bits but scrap barrel
and receiver.- very nice handling gun but guns made from baked bean
tins don't last long.
Hi Dave
Really? You had the same problem? Intresting.
The only other problems Ive had is loosing 2 piston washers in a year
(maybe caused this failure, maybe....)
Well that and it sill jamed once in a while. Cured with cheap shells with
abit of kick to them.
Ive written a sob letter to Remington to see if they are willing to do
anything.
As I said in my letter. The weight, even the feeling of the recoil was all
smooth and felt right.
When my gun failed I endeed up using a Browning gold for the rest of the
shoot and the reload felt like the Remington jamming. If was souless and
being a semi shooter for such a long time almost felt remote, like an over
under does to me.
Im still searching for a FE A5, and am considering just getting a 150 quid
fixed choke one just as a taster to see if I like it. Kick myself now.
There was a 100quid A5 in the local dealer 6 months back. I should of got
it after all.
I see that Remington have bought out a G3 1100, but we're starting to get
into the money relm again. As it stands Ill have to sit on my hands for 3
months to be able to afford the new barrel let alone a new gun. (sigh, and
that bring me to Christmas doesnt it, so thats an even longer time scale.
Its looking like an old sh!tter side'b'side for 50 quid for the time
being.....)
Anyone got a side'b'side I can sanddown and use? <Chortle>
superx
2006-10-09 18:38:02 UTC
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Tim

Give these a ring - a mate went to look at 1187 Premier and said it was
almost mint - only had a few hundred rounds through it - £350 and they won't
come down but you could still try.
D.A.I Leisure Pursuits (West Midlands) Ltd
Tel: 01384 265151
13 Enterprise Trdg Est Pedmore Rd, Brierley Hill DY5 1TX

Dave
Post by superx
Tim
I had this problem over ten years ago and when I took it to Hull they had
never seen it before - in the time it was there another three turned up-
or was that mag tube - age is getting to me
If you want to keep with the 1187 I would buy a second hand one as it will
only be a few quid more than barrel -- I got one out of Sporting gun and
he was desperate to get rid of it as he had no one interested in it at the
time (£275) so just check the magazine's and then push them for there
sudden death price.
Mine functioned flawlesly except for barrel split - mag tube coming out
twice -two action sleeves- two action bars -bolt lock -firing pins- link
bars (loads) - forend supports - piston rings till new clip together ones
came out - buffer on back bolt - and in end action bar wore through side
of receiver just under ejection port. - every time I got in cage I had to
lay a white sheet on floor to see what bit's had come out. - Having said
all that it was the best pointing shooting gun I have ever had.
Dave
Post by Tim Guy
Post by superx
Tim
I had a 1187 sporting clays and that was one of many problems I had
with it - I was lucky as Hull cart the importers at time replaced it
- you could try putting a free ad in back of sporting gun or do what
I did and got another 1187 - but if that was me I would cut my loss's
and go 391 or Browning gold. - you could sell bits but scrap barrel
and receiver.- very nice handling gun but guns made from baked bean
tins don't last long.
Hi Dave
Really? You had the same problem? Intresting.
The only other problems Ive had is loosing 2 piston washers in a year
(maybe caused this failure, maybe....)
Well that and it sill jamed once in a while. Cured with cheap shells with
abit of kick to them.
Ive written a sob letter to Remington to see if they are willing to do
anything.
As I said in my letter. The weight, even the feeling of the recoil was
all smooth and felt right.
When my gun failed I endeed up using a Browning gold for the rest of the
shoot and the reload felt like the Remington jamming. If was souless and
being a semi shooter for such a long time almost felt remote, like an
over under does to me.
Im still searching for a FE A5, and am considering just getting a 150
quid fixed choke one just as a taster to see if I like it. Kick myself
now. There was a 100quid A5 in the local dealer 6 months back. I should
of got it after all.
I see that Remington have bought out a G3 1100, but we're starting to get
into the money relm again. As it stands Ill have to sit on my hands for 3
months to be able to afford the new barrel let alone a new gun. (sigh,
and that bring me to Christmas doesnt it, so thats an even longer time
scale. Its looking like an old sh!tter side'b'side for 50 quid for the
time being.....)
Anyone got a side'b'side I can sanddown and use? <Chortle>
Tim Guy
2006-10-12 15:31:12 UTC
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Post by superx
Tim
Give these a ring - a mate went to look at 1187 Premier and said it
was almost mint - only had a few hundred rounds through it - £350 and
they won't come down but you could still try.
D.A.I Leisure Pursuits (West Midlands) Ltd
Tel: 01384 265151
13 Enterprise Trdg Est Pedmore Rd, Brierley Hill DY5 1TX
Dave
Nice on Dave. I bought it.

Its actually newer than mine, wood is 98% bluing is 95% Mech is 95% with
abit of rust.

I reckon it hasnt been fired in years. The mech is 100% dry and very stiff.

Its still got the original two piece piston in it.

One choke in it (havent looked)

Ill oil bath the trigger mech and give the mag/piston a good soaking.

Sold for 350 and as you say wouldnt budge.

Cheer Mate, I owe you a beer or 3.....

Tim

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