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Very unusual in my experience. Did you clean it completely? I never used to do much more than swish a rag at a new Remington, but I have seen some lately that look like they must have gotten a real deal on some surplus Cosmoline. I saw an action spring on a Sporting 20 that looked like a brown rod. The 1100 target guns have larger gas ports and no compensation to try to insure high ...

baggyhockeypants wrote: Any advice? Call Remington! Seriously, try Numrich, but you aren't going to save much money...

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You put the term elbow grease in a whole new light ! Bend it back and order another one. If it breaks off you're no worse off. $13.50.

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I can't find any mention of backboring on Remington's site, so I don't know if it is backbored or not, but suspect it is not. I can almost guarantee no factory 12 gauge is going to be backbored all the way to 10 gauge specs. A standard 12 bore is .729", and a 10 gauge is .775". That's way too much for any wad skirt to seal. Most backbores run .740" to .745".

Just seen a picture on the remington website.

I never could shoot an 870. Don't know why. It doesn't make sense to me. I shoot an 11-87 regularly and well. 1100, no problem. 11, same. Savage 311 sxs, oh yeah. 870, nothing doing. That's why I don't own one.

Very unusual in my experience. Did you clean it completely? I never used to do much more than swish a rag at a new Remington, but I have seen some lately that look like they must have gotten a real deal on some surplus Cosmoline. I saw an action spring on a Sporting 20 that looked like a brown rod. The 1100 target guns have larger gas ports and no compensation to try to insure high ...

You put the term elbow grease in a whole new light ! Bend it back and order another one. If it breaks off you're no worse off. $13.50.

baggyhockeypants wrote: Any advice? Call Remington! Seriously, try Numrich, but you aren't going to save much money...

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The barrel seal activator basically cuts off the flow of gasses to the relief valve so you can shoot light loads and have the gun function. If you shoot heavy loads with it in it will cause the action to take more of a beating. I haven't seen the two sizes variation you are talking about.

docbar85 wrote: Also on the forearm, left side there is a small piece of brass in the wood under the finish. It looks like the end of brass rod. I was told this is something Remington does. Is it true? Are there any draw backs to this gun? The little piece of brass is the end of a reinforcement that Remington started adding to fore ends in the late '80s. The only drawback is the Remington ...

What are you calling the barrel guide lug?