{ "apiVersion": 1, "kind": "work-order", "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.", "firearm": { "slug": "remington-1100", "name": "Remington Model 1100", "manufacturer": { "id": "remington", "name": "Remington Arms" }, "category": "shotgun", "action": "gas-operated-short-stroke", "calibers": [ "12 gauge", "20 gauge", "28 gauge", ".410 bore" ], "alsoKnownAs": [ "1100 Sportsman", "1100 Competition", "Remington 11-87 (related)" ], "coversAlso": [ "Remington 1100 in all gauges", "Remington 11-87 (similar, with a pressure-compensating gas system)" ], "page": "firearms/remington-1100.html", "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/remington-1100.json", "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29" }, "notices": [ "Remington Arms limits owner disassembly: Field strip: fore-end, barrel, piston and seals, operating handle, action bar, breech bolt and trigger plate out. The trigger plate is cleaned as a unit, not taken apart.", "This work order is written for the Remington Model 1100. It is reported to cover Remington 1100 in all gauges; Remington 11-87 (similar, with a pressure-compensating gas system) — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.", "No manufacturer torque values are recorded. The values listed are reported by other sources, not the manufacturer — confirm them before use." ], "disclaimer": { "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.", "points": [ "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.", "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.", "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.", "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.", "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.", "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.", "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.", "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material." ], "page": "disclaimer.html", "legal": { "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.", "page": "legal.html", "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md" } }, "sourcing": { "confidence": "high", "verification": "manufacturer-manual-verified" }, "manufacturerDisassembly": { "status": "limited", "limit": "Field strip: fore-end, barrel, piston and seals, operating handle, action bar, breech bolt and trigger plate out. The trigger plate is cleaned as a unit, not taken apart.", "statement": "Remington's procedure ends with the trigger plate assembly removed and says to clean it as a unit with oil only; all adjustments to the trigger and trigger plate assembly must be made by the factory or a Remington Authorized Service Center.", "source": { "title": "Owner's Manual, Models 1100 & 11-87 (REV 0926)", "publisher": "RemArms, LLC", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://remington-arms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1100-1187-Manual-REV-0926.pdf", "page": "17", "pdfPage": 17, "pageUrl": "https://remington-arms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1100-1187-Manual-REV-0926.pdf#page=17", "quote": "THE TRIGGER PLATE ASSEMBLY: NOTE: Clean as a unit with Rem™ Oil only." } }, "recalls": [], "shopTier": { "tier": 2, "group": "shotgun", "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's", "reason": "About 95 listed items, a gas system whose piston and seals are orientation-sensitive, the same carrier-dog trigger plate as the 870, a stock nut that needs a proper wrench, and a staked feed latch and interceptor latch spring that need a staker if removed. Several Tier 2 traps but no timing; top of Tier 2.", "confidence": "medium", "partCount": { "value": 89, "kind": "line-items", "covers": "'Model 1100 Parts List' in the combined 1100/11-87 owner's manual", "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list", "source": { "title": "Remington Model 1100 / 11-87 Owner's Manual", "publisher": "RemArms LLC", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.remarms.com/sites/default/files/2026%20Revised%20OMs/1100%20&%201187%20Manual%20(REV%200526).pdf", "page": "20–21", "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "93 Trigger Plate Pin, Rear" } }, "painPoints": [ { "issue": "The gas piston and piston seal/O-ring must go on the magazine tube in the right order and direction; reversed, the bolt does not close fully and the gun will not cycle or fire.", "during": "reassembly", "source": { "title": "model 1100 won't fire", "publisher": "Canadian Gun Nutz", "reliability": "anecdotal", "url": "https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/model-1100-wont-fire.1225346", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "Is that new gas piston installed the right way? Because if it is not, the piston sleeve/bolt assembly won't be fully forward and will cause those issues." } }, { "issue": "Removing the buttstock (needed to reach the action spring tube) means breaking loose a recessed stock nut that usually wants the proper wrench or a long socket-drive bit.", "during": "disassembly", "source": { "title": "Stubborn Rem-1100 stock nut", "publisher": "Canadian Gun Nutz", "reliability": "anecdotal", "url": "https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/stubborn-rem-1100-stock-nut-pics-added-on-page-3.2106243", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "Does anyone have any tips or tricks to get it off shy of ordering the proper wrench?" } }, { "issue": "Pulling the carrier pivot tube to strip the trigger plate lets the carrier dog follower and its spring fly; refitting means holding the carrier down against that spring while the holes in carrier, dog washer and plate are lined up for the tube.", "during": "both", "source": { "title": "Carrier on Trigger Assembly Protruding? (page 2)", "publisher": "Rem870.com Forum", "reliability": "anecdotal", "url": "https://rem870.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10978", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "lift the carrier assembly off slowly so that the carrier dog follower & follower spring don't go flying across the room." } }, { "issue": "The feed latch and interceptor latch spring are staked into the receiver; refinishing the bare receiver means restaking them with a dedicated staker.", "during": "both", "source": { "title": "Remington 870/1100 Shell Latch Staker instructions", "publisher": "Brownells", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://www.brownells.com/userdocs/learn/Inst-187%20Shell%20Latch%20Staker.pdf", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "are held in place by receiver metal which is swaged, or staked, against them. If the latch loosens, has been removed during the rebluing process or is replaced, it will be necessary to restake it" } } ], "minutes": { "strip": 55, "rebuild": 80, "basis": "estimated", "note": "Strip of receiver, trigger plate assembly, bolt/operating handle, gas system and the action spring in the stock tube; rebuild longer for the gas-piston order, carrier dog spring and stock nut.", "source": null }, "stripScope": [ { "assembly": "Barrel / gas system", "removes": [ "magazine cap", "fore-end", "barrel", "barrel seal, piston and piston seal/rings (order and direction noted)", "magazine spring retainer, spring and follower" ] }, { "assembly": "Receiver", "removes": [ "trigger plate pins and trigger plate assembly", "operating handle", "breech bolt assembly and action bar assembly", "feed latch and interceptor latch spring (staked; bare-receiver jobs only)" ], "tools": [ "shell latch staker" ] }, { "assembly": "Trigger plate assembly", "removes": [ "trigger plate pins (front/rear) with detent springs", "carrier pivot tube, carrier, carrier dog, dog washer, follower and spring", "hammer, hammer plunger and spring", "sear, connector/disconnector, trigger and their pins", "safety, safety detent ball/plunger and spring", "action bar lock / carrier latch and spring" ] }, { "assembly": "Bolt", "removes": [ "firing pin retaining pin, firing pin and spring", "extractor plunger and spring", "locking block", "breech bolt return plunger" ] }, { "assembly": "Stock / action spring", "removes": [ "recoil pad", "stock nut (slotted) and washers", "stock", "action spring tube plug pin, action spring follower and spring" ], "tools": [ "stock nut wrench or long slotted socket bit" ] } ], "hardware": { "pins": 15, "springs": 17, "detents": 12, "basis": "counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given)" }, "specialTools": [ { "tool": "Stock nut wrench (Remington 1100/11-87) or long slotted socket bit", "usedFor": "Buttstock nut over the action spring tube" }, { "tool": "Shell latch staker", "usedFor": "Feed latch and interceptor latch spring after refinish" }, { "tool": "Punch set incl. 1/8 in.", "usedFor": "Trigger plate and bolt pins" } ], "fitOnRebuild": [ { "check": "Gas piston and seal order/direction", "why": "Reversed parts keep the bolt from closing fully and the gun will not cycle or fire.", "source": { "title": "model 1100 won't fire", "publisher": "Canadian Gun Nutz", "reliability": "anecdotal", "url": "https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/model-1100-wont-fire.1225346", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "Is that new gas piston installed the right way?" } }, { "check": "Feed latch / interceptor latch restaked", "why": "Staked latches removed for refinish must be restaked or they loosen.", "source": { "title": "Remington 870/1100 Shell Latch Staker instructions", "publisher": "Brownells", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://www.brownells.com/userdocs/learn/Inst-187%20Shell%20Latch%20Staker.pdf", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "it will be necessary to restake it" } }, { "check": "Function check: safety, trigger/sear release, disconnector and feeding with dummy rounds", "why": "Standard after any detail strip; a mis-assembled sear or disconnector can double or fail to fire.", "source": null } ], "assessed": "2026-10-29" }, "videos": [], "configurations": [], "tools": [], "phases": [ { "id": "clear", "title": "Clear and make safe", "steps": [ { "n": 1, "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger." }, { "n": 2, "instruction": "Engage the crossbolt safety behind the trigger." }, { "n": 3, "instruction": "Pull the bolt handle rearward to eject any chambered shell, and lock the bolt open." }, { "n": 4, "instruction": "Press the carrier release and cycle any shells out of the magazine tube, catching each one.", "partsFreed": [ "Shells from the magazine" ] }, { "n": 5, "instruction": "Inspect the chamber and look up the magazine tube with a light.", "warning": "Both the chamber and the tube, every time." }, { "n": 6, "instruction": "Physically confirm the chamber is empty and remove all ammunition from the work area." } ], "videos": [] }, { "id": "disassemble", "title": "Disassemble", "videos": [], "procedures": [ { "procedure": "field-strip", "title": "Field Strip", "level": "field-strip", "configuration": false, "steps": [ { "n": 1, "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure, checking both the chamber and the magazine." }, { "n": 2, "instruction": "Point the firearm in a safe direction and engage the safety mechanism. The red band must not show.", "warning": "Keep the safety mechanism engaged throughout — red band not showing. The manual's reason is specific: with the trigger plate assembly out, an unengaged safety lets the hammer snap forward." }, { "n": 3, "instruction": "Pull the operating handle fully rearward until the bolt is held open by the carrier latch." }, { "n": 4, "instruction": "Unscrew and remove the magazine cap.", "partsFreed": [ "Magazine cap" ] }, { "n": 5, "instruction": "Slide the fore-end forward and remove it from the magazine tube.", "partsFreed": [ "Fore-end" ] }, { "n": 6, "instruction": "Hold the barrel in front of the gas cylinder and pull the barrel from the receiver.", "partsFreed": [ "Barrel" ] }, { "n": 7, "instruction": "Slide the barrel seal, piston and piston seal from the magazine tube.", "tip": "Note the order and orientation as they come off. This is the part people reassemble wrong.", "partsFreed": [ "Gas system components" ] }, { "n": 8, "instruction": "Hold the operating handle and close the action, then pull the operating handle from the bolt.", "tip": "Close the action first. Pulling the handle with the bolt locked back is how handles get bent.", "partsFreed": [ "Operating handle" ] }, { "n": 9, "instruction": "Push the carrier release and push upward on the carrier." }, { "n": 10, "instruction": "Reach into the bottom of the receiver, press and hold the feed latch, pull the action bar assembly from the receiver and magazine tube, then release the feed latch.", "tip": "The feed latch is the step that makes this work. Without it held, the action bar assembly will not come out and forcing it damages the latch.", "partsFreed": [ "Action bar assembly" ] }, { "n": 11, "instruction": "Lift the breech bolt assembly from the rear of the action bar assembly.", "partsFreed": [ "Breech bolt assembly" ] }, { "n": 12, "instruction": "Replace the magazine cap so it is not lost." }, { "n": 13, "instruction": "If you need the trigger plate out, tap out the front and rear trigger plate pins, then lift the rear of the trigger plate assembly, slide it rearward and remove it.", "warning": "Do not allow the hammer to snap forward with the trigger plate assembly removed. Keeping the safety engaged throughout is the manual's stated way to prevent it.", "partsFreed": [ "Trigger plate assembly" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "refinish", "title": "Refinish", "components": [ { "name": "Magazine cap", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 4 }, { "name": "Fore-end", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 5 }, { "name": "Barrel", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 6 }, { "name": "Gas system components", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 7 }, { "name": "Operating handle", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 8 }, { "name": "Action bar assembly", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 10 }, { "name": "Breech bolt assembly", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 11 }, { "name": "Trigger plate assembly", "procedure": "field-strip", "level": "field-strip", "step": 13 } ], "manufacturerPartsList": { "parts": 95, "scope": "The combined 1100/11-87 manual prints separate lists; this is the 'Model 1100 Parts List' (pp.20–21). The Model 11-87 list (pp.22–23) was left out here and is used for the remington-11-87 entry." }, "partsDiagrams": [], "materials": [], "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked." }, { "id": "reassemble", "title": "Reassemble", "videos": [], "procedures": [ { "procedure": "reassembly", "title": "Reassembly", "configuration": false, "steps": [ { "n": 1, "instruction": "Point the firearm in a safe direction and engage the safety mechanism. Red band not showing." }, { "n": 2, "instruction": "If the trigger plate was removed, fit it into the receiver front first, seat the rear, and tap both pins home." }, { "n": 3, "instruction": "Fit the breech bolt assembly to the rear of the action bar assembly." }, { "n": 4, "instruction": "Press and hold the feed latch, slide the action bar assembly into the receiver and over the magazine tube, then release the latch." }, { "n": 5, "instruction": "Close the action and fit the operating handle into the bolt." }, { "n": 6, "instruction": "Refit the gas components to the magazine tube in the order and orientation they came off.", "tip": "On an 11-87 Super Magnum the barrel seal activator is used with 2 3/4 in loads and Remington recommends removing it for 3 in and 3 1/2 in loads." }, { "n": 7, "instruction": "Hold the barrel in front of the gas cylinder, place the gas cylinder over the end of the magazine tube, and align the long slot at the rear of the barrel with the stud projecting from inside the receiver.", "tip": "28-ga. and .410 barrels have short extensions: align the ejector slot in the end of the barrel with the ejector inside the receiver, and do not jam the barrel against the ejector." }, { "n": 8, "instruction": "Seat the barrel firmly into the receiver, slide the fore-end over the magazine tube, and thread the magazine cap on firmly.", "warning": "Model 1100 and Model 11-87 barrels are not interchangeable in either direction. Remington states this explicitly." }, { "n": 9, "instruction": "Cycle the action several times and perform the function check." } ], "instruction": null } ] }, { "id": "torque", "title": "Torque", "coverage": "reported-only", "manufacturer": [], "reported": [ { "fastener": "Banded front sight attachment nuts (5/16\" nut driver)", "appliesTo": "XS Sights banded front sight (winged ghost ring kit) on a Remington 1100 12 ga (XS: 'Will only work on Remington Model 870,1100, and 1187 shotguns in 12 gauge')", "qualifier": "exact", "value": 30, "valueMax": null, "unit": "in-lb", "converted": { "value": { "N-m": 3.4, "in-lb": 30, "ft-lb": 2.5 }, "valueMax": null }, "sequence": null, "threadlocker": "Red thread locking compound between band and barrel", "source": { "title": "XS Sights Banded Shotgun Front Sight / Winged Ghost Ring — Installation Instructions", "publisher": "XS Sights", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://xssights.com/content/Install%20Instructions/Banded%20Shotgun%20Winged%20Ghost%20Ring%20Instructions.pdf", "page": "PDF p. 1 of 2", "pdfPage": 1, "pageUrl": "https://xssights.com/content/Install%20Instructions/Banded%20Shotgun%20Winged%20Ghost%20Ring%20Instructions.pdf#page=1", "quote": "If you are using a socket wrench, do not over tighten, doing so may break the attachment screw. The torque spec is only 30 inch pounds." } } ], "notes": "The manufacturer's documents give no torque value. They say: \"Tighten the choke tube snugly but DO NOT OVER-TIGHTEN.\" (Owner's Manual, Models 1100 & 11-87 (REV 0926), PDF p. 10) \"Seat the barrel firmly into the receiver.\" (Owner's Manual, Models 1100 & 11-87 (REV 0926), PDF p. 10)" }, { "id": "function-check", "title": "Function check", "checks": [ "Verify the shotgun is unloaded, chamber and tube, before each step.", "Cycle the action by hand and confirm the bolt locks fully into battery.", "With the hammer cocked, engage the safety and press the trigger. The hammer must not fall.", "Disengage the safety and press the trigger. The hammer should fall.", "Confirm the bolt locks open when the action is pulled back with the bolt release engaged.", "Load two dummy shells into the magazine and confirm they feed and eject cleanly.", "Confirm the magazine cap is tight." ], "videos": [] } ], "troubleshooting": [], "sources": [ { "n": 1, "id": "remington-1100-manual", "title": "Remington Model 1100 / 11-87 Owner's Manual", "publisher": "RemArms LLC", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.remarms.com/sites/default/files/2026%20Revised%20OMs/1100%20&%201187%20Manual%20(REV%200526).pdf", "accessed": "2026-09-15" }, { "n": 2, "id": "remarms-llc-b18183", "title": "Owner's Manual, Models 1100 & 11-87 (REV 0926)", "publisher": "RemArms, LLC", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://remington-arms.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1100-1187-Manual-REV-0926.pdf", "accessed": "2026-09-27" }, { "n": 3, "id": "xs-sights-1bc18c", "title": "XS Sights Banded Shotgun Front Sight / Winged Ghost Ring — Installation Instructions", "publisher": "XS Sights", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://xssights.com/content/Install%20Instructions/Banded%20Shotgun%20Winged%20Ghost%20Ring%20Instructions.pdf", "accessed": "2026-10-11" }, { "n": 4, "id": "tier-8191475b", "title": "model 1100 won't fire", "publisher": "Canadian Gun Nutz", "reliability": "anecdotal", "url": "https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/model-1100-wont-fire.1225346", "accessed": "2026-10-29" }, { "n": 5, "id": "tier-1949edae", "title": "Stubborn Rem-1100 stock nut", "publisher": "Canadian Gun Nutz", "reliability": "anecdotal", "url": "https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/stubborn-rem-1100-stock-nut-pics-added-on-page-3.2106243", "accessed": "2026-10-29" }, { "n": 6, "id": "tier-371c7207", "title": "Carrier on Trigger Assembly Protruding? (page 2)", "publisher": "Rem870.com Forum", "reliability": "anecdotal", "url": "https://rem870.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10978", "accessed": "2026-10-29" }, { "n": 7, "id": "tier-0ef14149", "title": "Remington 870/1100 Shell Latch Staker instructions", "publisher": "Brownells", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://www.brownells.com/userdocs/learn/Inst-187%20Shell%20Latch%20Staker.pdf", "accessed": "2026-10-29" } ] }