RateItAll: The Opinion Network

I bought my wife an 11-87 upland special 20 ga. It jammed the first time she shot it. We had to send it back to Remington 4 times. They finally got it in working order and haven't had any major problems in a while (she doesn't shoot much). We went and shot sporting clays and and it started jamming again. The last jam somehow cycled on the brass of the shell and now the ejector is sticking outside the slide. Guess its time to send it back to Remington. By far the worst gun I have ever been associated with. Will never buy another Remington!

i own a 11-87 sportsman and its mint never jams shoot trap phesants ducks and anythng else that flys and it plows them down left right and center with no probs at all rugged as only prob is its waaay 2 heavy

ive got an 11-87 supermag special purpose camo. i am 12 and 5-10 i am primarily a duck hunter and i creep in a canoe not from a blind, and it is very easy to pick up if i see a duck. i brought it turkey huntung and the extra lenth helped aiming. i love my gun, she hasent jammed up on my once wich is great for a semiauto. all im trying to say is its a great gun and i love it.

Owned a 11-87 12 guage for 4 years now and a 20 guage for 3 years. When I first got each gun the first box of shell fired through them I had problems with ejecting shells. I took each apart and realy cleaned all the factory grease and oil of them and re lubricated them with very light oil and they have been great since. I shoot 2500 rounds through each in a year, Iuse them on everything from starlings , pigeon and doves to ducks and geese , The 20 is the sweetist shooting gun I have ever owned.

I have a new 11-87 super mag waterfoul special,and I WISH I had spent my money for something different. 3 1/2 shells hang up in the magazine tube, never get a second shot. Cleaning doesn't help . The camo is falling off the reciver after the first season. JUNK

I took my new 11-87 Super Magnum on a guided duck hunt this week and was very disappointed. The owners manual states that the included Barrel Seal Activator was recommended when firing 2 3/4" shells and not recommended for 3s and 3 1/2s. When I fired, the weapon wouldn't cycle, and the expended shell (3 1/2) hung up. When my guide broke his down, his BSA was in place and it functioned fine. I replaced mine and the gun cycled properly. Poor recommendation. The second problem, once I could get to the third shell, was that it hung up in the magazine tube. I took it to a local shop, and they called their local Remington authorized gunsmith. He knew immediately what the problem was...the interceptor latch...and had seen it before in new 11-87s. The retailer is sending the gun back to Remington this week. I think it is a good gun, but it seems like Remington's QA is slipping a little. Has anyone else experienced these issues?

I've been duck and pheasant hunting with my 1187 for about 12 years, no major problems but the occasional jam until the other day. I was sitting in my duck blind and the first flight of mallards brought on the first shot. Whammo, the piece of junk disintegrated in my hands. Let me preface this by saying this is the first year I've switched over to Kent Fasteel, 1560fps. Earlier this week I received the go-ahead from my CFO to purchase a new toy after a legendary Thanksgiving weekend at our local indian casino. I called my dealer and inquired about price and availability for a Remington 1178 3&1/2" Super Mag, nive to match the other two Rem autos in the gunsafe. He told me right off to stay away from that shotgun! He said he'd had a half dozen come back in for repair since the start of this duck season, they just didn't hold up. He said if I wanted a new shotgun the Winchester SX3 was comparable in price, he'd sold a ton of them, not one had come back thru the doors to be fixed for any reason. It's ironic, because I was going to drive the 50 miles from the blind to his shop right after I was done hunting that morning and purchase the SX3. Now I'll miss 10 days of the duck season and be all outfitted with a new SX3 and a fixed up 1187. I think I'll save myself some grief and go back to standard Winchester mag shotgun ammo when using the 1187. Oh, a guy in my fishing club e-mailed me to say he had TWO 1187's fall apart in TWO shots on a Washington duck hunt this year, his first out-of-state guided hunt.

I like the header.11-87 Jamo-matic. I just recently let a 12 point in full rut (230 pound plus.) pass buy because of this problem. Brand new gun,Only fired 3 times then cleaned. Click is all I heard. Had to disassemble it to get the shells out. Ive been an avid bow hunter for years and this is my first year with shotgun. I've been seeing deer every day in bow season but always 60yds + away. Opening day,7:30 am and click is all I hear. What the #$%%???? 40 yards away and all I wanted was my bow. Oh,ya for the gas ring. The drawing is incorrect. The gun comes with the steel collar located on the wrong side of the barrel ring. Remove the steel collar then insert your barrel then put the steel collar on ,then the stock. Return it to your gun shop and trade it for a pump action. 11/05/07 11:36 am. Wish me better luck tonight.

Does anyone know how to properly install the gas ring on the rem 11 87 premier for 2 3/4 shells? The illustartion is not clear and i want to be safe than sorry. Thanks.

Owned a "cheap" 11-87 Sportsman for 2 years. Hunted and shot trap twice a week. 500+ rounds per week during trap, hunted in all weather - snow, rain, sleet, etc. NEVER A PROBLEM. I thought I needed a "fancy" O/U for trap, and traded my cheap 11-87 for a really nice, expensive O/U. Two weeks later, after horrible scores at the range, I found my 11-87 at the same gun shop and traded back. Walked out with a check and my 11-87. My trap scores are now way above what they were before I traded the Remington. It's ugly, but it sure has embarassed a lot of Browning, Krieghoff, Kolar, and other expensive guns!

Jam-O-Matic ! I just got it back from Remington again. There has got to be a fix for this problem, and it isn't cleaning. Unless you need to do it every 5-10 rounds. I wouldn't recommend it .

I have just recently purchased 2 11-87's. One is the premier and the other is the youth model. They are both 20 gauge. I keep my guns clean and do not allow build up or gunk. I took the guns out with my little girl for her first dove hunt. I have got to say that this is not a very good quality gun. First of all, from the factory the premier was assembled wrong. It would not eject shells or cycle. Luckily I had my girls to look at. Secondly, these guns jamb more often than not. It is a sad day for Remington. I wish I had not purchased these guns. A friend has the 12 gauge and he is happy with it. Me, no way.

I have a Remmy 11-87 that has given great service for the past 13 years. The secret to this gun, or any other is service. Clean it and keep it lubed properly and it will do what you bought it for. Change the O-ring every year whether it needs it or not. Cost less than $.50. It is a Viton 2-021 O-ring. You can buy a dozen for less than $5.00 from Graingers or any plumbing supply house.I am very happy with it. I have several brands of firearms. I rate this one 5-star and I treat like a member of the family.

I own both 1187 and a SPR453 and I love them both. Ive never had any problems with either. My 1187 is a few years old and I took a trio of turkeys last year (pictures at www.myspace.com/reynoldsp). I just got the SPR453 this fall and after running 60 rounds to break it in, it is one sweet machine. It operates like a Super Black Eagle, yet I got it for only $250 bucks. I used it this past Goose and Duck season and had great success with it.What I am looking for now is a sling ring for it but I am having no luck. Anybody have a website that I could order it from?

Maybe I got a dud but my 11-87 super mag is super TERRIBLEL! I had only had it for a few weeks before I had to send it back to get the ejection system worked on because it would not cycle 3" or 3 1/2". I got it back and it work sometimes and didn’t others. For those of you who think cleaning it is the answer, well it doesn’t work, not for me. I completely clean my gun checked the o ring and tried to run some 3 1/2 through it and it jammed on the second shot. It’s cost me deer and $750. A friend of mine bought the new Remington SPR453 Auto 3 1/2" and paid half what I did and has never had a jam. I wish I would have waited and bought an SPF453. I think Remington obviously has a design flaw in the newer model 11-87 shotgun and it would be nice if they would make it right with the customer. I highly do NOT recommend the 11-87 model. Try the new SPR453 I think you will be happy you did!

I have used an 11-87 Rem for the past two seasons for hunting quail and dove. I hunt regularly and have put between 1,500-2,000 rounds through my gun. Last week the carrier on my gun broke and the gun failed to cycle. Good thing it was still under warranty. I called Remington and they sent me a whole new trigger assembly in four days. I am glad Remington stands behind their product.

I own a Remington 1187 Premier LC. Those people who have experienced problems with this model should know this. Like all firearms maintenance is a must. Cleaning and Oiling is very important. Key point there is a gas sleeve and O ring kit which is the heart of the ejection operation. Repace it with a new one at the first sign of a jamming shell. This nothing more than maintenance on well designed shotgun.

For a gun in this price range it is middle of the pack. It is heavier than several of its rivals and jams more often than some but not as bad as others. You will have the security of having the Remington company stand behind their product.

This gun will jam easily and often. It advertises shooting 2 3/4 to 3 1/2 shells, but will not shoot the lesser shells without jamming 2 out of 3 times you shoot the gun.

For the price it is not too bad. Do not find it very reliable. I fired about 100 round and had a few jams.

I have both the 12ga Premier Super-Mag. and the 20ga Premier versions and broke 100 straight in skeet with both guns. 100 straight with the 20ga. was the very first 100 shells put through it. Made a lot of Kolar and Kreighoff owners start to think!

I have owned my 11-87 since 1992 and it has not once hung up. I KEEP IT CLEAN! I use it on ducks, and turkey with 3" and dove and skeet with lowbrass. The only drawback is it's not the lightest gun; however I do not want another 12 ga auto. Great gun for the money.

I have used my 11-87, 12 gage for about seven years of heavy dove, quail, duck and some turkey. Also have passed thru the chamber about 8,000 rounds of skeet with a very reliable perform. I have had like other hunters some malfunctions such as not ejecting or chambering a round caused by damaged seal rings or o rings. Other than that, I rate this gun a very reliable one and parts are cheap and easy to locate and replace.

Ive shot my 11-87 for 4 years with heavy use. Hunt dove & quail. Its great and failsafe. Points and handles excellent. Use factory seals only,my 1st lasted 2 years. Keep magazine tube clean with no oil. Use a Hopps barrel brush to remove plastic residue from barrel especially where it chambers. Shells and plastic shot sleeve leave plastic reisdue. Lighlty oil action before use. Use gun scrubber on trigger asselmbly and Eezox also is awesome lubricant and rust protector. My son and I ran 500 rounds through his 20 and 5oo thru my 12 to test this proceedcure with NO FAILURE TO FEEDS. Back to o-rings the ones at Brownells broke the same day...this guy sells real ones for cheap,20 for 13 dollars. Hes at www.TruGripUSA.com Steve

It's a great gun used it to deer hunt and shoot skeet I use 3in never failed me

one year old 11-87 and the rubber barrel seal has failed twice. Occasional a 3" shell will not eject. Recently the safety would not engage unless I pulled the trigger forward. Removed the trigger and sprayed out the obstruction - works fine now. Overall reliable.

Bought an 11-87 Special Purpose Deer model 11 months ago. Ran about 40 rds mixed 12 ga. Core Lokt Ultra & Buckhammer through it during 3 excursions to the sighting range. Only once have I been able to go through a full magazine without a jam. Problem seems to be centered on proper hull ejection. Last weekend, a new problem arose after I loaded and fired one round. Put another round in and pressed the carrier release button and couldn't get the action to close. Extracted the round and found the Interceptor Latch Spring went missing and allow the Interceptor Latch to fall off. Thankfully it's still under warranty, but one would expect a much higher degree of quality and durability for the price one pays to own one.

I have had my 11/87 for five years. I shoot trap weekly and its never failed me. The recoil is exelent and i would recomend this gun to anybody.

i just recentky acquired on of these bad boys. then i took it to the skeet range (my first time ever because i only had another rem. 870 pump with fully rifled barrel) and the thing shot like a dream. even my friend who shoot like a blind man was able to hit 3 clays. i hit pretty much every one. i put though about 225 rounds, and it was already used before that with no malfunctions. the recoil was not bad either.

I own an 11-87 trap that shoots exclusively 2 3/4 shells. It is my go to gun on the trap range. I cannot miss with it. Love it.

One of the few autoloaders available in left hand. I've owned mine since 1988 & it shoots everything - I mean everything without a hitch. I've never had a jam w/ factory loaded ammo & only once w/ a shell I loaded poorly. Heavy, but it soaks up recoil & swings through targets nicely. Highly recommended........

Used a 1100 for 22 years & an 11-87 for 4 years now. The 11-87 ia little better. But you have to keep both Clean! THE MAD DUCK

Have owned an 11-87 for past 4 seasons and it jammed when I first bought it. Problem solved. Now it has snapped off pieces on the piston, not once but twice. I have enjoyed the shooting aspects of this gun but have changed to a Winchester Super X2.

I am dissapointed with my 11-87. The reason is simple, it has jammed many times using 2 3/4. It even came with an adaptor to put on the gas chamber and still jams. The first time I fired it the ejector spring cale out. I should have bought a Winchester.

A very good auto but has never replaced my 1100 and never will. But none the less its better than any moss autos.

I just bought a 11-87 this past winter and it out preformed any other semi auto. It has a great look and solid design. i shoot a lot of skeet and sporting clays and ive never had any problems. i just took my first turkey with it and there were no problems with the 3 inch mags. it can handle anything from light target loads one day and 3 inch mags in driving rain the next. Ive had a lot of fun with this gun and i highly recommend it to anyone who wants a dependable all around gun that can do just about anything.

Good but heavy,Dissapointed how quickly it needed cleaning

The Remington 11-87 is probably the best autoloading shotgun on the market today. Before you buy any other brand or model, ask the question, "What's the receiver made of?" The Remingtons are ALL made of STEEL. Other companies use Aluminum. When your aluminum received shotgun has the finish start to peel and flake with age, you will be glad you bought the Rem. 11-87.

I have woned and used both the Browning Auto 5, and the Remington 11-87. For my money the 11-87 is an excellent choice. It is a good looking gun, and it has never failed me. I use this gun for Rabbit, Pheasant, Deer (with cantilever barrel and red dot sight), and target practice. Great in every application.

What a outstanding firearm the 11-87 is, the craftmanship is second to none. I purchased mine in 1987 when it first came out. and I still love lobbing 12Ga slugs through this one. I'm not really a big shotgun fan but I am glad I bought this one. Not a single of even slight problem even with all the ammo I put through this one The 11-87 is a Winner.