![]() The Super Black Eagle series was coveted by an overwhelming number of duck hunters because it was the first 12-gauge auto-loader that could shoot 3½-inch shotshells. Benelli Super Black Eagle 28-Gauge New for 2022 is the SBE3 28-gauge chambered for 3-inch shotshells. ![]() The gun also came with four aftermarket Briley extended chokes. You’ll recognize it by the nickel-plated receiver. If you can find an 1100 Premiere Sporting (made from 2008 to 2011), snatch it up. Remington 1100s also include gloss blue metal finishes, vent rib barrels, and white bead front sight. The wood furniture on the old 1100s is some of the best quality mahogany and walnut I have seen on a Remington production gun. Plus, like so many Remington shotguns, Big Green engineered the 1100 to fit a wide assortment of shooters, another reason why it became such a popular clays gun. The 1100’s reduction in recoil helped Remington sell over 4 million and counting (RemArms has plans to continue producing the gun). The 1100 did have cycling issues, however, mostly due to shooters not keeping it clean or failing to replace worn o-rings that were needed to properly operate the action. The 1100 looks like the 11-48, which was eventually retired in favor of the new 1100 model, using the same rounded receiver. Remington’s gas-operated 1100 changed the semi-auto shotgun game when it debuted in 1963. ![]() Remington 1100 Sporting 28-Gauge Skeet shooters bought the 1100 in droves after it debuted in 1963. You can still track one down if you look hard enough, just be prepared to pay at least $1,200 if it’s in decent condition. 410 and the 28 are not easy to come by as production of both was limited. 410, skeet shooters that preferred autos only had the 11-48 to turn to, so Remington built a vent ribbed skeet model that remains a collector’s item. That’s the reason Remington shotguns look very similar to one another-compare an 870 to an 1100 side by side-and have multiple interchangeable parts. Post World War Two manufacturing ushered in stamped steel parts, a cheaper way to make guns in all configurations. Remington built the Model 11 long recoil shotgun on license from Browning, essentially an A-5 replica. Remington’s inertia-driven 11-48 (1948 is the year it was developed, but it wasn’t introduced until 1952) was the first successful 28-gauge and. 410-Bore This 11-48 28-gauge was restored by Doug Turnbull. There are a couple of old autos that made the list, but a majority of them can be bought off the shelf at your local gun shop. Here is a rundown of some of the best auto-loading sub-gauge shotguns whether you pursue ducks, geese, upland birds, or enjoy weekend rounds of skeet. Why? They are all effective on wild gamebirds at reasonable distances with the right shotshell, they’re light, and don’t punish you the way an inertia-driven 12-gauge paired with a 3-inch 1 5/8-ounce load of bismuth will. Right now, sub-gauges are the rage for wingshooters, fueled by renewed interest in the 28-gauge and the diminutive. Shotgun trends flow like the tides, they’re in and out depending on ammo performance (and availability), plus the advancement of the smoothbores themselves.
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