Rem 1100 1979 Stock Question

[Wulfman]

I have been looking for a replacement camo synthetic stock for my 1979 1100, however am having trouble finding. I have been told that the 11-87/1100 will not fit, as these are for firearms mid-80's and on. Can anyone help me...is the above true, and if so, does anyone know where one can find a replacement camo synthetic stock for my 1979 1100. Thanks!!!

There were no factory camo synthetic stocks in 1979.....for almost anything. According to my catalogs, the synthetic stocks didn't appear on the 1100's until the late 1990's.
But, I have no idea why any synthetic stock designed for the 1100 or 11-87 wouldn't work. And, synthetic stocks (camo or otherwise) are available almost everywhere and are made by many manufacturers.
As I was typing this, I did an Internet search on "camo synthetic stock for Remington 1100" and got many pages of links. In fact, one of the links came back to this site with the partial text in the link: "The Model 1100 Synthetic was first offered with a synthetic stock and fore-end in 1996..."

http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/journals/1100

So, whether you want a genuine "Remington" or one from one of the other manufacturers, there are lots of sources and prices available.


Den

[Virginian]

My 1963 1100 stock will swap with a 1987 11-87 stock; I know because I did it. The 1100 stocks have been the same throughout. You do not need the metal stock shim plate with some synthetics. Only 'issue', if you can call it that, is with 20 gauges, where there have been three receiver series: Standard, Lightweight LW, and Lightweight LT. A 12 gauge buttstock will fit a standard, but not the forend. The LW and LT stocks will interchange with each other, but not with the standard, and their barrels are unique.