Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Pazn25 on October 03, 2011, 08:55:16 PM
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Does anyone have any advice or info on this shotgun. I am looking at a 12 guage o/u 2 3/4" in great shape for $800. I am new to the shotgun world. i have always used my dads old remmington model 1100 but is now not working properly.
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One of the best O/U built, I've had five over the years. Only had a problem with one, a chipped firing pin tip while shooting shells made in Taiwan(I was shooting in a tournament there). They have mechanical triggers so even if your shooting very light loads that wouldn't set an inertia trigger they will work in a 101. One of my 101 I've been shooting since 1966 and has well over 100,000 shells through it and still is tight as a drum. Non of mine were built with steel shot in mind(all pre 1968) and have pretty thin barrels. I have quite a few shot guns but if there is money on the line out comes the 101.
AWS
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Thanks for the info AWS!! You shoot mostly trap or you take it out in the field for bird? I plan to hunt pheasant and quail
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Some of the higher end 101's are quite desireable. They are as said, very solid shotguns.
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I shot International Trap on the military team in Taiwan, American Trap in Sportsmans Club leagues in WI & MN and International Skeet around the country. I sold my American trap and skeet guns but kept the International Trap gun(30" F&F) and rechoked(SK-II&IM) and stocked it for hunting and shooting for spaniel hunt tests, the International skeet gun(101 26" Field grade with custom skeet chokes) I keep in WI for impromptu bird hunting trips so I don't have to deal with airline travel with a gun. Dropped out of formal competition about 10yrs ago when cataracts and complication from the surgery sidelined me for a few years.
AWS
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I appreciate all the great info, I am going to go ahead with purchasing this shotgun. Ill keep you updated. Thanks again!!
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Good call on buying it! :tup:
A buddy of mine has one an it's a great gun. If you do want to take it out hunting, you can shoot the Hevi-shot Classic Doubles shot shells in them. It's a good load that's designed for the older double guns.
Andrew
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I've got one, and would never even consider selling it...
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I'll second what AWS said about the durability. Mine has had far too many shells through it to even keep track of, and it's still all there. A family member shot in a trap/skeet league for many years with it, then when I got it I did the same. Some days it felt like I just couldn't miss a bird with that gun.
