Harry Callahan
New member
All,
I was a Cabela's last night shopping for a shotgun. They have a deal until Oct 3 where if you spend over $500 you get a $150 gift card free. I had my eye on a new 11-87 initially but I was looking in the Gun Library and came across an 1100 Trap model which seemed to be calling my name. It's late 70s/early 80s vintage. Drop dead beautiful woodgrain, nice wood finish with only a couple minor scratches. Bluing still nice. Has a Monte Carlo stock which I find extremely appealing. 30" barrel with an improved choke. The salesman told me that he thinks the previous owner probably altered the barrel to achieve the choke and said the pattern will probably open too soon to be an effective trap gun but said it may be a more effective skeet gun at this point(I've never shot skeet). If I wanted a new factory barrel with assorted chokes he said it would cost around $275-$300. The stock is a little loose(easily remedied by tightening a bolt per saleman) and the foregrip seems to have some(very little) play but my buddy owns an 1100 from the early 70s and he says the foregrip is the same on his. Also took it apart and doesn't look like any excessive wear issues. My question is this; do I buy this shotgun, get a new barrel and acquire a shotgun I've always been very attracted to, or do I buy a new 11-87(or something else?). I talked Cabela's down to $675 and it also comes with a custom case. My wife got me a $200 gift card for my birthday to put towards it so I'm kind of compelled to buy from them. I figure the cost of the gun, custom case, and new barrel is still under a grand. Don't forget, I have to pull the trigger by Oct 3rd to get the $150 giftcard. Help!
I was a Cabela's last night shopping for a shotgun. They have a deal until Oct 3 where if you spend over $500 you get a $150 gift card free. I had my eye on a new 11-87 initially but I was looking in the Gun Library and came across an 1100 Trap model which seemed to be calling my name. It's late 70s/early 80s vintage. Drop dead beautiful woodgrain, nice wood finish with only a couple minor scratches. Bluing still nice. Has a Monte Carlo stock which I find extremely appealing. 30" barrel with an improved choke. The salesman told me that he thinks the previous owner probably altered the barrel to achieve the choke and said the pattern will probably open too soon to be an effective trap gun but said it may be a more effective skeet gun at this point(I've never shot skeet). If I wanted a new factory barrel with assorted chokes he said it would cost around $275-$300. The stock is a little loose(easily remedied by tightening a bolt per saleman) and the foregrip seems to have some(very little) play but my buddy owns an 1100 from the early 70s and he says the foregrip is the same on his. Also took it apart and doesn't look like any excessive wear issues. My question is this; do I buy this shotgun, get a new barrel and acquire a shotgun I've always been very attracted to, or do I buy a new 11-87(or something else?). I talked Cabela's down to $675 and it also comes with a custom case. My wife got me a $200 gift card for my birthday to put towards it so I'm kind of compelled to buy from them. I figure the cost of the gun, custom case, and new barrel is still under a grand. Don't forget, I have to pull the trigger by Oct 3rd to get the $150 giftcard. Help!
