Remington 1100 barrel extension Mod

[Sidewinder]

I posted this elsewhere also on the site. My Remington 1100 20 gauge is slinging the hulls too far. They get under the leaves and I loose a lot of them. The trap barrels have a knock down pin that deflects the empties down toward your feet. Some people have modified the non-trap barrels to do the same thing. I reload, so it's important to recover all of my hulls for reloading. Has anyone done this mod? Does anyone have a trap barrel, with the pin in it, that could take a pic of the inside of the barrel extension and post it? Measurements for the location is critical. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[Sidewinder]

Looking at the cost of 20 gauge shells lately, I figured a lot of people would be dragging out the MEC 600 Jr and reloading. Maybe not.

 

[Handsome Rob]

Seems like a duct tape & cardboard solution. 

Fabricate your own deflector 'flap' to angle your flying shells back towards your feet. 

I think replacing your current barrel with a trap barrel would be a less costly option than drilling & soldering in a stub. It would only take a tiny misalignment or incorrectly sizing the stub to cause you some feeding issues. 

Edited September 3, 2022 by Handsome Rob

[Sidewinder]

Yes, the duct tape - cardboard solution may be the best solution for now.

The noted gunsmith, that used to make these barrel extension mods, mentioned the possibility of a "JB Weld" bump inside the barrel extension, similar to the ones in the trap barrels. If I could get the precise placement location, I might give it a try.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[chances R]

if you are shooting only single trap, there is an attachment you can hang on the ejection port to trap shells so you just pluck them off not even having to bend over to pick them up.  A magnet rod would also be helpful.

[Sidewinder]

Chances, I'm using it for hunting and therefore want to be able to run the legal number of shots through it, if necessary. A shell catcher for a Remington 1100 would be the bees knees. But I haven't seen one for sale yet. Thanks for your post.

 

[MP5_Rizzo]

You could try the old rubber band trick.  The way it's shown in the photo below traps the shell in the loading port but if you slide it back it will work something like the deflecting pin in the trap barrels.

[Sidewinder]

I need to be able to fire all three shells in succession. I'm not a trap shooter, I'm a hunter. I have fashioned a "deflector" out of thin plastic, that will be held in place with Gorilla tape. Haven't tried it yet, but hope it works. Thanks for your post.