Remington 11-87 XCS down for repairs again

I was going to try and get out for an afternoon hunt with the young fella since he got his new waders.

Took my shotgun apart for a good cleaning as it's seen 2 or 3 boxes of shells through it and discovered that the link assembly had snapped a piece off. Spent the better part of 3 hours trying to locate a replacement part but everyone in Canada and the US seems out of stock at the moment. Seen some on the US E-Bay but they are asking up to 4 times what the OEM was asking for the same item.

Looks like I'm going to be forced to use the 20 gauge on ducks until I can get a replacement part for the 11-87 as I sold my Benelli a few months back as it wasn't getting any use. I bought the gun in 2008 so the gun is only 14 years old but has seen a couple flats of shells per year on average.

Might be time to start looking for its replacement.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/...k_assembly.jpg

Not sure what's worse, having a broken 11-87 or selling a Benelli. :)

Sorry to hear that parts are so hard to come by.

Check your messages Marc

Well thanks to mad_mallard the 11-87 is back together and ready for action!

Thanks again!

Marc.

That part is one of a few that are common failure points in 1100's and 11-87's. Back in the day guys used to carry first aid kits for those guns. With Remingtons present situation I would not buy a Remington shotgun new or used. Parts are very much an issue with those guns and very hard to find. Marc you are very lucky you found one. I had the same issue with an old 1100 a couple of months ago. A Trapshooter I know just happened to have a brand new one he gave me. If you can find those things these days, guys want stupid money for them. Staight shooting

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Originally Posted by VLD43

That part is one of a few that are common failure points in 1100's and 11-87's. Back in the day guys used to carry first aid kits for those guns. With Remingtons present situation I would not buy a Remington shotgun new or used. Parts are very much an issue with those guns and very hard to find. Marc you are very lucky you found one. I had the same issue with an old 1100 a couple of months ago. A Trapshooter I know just happened to have a brand new one he gave me. If you can find those things these days, guys want stupid money for them. Staight shooting

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after hours of combing through Canadian and America sites I did locate one in Quebec of all places. I had placed the order before I saw the PM from mad_mallard so I should have a spare making its way to me in the next week or so if you run into the same issue!