Remington 1100 bolt not closing after dis/reassembly - The Firearms Forum

sfbrewguy · 10-03-2012, 12:04 AM

Hello all, new gun owner and relatively new to firearms here. I recently disassembled my Remington 1100 for cleaning. Disassembly was pretty straight forward and reassembly went smoothly with everything fitting back where it belongs, or so I thought.

To finish assembly I pulled the bolt back until it locked, then fitted the barrel, forestock and magazine bolt. When pressing the shell latch to release the bolt it does not slide all the way forward. Instead there is about a quarter inch gap between the front end of the bolt and the back of the barrel.

I've gone through the process a couple times to see if I was doing anything obviously wrong, but remained stuck on this problem. Any advice would be appreciated.

B27 · 10-03-2012, 01:08 AM

Are you sure you have your gas rings and gaskets in the correct order?

Also, the gas cylinder on this gun needs to be cleaned on the outside for the above to function correctly.

I hunted extensively with an 1100 for 15 years.

goofy · 10-03-2012, 04:37 AM

Welcome to TFF.
There could be a couple of things that are keeping the bolt from closing.
Instead of trying to explane each one I would suggest you punch in Remington 1100 disassemble there is a couple of videos that show you how to strip and reassemble your gun follow them and you should be fine.
Mike

10-03-2012, 12:04 AM	#1
sfbrewguy Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1	Remington 1100 bolt not closing after dis/reassembly Hello all, new gun owner and relatively new to firearms here. I recently disassembled my Remington 1100 for cleaning. Disassembly was pretty straight forward and reassembly went smoothly with everything fitting back where it belongs, or so I thought. To finish assembly I pulled the bolt back until it locked, then fitted the barrel, forestock and magazine bolt. When pressing the shell latch to release the bolt it does not slide all the way forward. Instead there is about a quarter inch gap between the front end of the bolt and the back of the barrel. I've gone through the process a couple times to see if I was doing anything obviously wrong, but remained stuck on this problem. Any advice would be appreciated. -->

10-03-2012, 01:08 AM	#2
B27 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 415	Re: Remington 1100 bolt not closing after dis/reassembly Are you sure you have your gas rings and gaskets in the correct order? Also, the gas cylinder on this gun needs to be cleaned on the outside for the above to function correctly. I hunted extensively with an 1100 for 15 years. __________________ "Do not stand beside the road and argue with a fool...lest others in passing take you also for a fool." Last edited by B27; 10-03-2012 at 01:10 AM..

10-03-2012, 04:37 AM	#3
goofy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Contributor Posts: 2,015	Re: Remington 1100 bolt not closing after dis/reassembly Welcome to TFF. There could be a couple of things that are keeping the bolt from closing. Instead of trying to explane each one I would suggest you punch in Remington 1100 disassemble there is a couple of videos that show you how to strip and reassemble your gun follow them and you should be fine. Mike