remauto1187
Shooter
Well I finally got my friend talked into getting rid of those ugly loose saddle mounts on his Remington 1100. I just dont understand how it is even possible for those saddle mounts to keep a scope true and never move. You tighten the saddle mount too tight and it squeezes the shotgun receiver and locks the bolt up. You keep the screws loose and it flops the scope all over the place. Simple solution....Drill and Tap the receiver for a weaver rail like you would a rifle. My buddy opted for the high mount see thru rings so he can "see" the sights even though he is blinder than a bat and can only physically see the front sight. (the rear is either a blurr or just is not there)
You will need: #31 carbide drill bit, #6-48 quality plug tap, Weaver #62 rail (comes with the #6-48 screws and is actually for a Remington 742/760) and I used a Williams Scope Mount Drill Fixture. Williams Scope Mount Drill Fixture Great tool and it found center for me perfectly. Comes with drill bushings to keep alignment of drill bit and tap so you can use a cordless drill instead of a drill press.
Only things to note are that the barrel tang on the 1100/1187 go into the receiver pretty far (3 7/8") so the front 2 rail mounting screws protude too far thru the receiver and would interfere with the barrel tang going all the way into the receiver so they must be ground shorter. The rear 2 are no problem since the receiver is actually almost 2x as thick as the length of the screws. The Remington 870 barrel is substantially shorter so the tang intereference should not exist. You will find on the net that there is supposedly not enough metal toward the front of the receiver where the 2 front rail screws need to be on the 1100/1187. Ive found that not to be true. There is plenty of room to tap enough threads to clamp the scope rail to the receiver.
Pics coming soon.
You will need: #31 carbide drill bit, #6-48 quality plug tap, Weaver #62 rail (comes with the #6-48 screws and is actually for a Remington 742/760) and I used a Williams Scope Mount Drill Fixture. Williams Scope Mount Drill Fixture Great tool and it found center for me perfectly. Comes with drill bushings to keep alignment of drill bit and tap so you can use a cordless drill instead of a drill press.
Only things to note are that the barrel tang on the 1100/1187 go into the receiver pretty far (3 7/8") so the front 2 rail mounting screws protude too far thru the receiver and would interfere with the barrel tang going all the way into the receiver so they must be ground shorter. The rear 2 are no problem since the receiver is actually almost 2x as thick as the length of the screws. The Remington 870 barrel is substantially shorter so the tang intereference should not exist. You will find on the net that there is supposedly not enough metal toward the front of the receiver where the 2 front rail screws need to be on the 1100/1187. Ive found that not to be true. There is plenty of room to tap enough threads to clamp the scope rail to the receiver.
Pics coming soon.