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WWII Remington Model 11 "Military Riot Gun"

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armedhippie:
Man  :o Pretty barely covers it...I'd take that out for dinner. Congrats.

I've keep an eye out for 1 of these ever since I picked up a 1912-13 Model 11 long barrel. These have got a great story/history behind 'em. The fact the barrel recoils back into the action is just downright cool ( although it puts it into the "mule kicker" category)

Bunker:

--- Quote from: Phosphorus32 on October 22, 2015, 05:29:03 AM ---Holy cow!  :o That is the cleanest prettiest military shotgun I've ever seen!  thumb1

What is the barrel length on this version? 4 shell magazine?

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It has a 20" barrel, with an overall length of 39.5″ and it weighs 7 lbs. 10 oz. Yes, the magazine capacity is 4 + 1.

Bunker:

--- Quote from: 1mlt on October 22, 2015, 10:26:30 AM ---Very nice. That is a super clean sg. What is the choke on it?

Marcus

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Cylinder bore which is identified by the "CYl" designation on the left side of the barrel, along with a two or three letter date code.  In this case "MM", which is the date code for 1943.  Some WWII M11s were outfitted with a Cutts Compensator which will not have any choke identification marking.  Sometimes you'll see a M11 with a compensator that also has a choke identification marking on the barrel, which is a clear sign of a non-military (commercial), post-war modification.  BTW I really like the M11s with the comp.

Markings Reference:


Cutts Compensator Reference:

Loose}{Cannon:
Cutts by Lyman eh...

Bunker:
Just a few historical notes for anyone interested: During WWII (1941-1945) there was a total of 59,961 Remington Model 11s produced for the US military, of which 2305 were sold to the Navy Department in 1942.

Here are a few of the long barreled trainers used for aerial gunnery training and skeet practice.

Press photo illustrating the application of the Model 11 in the turret trainer role. The caption reads: "Capt. Ammon McClellan shows a 9th Air Force gunner how to operate a mobile ball turret with which the new Havoc A-20 light bomber is equipped. This practice turret--set up on a skeet range in England where the 9th is based--mounts shotguns instead of the A-20's .50 combat guns which fire all around the clock."


This photo illustrates the utility of the shotgun in aerial gunnery training. Gunnery students at Laredo Army Air Field using a truck mounted version of the AN-M2 flexible mount with a shotgun in the bed of a Dodge. I don’t think this is a M11 but M11s and other shotguns were used for this purpose.


Skeet tower at Foster Field, Texas in the summer 1942.


A scarce Remington Model 11 shotgun with Cutts Compensator still in its cradle.  This one was auctioned several years ago starting at $12K…not sure what it eventually sold for.


Miscellaneous photo of another Remington Model 11 still in its mount.

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