Dad bought a new Remington 11-48, manufactured in February 1952. Shot it for decades, mainly dove hunting and skeet. He like the gun, but in the early 1990s, it would consistently jam after the second or third shot. He broke it down and did a thorough cleaning, but it still jammed. Took it to a gunsmith, he claimed to fix the problem by cleaning it for a nominal fee, but it still jammed. Dad stuck the 11-48 in the safe and got a new gun. 30 years later, I took it to the range. Jammed on the second shot. I completely cleaned it, but it still jammed. Checked the action spring located in the stock and found it to be about 2" shorter than a new one. Replaced the action spring and it fires like a new shotgun. Would like to take Dad dove hunting with that old gun, but it's too late now.

I got an 11-48 12 gauge for Christmas as a teenager. Years later when my grandfather passed away, we were going through his gun collection and sorting everything out when I saw an old, familiar looking, shotgun sitting in the back of the safe. It was the 11-48 in 16 gauge and now sits right next to my 12. Yesterday I went to a skeet range with some guys from church and everyone brought their shotguns, some of them pretty nice! My old 11-48 12 gauge didn't miss a beat. I did have one shell not eject fully near the end of the session but for the most part, she handled about 60 shells with no problem!

I started shooting my father’s 11-48 16 gauge in the mid 1960’s. Now I have one in each gauge except 410 bore. The go-to source for parts, rebuild kits and how to videos is Art’s Gun Shop in Hillsboro Missouri. Art suggests using a small amount of synthetic motor oil to lube the magazine tube. Now he sells a specially formulated oil for that. I have no connection to that business. Both the magazine tube recoil spring and the action rube can collapse or compress over the years and cause function problems, but there are other parts that can wear out and cause problems. The Mohawk 48 or Sportsman used the same checkering pattern as the later year 11-48. I think they were only available in 12 gauge but not positive on that. The action was exactly the same as the 11-48. K-Mart was a big seller if I remember correctly. Was never listed in Remington’s catalogue. They just disappeared from store shelves when Remington ran out of parts or at least when Remington ran out of barrels and or receivers. If you can find a Mohawk 48 today for less than $500, grab it up. Most of those probably weren’t shot a lot because the lighter recoiling 1100’s shoved them aside. I have several 1100’s but the 48’s are trimmer, lighter and easier carrying in the field IMHO. Happy hunting boys and girls!😊

@danlovett3697

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Xtra info ...! I picked up a Mohawk 48 a cpl years ago at a local (northeast) gun shop for $225.00 . 12 gauge ... I just love the classic look of those shotguns . I've only fired it a few times since , and it functions perfectly .... If you have any more history on these 48's , I'd be really interested !!! Thanks again , Dan ..

@davewinter2688

8 ай бұрын

@@danlovett3697 You told most of the stuff about the 11-48. The biggest changes from the model 11 was the receiver design and the elimination of the friction ring design that required reversing it on the magazine tube depending on whether using light or heavy loads. It’s still a Browning designed long recoil action. Most of the changes were made during the period of the model 11. During WWII all of the U.S. Browning A5’s were actually built by Remington. The biggest difference between The A5 and the Remington Model 11 was the lack of the magazine cutoff on the Model 11. The Model 11 is sometimes referred to as the American Browning.

Thank you sir very informative and I'm following.

Guilty of over lubing, constantly learning about this gun. May just be my Iowa pheasant opener gun again this yr. Thank you.

I have one in 410, love it!

My dad gave me the 20g my younger brother the 12g and youngest brother the 28g awesome guns

I bought a police demilled 1148 20 gauge from Every Gun Part. The barrel had been cut to 13 inches and the receiver was cut and un-restorable. The plain sawed off barrel was coded KX, which translates to May of 1973, oddly enough, it's also stamped with "49" after that. I got a receiver from SARCO to put the gun back together. I purchased a section of 20 gauge barrel with a long Cutts compensator with a full choke tube and I'm intending on welding that barrel back to legal length. In the mean time, I purchased another sawed off barrel, with a vent rib and marked "skeet" from Ebay. The barrel is legal length though and manufactured in May of 1951. Just a shame what some folks do to good firearms!

@BTORange

3 ай бұрын

There shouldn't be an 11/48 barrel with a 1973 code, the gun was discontinued some years before that.

These are some of my favorite Remington shotguns. I've started a small collection of the 11,11-48, 48 sportsman and 58 models as well. Something that I've had a difficult time finding is how do you tell the differences in the grades - by serial number or some other marking? I would assume a skeet barrel is the skeet grade but what about the others? Also, for those that have these, Art's Gun Shop has some spring rebuild kits for these. I highly recommend them.

@BTORange

4 ай бұрын

The grade difference, which changed from a letter designation to a name, such as "Presentation" and "Tournament," is determined by engraving, wood quality and checkering. Your best bet would be to reference older Remington catalog pictures (online) and/or auction listings with identified grades.

@TheFishingPilot

4 ай бұрын

thank you for responding!@@BTORange

I have my 16 and dad gave me his 12 since he can no longer handle the recoil. I rebuilt both with rebuild kits from Arts Gun Shop. I also have a video on my channel showing how to remove dimples easily.

I just picked up a Remington 11-48 I’m here trying to get info on it. I got an 1100 at the same time.

Is there a way to clearly tell what grade you have? I have searched, but came up empty so far.

@BTORange

7 ай бұрын

The grades differ with the quality of wood and metal engraving. Search "11/48 Premier Grade" or "11/48 Grade F" and you will see what I mean.

@cantyoo1393

7 ай бұрын

@@BTORange Thank you.

Years and years ago, my Dad & I went to a 'Hardware Hank'.........hardware store. I gave my Dad my money (I mowed lawns & saved enough money), and he purchased the Remington 11-48, 20 Gauge I wanted (I wasn't old enough to legally buy a firearm back then). It had a plain barrel, and a Poly Choke. I regret selling it when I enlisted in the Army at 17. I currently have my Dad, and Grandfathers Remington Model 11, 12 Gauge......that from what I figure, my Grandfather bought brand new, back in 1935.