Remington model 11

I wouldn't shoot my belgian A5, but my friend and I shot his with some lead skeet loads without a problem.

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I know it would be unsafe to shoot my model 11 with steel loads, but what about modern lead loads?

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How long has it been since that M11 was fired ??

Are you certain that the recoil buffer is intact ??

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The recoil buffer is a fiber pad that is attached to the inside rear of the receiver with a blind rivet. If it’s missing, you can crack your receiver or bolt if you fire the gun.

This is not an issue with A5’s -- the A5 has never had them.

Has your M11 ever been refinished ?? Missing recoil buffers are common on M11’s that have been reblued. The bluing solution just dissolves them, and most refinishers don’t even know they're there -- they just dunk the receiver into the solution as if it were a regular A5.

A lot of A5 parts interchange with the M11, but parts that are specific to the M11 are hard to find because the guns are so old.

I’ve only found one place that has original M11 recoil buffers -- look for "fiber cushions" in the M11 section here.

You can check for the presence of the recoil buffer by shining a small flashlight into the rear of the receiver, through the slot, with the bolt closed. Even if it’s there, it will be hard to see.

If you’re in Baton Rouge, the gunsmiths at Reynerson’s are familiar with this issue. If you can’t tell whether the pad is there, they can examine the gun and tell you, and they can fashion M11 buffers from modern materials, and install them.

Good luck . . .

My m11 has never been refinished but I will definitely check the recoil buffer. Thanks for the advice.