The new crow killer - Remington 1900

J.B. Books · 08-27-2012, 03:48 PM

Here are some pictures to the latest addition to the anti crow gun arsenal. This gun followed me home from the Kittery Trading Post after looking at the 10ga Daly and I thought it was a great deal for under $300, fluid steel and ejectors to boot! The dimensions are also perfect for me. I really like the Rem 1894 and 1900 shotguns. The Remington doubles are under appreciated IMO.

Researcher · 08-27-2012, 06:34 PM

Looks like a great Crow gun. A 1907 vintage gun according to the serial number chronology in Charles Semmer's book Remington Double Shotguns.

I've never see one stamped MOD on the barrel lug like that. Usually there was the pellet count for each barrel's test pattern on the lug. Remington Arms Co. stamped the actual pellet counts of their test patterns on the rear barrel lug of their Model 1889 hammer doubles and their Model 1894 and 1900 hammerless doubles. If the number is three digits, that is the count, if the number is two digits a leading 3 is implied. From surviving hang-tags we know the standard load they used to target 12-gauge guns was 1 1/4 ounces of #8 going 511 pellets to the load. My 12-gauge KE-Grade Model 1900 is stamped 33 on the left and 24 on the right. That would be 333/511 = 65% left and 324/511 = 64% right, or about improved modified in both barrels. The chokes measure .027" in both barrels of that gun. Looks like your gun is 369 for the left barrel 369/511 = 72% or full choke, and MOD for the right.

J.B. Books · 08-27-2012, 07:33 PM

Thanks for the info Dave. I think it will be a nice gun in the field for me given the fit. Somebody got the idea to cover all the wood and the receiver in lacquer. I am hoping it will clean up with some lacquer thinner. The checkering looks strong underneath it. The ejectors are binding on each other so when a single barrel is fired the empty is poorly ejected. With a little work they will operate just fine too. The gun didn't really see a lot of use but didn't see much care either.

StubTwist · 08-27-2012, 08:23 PM

Looks like you have there Pete a nice honest Remington in great shape and you can't beat the price either from KTP. What loads are you going to use?

Question for Dave: There are two numbers stamped on the watertable. One is the serial number on one side but what is the # for on the other? Great information on the earlier post by the way.

charlie cleveland · 08-27-2012, 08:56 PM

ive learned a lot on this post for sure...pete nice gun i too like the remington 94 s and 1900 but i really like the 94 ive got a remington 94 b grade with ejectors and ordnance steel barrels 26 inch barrels a real bird gun...hope you slay a thousand crows with the remy... charlie

J.B. Books · 08-28-2012, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Frank Cronin

Looks like you have there Pete a nice honest Remington in great shape and you can't beat the price either from KTP. What loads are you going to use?

Scott and I shot a few trap targets with it and it broke them with authority using 7/8 of 8's. For shooting crows I like 1 1/8 of #6 and about 1145 fps or 1 ounce of #6 at 1200 fps reloads using Green Dot powder.

J.B. Books · 08-30-2012, 08:28 AM

OK, I am wondering what the collective experience with Remington double guns is. Is the top lever return spring an achilles heel? Perhaps both guns sat unused for too long? First day out with the 1894 10ga it broke, 3rd day out with 1900 and it let go. Still like the gun a lot due to it's fit. Off to the Smith.

Researcher · 08-30-2012, 10:42 AM

Hundred plus year old top-lever springs break. I've only had one break, in my 1909 vintage KE-Grade 16-gauge. My Father shot a pair of AE-Grades, a 12- and a 16-gauge. In cleaning out his house I found a small envelope with a broken top-lever spring and a couple of new ones.

charlie cleveland · 08-30-2012, 03:13 PM

pete i think you just had a run of bad luck... cant waiut till you get them guns back from the smith...really waiting to year how that 94 10 ga works on them crows... charlie

J.B. Books · 08-30-2012, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

pete i think you just had a run of bad luck... cant waiut till you get them guns back from the smith...really waiting to year how that 94 10 ga works on them crows... charlie

I guess I have had a run of bad luck, they do seem to be nice guns. Sorry to not be more clear, the Rem 1894 B grade 10ga broke the top lever return spring on day one in the field back in Feb '11. The Smith fixed it and I got it back about 3 weeks later. I had a good shoot that day in spite of the problem, I got 15 crows for 28 shots with it per my record of the day. I have always shot my Parker NH 10ga a little better which I think is due to a better fitting stock. This summer I had the Remington bent up a little so it is now close to the same dimensions as the NH. The Remmy is in such high condition I tend to use it less in the field. I dropped the 1900 off at the Smith's today and hopefully I'll get it back as quickly as he returned the '94 10 bore. I would buy another Remington if I saw one that appealed to me, what are the odds it would happen to the next one???????