The second spring, located over the magazine tube, serves as the barrel recoil spring, allowing the barrel to recoil several inches into the receiver. The first, located in the buttstock, serves as the resistance to the bolt. Like the Model 11, the gun operated by way of two return springs. The easily removable aluminum trigger housing was also featured on its successors. The Model 11-48 differs from the Model 11 in the shape of its machined steel receiver and the use of less expensive stamped steel internal parts. The impact of these changes can be seen on every Remington shotgun since, and is also prevalent on competitor's models.
The Model 11-48 was revolutionary in that it ushered in stamped steel components for a lower cost of assembly, and featured truly interchangeable parts not requiring fitting by a gunsmith, and was reliable in the extreme. When a chambered shell is fired, the barrel and bolt recoiling together (for a distance greater than the shell length) re-cock the hammer, eject the spent shell, and feed another shell from the magazine into the action. Shells are stored in a tubular magazine under the barrel. The Model 11-48 is a long- recoil operated semi-automatic shotgun based on the Model 11, itself based on an 1898 design by John Browning. 410 variations.Ī 1953, B-grade on top a modernized 1949, A-grade "truck gun" on bottom Released as the replacement for the Remington Model 11, it was manufactured from 1949 to 1968 and was produced in 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge and. The Remington Model 11-48 is a semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms as the first of its "new generation" semi-automatics produced after World War II.
Tube magazine 4+1 rounds, or 2+1 rounds on the Sportsman '48 Johnsonġ2, 16, 20, or 28 gauge (maximum length 2 + 3⁄ 4 inches), or.
Semi-automatic shotgun Remington Model 11-48