The Model 11 is a cousin to the Browning “humpback” A5. Semi-auto, squared-off back of the receiver, semi-auto 12ga.
I found you an exploded view. An exploded view of the A5 might also help.
http://www.okiegunsmithshop.com/Remington_Model_11.jpg
The #1 reason why I would recommend that you not do it yourself is that you probably don’t have the required set of screwdrivers to take down a firearm without mashing up the screws. If you look at the set of screwdrivers used by a smith, you’ll see that they’re precision instruments, with blades that fit the screw slots *exactly* - like with less than a thousandth clearance to the sides. This prevents you from making a mess out of a screw if you need to put some torque into removing it. On top of that, I’m guessing you also don’t have a set of brass punches or drifts and a soft hammer with which to drive them.
If you want to buy such a set of screwdrivers, Midway USA and Brownells sell sets - reckon on from $70 to $90 for a set that includes interchangeable bits that fit most screws.
A smith might charge only $50 to strip and clean it. Since you’re taking it there anyway, I’d just have him clean it, because he’s already going to be into it to check the moving components. NB that parts for the Model 11 are difficult to get, so if you or he screws something up in the take-down, or something already is broken, you might be looking at making the piece yourself to get the gun shooting again.
Good advice. I had previously found the connection between the A5 and the Model 11. The Model 11 was apparently built in the US under a license.
I kinda figure that Remington did NOT want owners to get into the mechanisms behind screws. Every other Remington long gun I have comes apart easily WITHOUT using a screwdriver (EXCEPT to remove the barrel assembly from a receiver).
The Model 11’s barrel and tube came off quite readily, but nothing else.
I’ll go with the advice of cleaning and oiling what I can reach, and then handing it over to a ‘smith for testing.
I’d like to use it. It’s a family/heritage thing to go hunting with your dad’s shotgun that he’s FINALLY passed along ;-) [ he’s 87 ]
