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{{Infobox weapon
|name= Remington Model 11-87
|image= [[File:Remington 11-87 NFM.JPG|300px|On display at the National Firearms Museum.]]
|caption = A Model 11-87 with extended magazine
|origin= United States
|type= [[Semi-automatic shotgun]]
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|is_ranged= yes
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|service= 
|used_by= See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
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|designer= Wayne Leek ([[Remington Model 1100|Model 1100]])
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|manufacturer= [[Remington Arms]]
|production_date= 1987–2020
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|weight= {{convert|8.25|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}} with {{convert|28|in|mm|abbr=on}} barrel
|length= {{convert|34|to|50|in|mm|abbr=on}}
|part_length= {{convert|14|to|30|in|mm|abbr=on}}
|cartridge= 12 or 20 [[Gauge (firearms)|gauge]]
|action= [[Semi-automatic shotgun|Semi-automatic]] [[Gas-operated reloading|gas-operated]]
|feed= [[Tube magazine]] 4+1 rounds; 7+1 rounds with magazine extension
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|ref=<ref name=Manual>{{cite book |url=https://www.remington.com/sites/default/files/documents/Models1100and1187.pdf |title=Instruction Book for: Models 1100, 11-87 & 11-87 Super Magnum Autoloading Shotguns |publisher=[[Remington Arms]] |via=remington.com |access-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606022141/https://www.remington.com/sites/default/files/documents/Models1100and1187.pdf |archive-date=June 6, 2020 }}</ref>
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The '''Remington Model 11-87''' is a [[semi-automatic shotgun]] manufactured by [[Remington Arms]] and based on the earlier [[Remington Model 1100|Model 1100]]. Remington introduced the Model 11–87 in 1987 and ceased production of it in 2020.

==Design==
The Model 11-87 is a [[gas operated]] [[semi-automatic shotgun]]. Upon firing a [[Shotgun shell|shell]], some of the high-pressure gases from the burning [[Smokeless powder|propellant]] are diverted through two small holes under the [[Gun barrel|barrel]],<ref name="learnaboutguns1">[http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/05/26/remington-11-87-semi-automatic-shotgun-review/ Remington 11-87 Semi-Automatic Shotgun Review | LearnAboutGuns.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> forcing the [[Bolt (firearms)|bolt]] toward the [[Stock (firearms)|buttstock]], which in turn ejects the spent shell. A spring then forces the bolt forward, sending a new shell from the [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] into the [[Chamber (firearms)|chamber]]. This gas operation has the effect of reducing the [[recoil]] felt by the shooter, since the total recoil energy is spread out over a longer period of time than would be the case with [[locked breech|fixed-breech]] shotguns.<ref name="learnaboutguns1"/>

The Model 11-87 incorporates a self-compensating gas system design, which allows the gun to operate with a range of loads, from light {{convert|2+3/4|in|cm|adj=on}} shells to {{convert|3|in|cm|adj=on}} Magnum shells, without any adjustment by the operator. It is manufactured in 12 gauge and 20 gauge; both will cycle {{frac|2|3|4}}-inch and 3-inch shells.

A lightened version of the Model 11-87, the [[Remington Model 11-96|Model 11-96]], was offered in the late 1990s in 12 gauge only.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.remington.com/firearm-history/model-11-96-history |title=Model 11-96 |website=remington.com |access-date=June 7, 2020}}</ref>

==Operation==
Some Model 11-87 shotguns, especially those with barrels shorter than {{convert|26|in|cm}}, or Magnum models, may have issues cycling light target and [[birdshot]] loads consistently.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

A 12 gauge model that accepts {{convert|3+1/2|in|cm|adj=on}} shells is marketed as the Super Magnum.<ref name=Manual/> This model comes with an extra component on the magazine tube called a "barrel seal activator" that helps cycle lighter loads.<ref name=Manual/> The barrel seal activator is meant to be removed when using {{frac|3|1|2}}-inch or 3-inch shells, and installed when using shorter shells.<ref name=Manual/>

Some Model 11-87s have interchangeable screw-in [[Shotgun#Pattern and choke|chokes]]; other barrels are available with fixed chokes. Barrels are not interchangeable between the Model 1100 and Model 11-87.<ref name=Manual/> Barrel lengths range from {{convert|14|in|cm}} (for use by law enforcement) to {{convert|30|in|cm}}.<ref>[http://www.remingtonle.com/shotguns/1187.htm Remington Law Enforcement page]</ref>

==In popular culture==

The weapon found widespread notoriety when a [[Silencer (firearms)|sound-suppressed]] version of it was used by the main antagonist in the [[Coen brothers]]' film ''[[No Country for Old Men (film)|No Country for Old Men]]'', based on the [[Cormac McCarthy]] novel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nramuseum.org/the-museum/the-galleries/william-b-ruger-special-exhibits/hollywood-guns-4/no-country-for-old-men-(2007).aspx |title=NRA Museums |website=www.nramuseum.org |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> First developed in 1987, this weapon is an anachronism to the movie's storyline, set 1980.

==Users==
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*{{flag|United States}}: Used by numerous [[law enforcement agencies]].<ref name="mcmanners2003">McManners, Hugh (2003). ''Ultimate Special Forces''. DK Publishing, Inc. {{ISBN|0-7894-9973-8}}.</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite web |url=https://gundigest.com/gun-reviews/gun-review-model-11-87-sportsman-field |title=Gun Review: Model 11-87 Sportsman Field |first=M. D. |last=Johnson |website=[[Gun Digest]] |date=July 20, 2010 |access-date=June 5, 2020}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/remington-timeline-1987-remington-model-11-87-autoloading-shotguns/99556 |title=Remington Timeline: 1987 - Remington Model 11-87 Autoloading Shotguns |website=shootingtimes.com |date=August 31, 2016 |access-date=June 5, 2020}}

==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.remington.com/shotguns/autoloading/model-11-87/}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU6XJ3t8E80 Remington 11-87] via [[YouTube]]

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