No doubt the 1100 points well and because of their weight, they kicked little. The Super X1 was another great shotgun. Simple design that worked with almost any shell. I still have three of them. However, they were a pain to maintain and unless you changed out the magazine tube to stainless, it would rust or burn easily. Then the trigger needed a pin preened or it could break from recoil. Ribs were known to come loose on early examples. Bob Bumgart from Wisconsin and Steve Fisher from Florida were the two that kept the SuperX1 tradition going with their alterations.
Stock options and designs of both of them are lacking compared to the newer semi offerings.
Both the SuperX and the 1100, have been surpassed by more modern designs that require less maintenance and are more reliable. Although the SuperX1 was extremely reliable, it can’t hang with the new semis.
I certainly wish the SuperX1 had been produced in a lighter weight 20Ga field model. However, the current Beratta A400 20Ga would have been its superior.
Last edited by battue; 10/27/19.
