I had a Remington M11. It was a direct copy of the A5. Maybe it wasn't done very well, but it was a heavy, clumsy, clanky, and ugly thing that did not point well at all and jammed whenever the temperature was below 40 degrees or within 2 ft of a single grain of sand. It had all the ergonomics of a broken pick ax so far as I was concerned.
While I am not a big 1100 fan, I can't think of a single thing that the Remington 1100 would not excel relative to the Winchester.
I kind of agree with you on the M-11. It's no A5.
I do have a an 11 'Sportsman' that solved some of the weight and handling issues. It's reliable and handles reasonably well. Browning did not let Remington use the two piece carrier or the magazine cutoff.
Remington's 'machine blueing' process was very good, but of course the Sportsman has that cartoon like 'engraving'. Ducks with lips.
I bought it for $250 at a gun show only because it has a factory installed Polychoke.
Now that is stylish at the skeet club!
Damn thing shoots well though...
