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If you had $800 to buy a new shotgun for ducks, what would it be?
Posted on 4/26/14 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 4/26/14 at 1:11 pm
Got some cash layin around and I currently have to borrow my FIL shotgun when I go duck hunting. What are some reasonably priced auto shotguns, not pump, that are out there? I was looking at the Beretta A400 xtreme, but $1600 is alil out of my price range.
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Posted on 4/26/14 at 1:12 pm to sonoma8
Probably an 1100
Posted on 4/26/14 at 1:15 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Is Franchi any good? Read its a sister co. of benelli
ETA: or Beretta A300
ETA: or Beretta A300
This post was edited on 4/26/14 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 4/26/14 at 1:17 pm to sonoma8
Supposed to be.
Stoeger also makes a pretty good one. Don't remember the model name but it's pretty much a direct benelli copy with the action spring around the tube instead of in the stock.
Stoeger also makes a pretty good one. Don't remember the model name but it's pretty much a direct benelli copy with the action spring around the tube instead of in the stock.
Posted on 4/26/14 at 1:20 pm to sonoma8
look used, try gunbroker, Louisianasportsman, etc...
Posted on 4/26/14 at 1:26 pm to sonoma8
I have a franchi affinity and it is a good gun for the price. Comfortable to shoot and has been reliable.
Posted on 4/26/14 at 1:34 pm to sonoma8
Posted on 4/26/14 at 1:59 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Stoeger also makes a pretty good one.
Negative. More lemons than good ones.
Find a used Beretta 390 or better yet, just buy a new one for $800.
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:03 pm to MWP
My stoeger shoots Just fine never had one problem
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:04 pm to MWP
Just bought a Beretta A300 Outlander for $ 699 . Well worth the money ..
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:07 pm to MWP
quote:that beretta only shoots up to 3" tho.
Find a used Beretta 390
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:14 pm to sonoma8
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that beretta only shoots up to 3" tho.
Didn't know you needed a 3.5". Then add a couple of bills to your budget and buy a VersaMax. Heard good things about that shotgun.
Stoegers are a gamble.
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:15 pm to sonoma8
11-87 and spend the rest on shells..
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:17 pm to sonoma8
Franchi's are ok. I wouldn't buy a Stoeger. They might be made in the same place that Benelli's are but they aren't even close in quality. That's like saying a Tikka is the same as a Sako. They might look similar and be made by the same people but there's a reason for the price difference. If the franchi was the same as a benelli (like 99% of franchi owners think), beretta wouldn't sell them for cheaper than Benelli's. Beretta owns them all by the way. With that said, even though you said no to a pump, I would get a benelli super nova and spend the rest of the $800 on a floating case, hi viz sight, sling, and shells because in my opinion that super nova will have a lot less problems than a franchi down the road.
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:17 pm to LSURoss
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11-87 and spend the rest on shells..
Another roll of the dice. The only Remington shotgun I would even consider these days is the tried and true 870 or the VersaMax.
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:21 pm to MWP
I have both and the 870 is better, But the op said no pumps.
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:29 pm to MWP
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Didn't know you needed a 3.5
sorry, yea figured if I'm dropping that much $$ on something, might as well get one that is versatile
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:29 pm to LSURoss
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the op said no pumps
That's where you get into a black hole when you are at that $800 price point concerning the need for the 3.5". You are pretty much regulated to pumps like the Nova/870 with $$$ to spare or gambles like the Stoeger/Mossturd etc. The VersaMax seems to be the best at that right over the grand level price and then you have the proven but costly Extrema/SBE II/Vinci shotguns.
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:33 pm to sonoma8
quote:Grew up shooting Browning A-5's and now have a Benelli but one of my favorite guns ever was a Remington pump I picked up for 50 bucks at a pawn shop. Ended up using it for ducks.
What are some reasonably priced auto shotguns, not pump, that are out there?
Posted on 4/26/14 at 2:34 pm to MWP
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That's where you get into a black hole when you are at that $800 price point concerning the need for the 3.5". You are pretty much regulated to pumps like the Nova/870 with $$$ to spare or gambles like the Stoeger/Mossturd etc. The VersaMax seems to be the best at that right over the grand level price and then you have the proven but costly Extrema/SBE II/Vinci shotguns.
EXACTLY!!! Might just throw in a few xtra $$ and get the versamax... Guess that calls for a trip to Cabelas!!!
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