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re: Help me pick a shotgunPosted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 11/28/14 at 3:39 pm to DLauw
I've never seen someone get laughed at for an over under anywhere.
And FWIW, a new 1100 will be knocking on $1000. It's still a very good shotgun but not a cheap one. They're a little pretty to be banging around a duck blind.
And FWIW, a new 1100 will be knocking on $1000. It's still a very good shotgun but not a cheap one. They're a little pretty to be banging around a duck blind.
re: Help me pick a shotgunPosted by bootlegger on 11/28/14 at 4:40 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I picked up a very good condition 1100 Magnum from Cabela's gun cave for $500. Vent rib, mod coke. They're out there. Just keep an eye out
re: Help me pick a shotgunPosted by Rize on 11/28/14 at 4:41 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Beretta 300 or a used 390.
re: Help me pick a shotgunPosted by Hoovertigah on 11/28/14 at 8:14 pm to Dtiger19
Have had an 870 express since I was 15 and it has never missed.
The old 390s are workhorses - great duck hunting guns.
The 390 with a standard modified choke will throw steel out a long way with deadly impact.
The 390 shoots 1 3/8 3 inch #2 steel shot very very well....with the factory modified choke.
The 390 with a standard modified choke will throw steel out a long way with deadly impact.
The 390 shoots 1 3/8 3 inch #2 steel shot very very well....with the factory modified choke.
re: Help me pick a shotgunPosted by socks and sandals on 11/28/14 at 10:17 pm to Dtiger19
I had this exact same dilemma two months ago and went with the beretta a300. Only difference (other than $800) is it only shoots 3" shells and the recoil system is not as good but I put a limb saver on it and have shot ~15 boxes through it so far and it's worked flawlessly. You can literally buy 2 a300's for the price of 1 a400. Just my $.02.
re: Help me pick a shotgunPosted by atigersroar on 11/29/14 at 7:08 am to Dtiger19
Love my mossberg 500. Pretty cheap too.
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re: Help me pick a shotgunPosted by Tail Dragger on 11/29/14 at 8:25 am to Ace Midnight
Check out a franchi....they run abt 750 new..it has a benelli action
re: Help me pick a shotgunPosted by KingRanch on 11/29/14 at 8:27 am to Tail Dragger
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.it has a benelli action
I love when people say this. It's painfully obvious they've never looked at the action of a benelli and franchi side by side. The franchi is the same as a stoeger. Not a benelli.
re: Help me pick a shotgunPosted by Ace Midnight on 11/29/14 at 8:38 am to KingRanch
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The franchi is the same as a stoeger. Not a benelli.
Well, to be fair, Benelli is the parent company of all three brands. My limited experience with Franchi and Stoeger would support your assertion, though KR - they seem more similar than different. Benelli is the top of the marque.
I currently shoot a SX3 which is about a grand, I love it. Makes me upset I didn't buy it earlier. The stock has a good feel, its more like rubber than plastic. When I shoulder the gun I'm looking at the bead not all of the top rail. I just got rid of a beretta that I was never happy with, part of it being the above problem.
Ive hunted next to a Franchi Affinity (inertia driven) for the last 3 seasons, Ive never seen it jam and it feels good up until you reach for the trigger. I'm pretty average height and size and to me the distance from the grip to the trigger is about half a finger joint too long.
Ive hunted next to a Franchi Affinity (inertia driven) for the last 3 seasons, Ive never seen it jam and it feels good up until you reach for the trigger. I'm pretty average height and size and to me the distance from the grip to the trigger is about half a finger joint too long.
re: Help me pick a shotgunPosted by DownshiftAndFloorIt on 11/30/14 at 3:02 pm to KingRanch
I thought franchi used a long recoil action and the stoeger and Benelli were both short recoil with the only functional difference being the location of the recoil spring
re: Help me pick a shotgunPosted by Citica8 on 11/30/14 at 4:03 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I don't know the answer to that be honest and I don't want to muddy the waters. I did some research 3 years ago and ended up buying a Beretta 3901 cause it sounded like a good deal. Wasn't ever really happy with it and I didn't shoot it that well. (My natural throw had me staring at 3/4 of the top rail, causing me to have to move my head or raise the butt of the gun while trying to get on target.) I went and picked up a couple guns at the store and found that the SX3 and the A5 felt really good and knowing quite a few people with the Winchester SX2-SX3 I went with that ($500 price difference also factored into play).
I liked the way the Franchi felt but the trigger pull being to me was a little off putting. My friend has 3"+ in height on me so it may not be as bad for him.
Best advice is go to a store and shoulder a couple different guns like you just got buzzed by kamaze teal, if all you see in the bead that's a good place to start, if not your not going to be able to confidently throw one or 3 out there and expect to hit it.
I liked the way the Franchi felt but the trigger pull being to me was a little off putting. My friend has 3"+ in height on me so it may not be as bad for him.
Best advice is go to a store and shoulder a couple different guns like you just got buzzed by kamaze teal, if all you see in the bead that's a good place to start, if not your not going to be able to confidently throw one or 3 out there and expect to hit it.
If you go with 870, which is a solid choice, make sure it's an older model. The new 870s are cheaply made. You will want something made with real wood stock. Not the laminated stuff. Thats how you now you got a good one
To really answer your question we will also want to know whether you prefer pumps or auto matics. Then start shouldering them and make sure you fell comfortable. I personally can't shouder the Berettas but the Brownings work wel for me. It's all up to your own preference
To really answer your question we will also want to know whether you prefer pumps or auto matics. Then start shouldering them and make sure you fell comfortable. I personally can't shouder the Berettas but the Brownings work wel for me. It's all up to your own preference
This post was edited on 11/30 at 8:37 pm
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