In the market for a new waterfowl shotgun. What do you like?

Plenty of good guns out there, but I’d recommend a 3.5” 12 gauge whatever you choose.

And full transparency, I don’t own a 3.5" 12 but do have a 10 gauge for waterfowl hunting.

3 Bs.

Browning, Beretta, Benelli

All of those have shims to fit the gun to you.
Go to a store and handle them and pick the one you like.

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Browning, Beretta, Benelli All of those have shims to fit the gun to you. Go to a store and handle them and pick the one you like.

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Second this. Also, may be in the minority, but I've never wished I had 3.5" shells from BWT to Sandhills, never needed.

Helpful. I didn’t think of going to the store to try them. Greta idea, in the BR area, which stores will have the biggest selection?

From rice fields to flooded green timber and everything else in between, with the onset of high quality nontoxic shot, I haven't shot a 12 gauge at ducks and geese in almost 15 years, nor turkeys.

20 Guage all the way for me, never a complaint or wished I had more.

Other than it being some known pos, the only acceptable answer is go shoulder as many as you can and check out its feel and swing and ergonomics. You likely won't go wrong with any of the 3 Bs, but there are many other manufacturers who make quality shotguns too.

What’s your budget and what type of birds do you plan on hunting? Fit is also extremely important so definitely make plans to shoulder a few.

Unless you hunt in extreme cold, a Benelli SBE variant.

If you hunt in extreme cold, be prepared for the "Benelli click" (failure to fire).

Benelli click is when the bolt slightly rotates out of battery.

It can happen at any temperature.

If it’s happening to you in cold weather, it’s probably because you are cleaning the gun with a thick oil that gets gummy in cold temps.

Use a dry lube like hornady and temperature is pretty much irrelevant. The gun will shoot every time.

What the difference in the way the benelli works verse the berettas?