Shotgun for Quail Hunting

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CZ Bobwhite of course!

.410bore or .28ga

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Or if you are a little more budget minded, take a look at the Stoeger Uplander...

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16 gauge Parker Brothers, with 6 shot.

I would also recommend the CZ...its a great looking upland game gun. It will be my next shotgun.

Also I know these guys are throwing out 16g. 28g. yes those are fine but they can be hard to find shells for if you are in the middle of no where on a quail hunt. Get a common gauge, 20 or 12. 20 would be the way I would lean if it was strictly going to be a quail gun. May want to up it to a 12 if pheasant hunting is also an option.

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Also I know these guys are throwing out 16g. 28g. yes those are fine but they can be hard to find shells for if you are in the middle of no where on a quail hunt.

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This is kind of true, and I mostly hunt a 20ga for everything, but I do handload my own .410's and that caliber might be a little less rare than 16ga or 28ga. Handloading is easy, cheap and fun. And you can really customize the load to do whatever you want.

Stoeger actually makes an Upland Combo, that has 12ga/20ga or 20ga/28ga barrels. While its not nearly as finely finished as a CZ, Browning, etc., its a solid SxS gun for hunting.

I have fallen in love with break action guns. Singles, O/U's, and SxS's. I am hooked.

For as nice as the CZ's are they are hard to find in my part of the world. No one seems to carry them, they will order me one but no seems to have a good selection to choose from and shoulder up.

Get a 12 ga with wind chokes. Never know what you may want to hunt later.

Do you currently have any shotguns?

20 o/u

I would look to either an o/u or a sxs in 20 gauge. Probably something in a 28” barrel length. If you go with a sxs you will need to determine if you like single or double triggers. Handling a well balanced game gun can be like a wand in your hands. You need to handle guns to determine your preference, where do you live?

I would not hesitate to look at the used gun market, quality used guns of much better quality than new guns of comparable price are available, though you might have to buy over the internet and educate yourself. I have bought all of my sxs over the internet with no problems. Be forwarded quality sxs or o/u shotguns will run you $750 up…

I mainly hunt woodcock and my main carry gun is a 20 gauge sxs with 26” barrels, straight stock and double triggers.

This website is a good reference for sxs’s LINK