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Top 4 makers of semiauto 20 gauges for sportsmen?
Posted on 7/15/14 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 2:55 pm
Specifically for durability, reliability, form and function?
Best barrel length for dove/duck hunting with 20ga?
Best barrel length for dove/duck hunting with 20ga?
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:02 pm to Bleeding purple
benelli is the answer
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:06 pm to Bleeding purple
I've been using the Benelli M2 for a few years and love it.
I was torn between it and the Franchi Affinity which is similar and costs a bit less.
In the end, the M2 felt more lively in my hands.
A friend of mine got the Weatherby SA-08 recently and likes it.
I was torn between it and the Franchi Affinity which is similar and costs a bit less.
In the end, the M2 felt more lively in my hands.
A friend of mine got the Weatherby SA-08 recently and likes it.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:08 pm to wiltznucs
I'm partial to a benelli M2 as well
Used it dove hunting last year but I suck at bird shooting so I didn't do it justice
Used it dove hunting last year but I suck at bird shooting so I didn't do it justice
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:33 pm to Mung
3 B's
ETA: I'd just assume to have a O/U for dove shoots around here.
ETA: I'd just assume to have a O/U for dove shoots around here.
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:43 pm to bbvdd
The gun may/will be used for duck hunting by female guests and my young boys from time to time also.
Does anyone have experience with the browning BPS. I like the bottom ejection of spent shells.
Does anyone have experience with the browning BPS. I like the bottom ejection of spent shells.
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:53 pm to Bleeding purple
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Does anyone have experience with the browning BPS. I like the bottom ejection of spent shells.
Very solid platform and has been around a very long time. But it is a pump.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:54 pm to Bleeding purple
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Does anyone have experience with the browning BPS
10 and 12 gauge. May want to check out a wingmaster in 20 gauge. I own the Remingtons and Brownings and the Brownings are pretty but as far as pump guns the 870 takes the cake in my book.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:56 pm to LouisianaChessie
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May want to check out a wingmaster in 20 gauge. I own the Remingtons and Brownings and the Brownings are pretty but as far as pump guns the 870 takes the cake in my book.
Agreed but if this is a shotgun for womenz and chilluns, a 20 auto is going to have less kick than a pump. Hell a 12ga auto usually has as little kick as a 20 ga auto if you think they can handle the extra weight of the gun. Maybe look into getting a short or compact 12 auto.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 3:59 pm to Bleeding purple
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BPS
I have the 12GA BPS, not the 20, but it is a great duck gun. Never had the first problem shucking, which i can't say for my Nova 20GA, which gets hung up frequently. Bottom ejection does not distract.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:11 pm to bbvdd
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Very solid platform and has been around a very long time. But it is a pump.
guess I didn't realize that was pump only. Duh
is there a bottom ejecting semi?
I may be looking for two separate guns.
a cheap reliable O/U 20 for the kids/wife
and a more expensive semi 20 for me to dove hunt with.
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:18 pm to Bleeding purple
I have a bps 10 and my buddy has the 12. Very very smooth ejecting gun. And I've put mine thru hell
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:20 pm to Bleeding purple
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a cheap reliable O/U 20 for the kids/wife
and a more expensive semi 20 for me to dove hunt with.
I just bought a Beretta Silver Pigeon. It's not what anyone would deem "cheap" but I absolutely love it. Even my daughter (who never wanted to shoot skeet) loves the gun so much she's start shooting clays more often than pistols.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:20 pm to Bleeding purple
I'm partial to the old A5. Maybe it's just the nostalgic look, but I've never had problems with mine either.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:32 pm to REB BEER
I have the montifeltro silver in 12 ga.. if the 20 is anything like it get that!!! i like my monti better than my super vinci.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:45 pm to Bleeding purple
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I may be looking for two separate guns.
a cheap reliable O/U 20 for the kids/wife
and a more expensive semi 20 for me to dove hunt with.
Personally I'd switch those. O/U for you. And semi for the kids/wife. When dove hunting I've always shite much better with the O/U than with a semi. Very rare that you need that extra shell. If planning on hunting south/Central American though throw that sentiment out. You don't want an O/U down there. You will be badly bruised.
ETA: I can't think of a semi that has a bottom eject but that doesn't mean that their isn't one.
And I think BPS is short for Browning Pump Shotgun.
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:52 pm to bbvdd
If you are going with a 20 for your sons/female guests then probably any auto. I am a browning guy. If you are worried about recoil then go gas operated. So Browning or Beretta. If you are not worried about recoil then Benelli.
BPS are great but i did have a buddy slam a shot shell back up into the magazine during a hunt with me. Ended that shoot for him pretty quick.
BPS are great but i did have a buddy slam a shot shell back up into the magazine during a hunt with me. Ended that shoot for him pretty quick.
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