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re: Looking for a new shotgun
Posted on 9/19/26 at 1:56 pm to KemoSabe65
Posted on 9/19/26 at 1:56 pm to KemoSabe65
Man. I love some fasteel. Been shooting. 3" Fasteel #4 since at least 09-10. Can't remember.
My dad finally ran out of his remington heavy duck 2 3/4" lead #6 about 2 years ago! Those will hammer em!
My dad finally ran out of his remington heavy duck 2 3/4" lead #6 about 2 years ago! Those will hammer em!
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:07 am to KemoSabe65
1.) You dont need 3.5's
2.) If you are going to spend $1,000 for a Franchi, don't. Get a Benelli M2, tough to justify the extra $$ for the SBE.
3.) Give a lot of thought as to your 12 gauge choice, and consider a 20. Put away my 12g M2 two years ago and bought an M2 20g, game changer as far as light weight, cheaper to shoot, less recoil, quieter, and I still kill more than my buddies do.
2.) If you are going to spend $1,000 for a Franchi, don't. Get a Benelli M2, tough to justify the extra $$ for the SBE.
3.) Give a lot of thought as to your 12 gauge choice, and consider a 20. Put away my 12g M2 two years ago and bought an M2 20g, game changer as far as light weight, cheaper to shoot, less recoil, quieter, and I still kill more than my buddies do.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 9:47 am to Tigah D
If the $1000 wasn’t a hard cap, the M2 would be my recommendation.
It’s an incredible gun
It’s an incredible gun
Posted on 9/21/26 at 10:01 am to Tigah D
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still kill more than my buddies do.
You probably shoot it better. Shooting 3.5" 12 gauge shells is awful. The recoil is up there with big safari rifles most sane people would never consider shooting more than a couple of times in one sitting. Same people will blow through a dozen of those artillery shells in 10 minutes.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 10:33 am to noon0707
Weatherby Sorix, Ive had one for a year. It cycles 1 oz dove to 2 oz turkey loads just fine. Made in Italy not some turkish crap. Has the same warranty as benelli. Shots point of aim. Oh and floats shells if you're into that
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:01 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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The recoil is up there with big safari rifles most sane people would never consider shooting more than a couple of times in one sitting.
Especially in an inertia gun. If you are hell bent on shooting 3.5's at waterfowl (do a lot of shooting on a hunt hopefully), it better be a gas gun. I'm a huge inertia fan, but if anyone tries to convince you the recoil is the same as a gas gun, they don't know what they're talking about.
Main selling point on inertia for me, transitioning from long time gas gun hunter, was simplicity. Whole lot less parts to clean day in and day out from doing a lot of duck hunting, rainy hunts, etc. I won't go back.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:04 am to Park duck
Should not speak about of life jacket shot guns but where would one look if so inclined? 
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:57 am to lsufan1971
quote:won one at a banquet and it is a nice gun. Finish isn’t great, but it is fun to shoot
Winchester SX4.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 12:48 pm to noon0707
I've had a 3" Franchi Affinity since 2016 and have had no issues with. I also have a Benelli Montefeltro silver edition. Both are 3" guns. I've never wished I had 3 1/2" shells and have Crane hunted a good bit the last few years.
The Montefeltro is a sweet gun for the price, used to be around $1000 but looks to be around $1500 now. I love my Affinity and use it duck hunting so I don't beat up my nicer gun, but there's no mistaking how much smoother and lighter the Montefeltro is when I go back to it.
If you have to stay at $1000 I'd go Franch Affinity or Beretta A300, if the budget goes up a bit I'd look at the Montefeltro or M2 lineup.
The Montefeltro is a sweet gun for the price, used to be around $1000 but looks to be around $1500 now. I love my Affinity and use it duck hunting so I don't beat up my nicer gun, but there's no mistaking how much smoother and lighter the Montefeltro is when I go back to it.
If you have to stay at $1000 I'd go Franch Affinity or Beretta A300, if the budget goes up a bit I'd look at the Montefeltro or M2 lineup.
This post was edited on 9/21/26 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 9/21/26 at 1:34 pm to saintsfan1977
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I’ve heard a lot of good things about beretta
Yep, stick with the Big B's....Beretta, Benelli, and Browning. For the price you're looking for that Beretta A300 would be hard to beat.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 2:40 pm to DuckSausage
quote:Looks like no more synthetic stock option. M2?
The Montefeltro is a sweet gun for the price, used to be around $1000 but looks to be around $1500 now.
Posted on 9/21/26 at 7:45 pm to AlxTgr
Posted on 9/21/26 at 8:18 pm to noon0707
Benelli M2
Get 2 just in case they stop making them.
Get 2 just in case they stop making them.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 7:42 am to Skidder Rut
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Benelli M2
Get 2 just in case they stop making them.
I'm still not sure I understand the logic behind making 3" SBE's but plainly the marketing team at Benelli knows more than we do.
M2 such a work horse for them for so long, why make a 3" SBE to compete on it?? Anecdotally, I get the sense that with the advent of better performing shot types, the overall demand for a 3.5" gun (and its shells) is notably down, so maybe the demand for a legacy 3.5" SBE is also down.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 11:18 am to Tigah D
quote:I have a 20 and a 12. We love them.
M2 such a work horse for them for so long,
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