PutTheWomacOnEm01

If your local sportsman store has a consignment rack, keep an eye on it. It's not that unusual for somebody to sell an older gun. I've found some solid berettas, brownings and Remingtons on that rack for great prices. Those older guns are heavier but they're great quality too. Just sayin. Picked up a 20 gauge a301 not too long ago in great shape and I love that gun. They don't make them like that anymore.

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Thanks gents. Appreciate the replies.

Chris's specialty meats. Don't look past it. The smoked one is delicious.

Think you hit a great point there about all of them having their issues.

Man I totally agree. A great gun is 75% about fit in my opinion. When it comes to waterfowl hunting I always used o/u growing up. Switched to auto a few years back - not sure why - and found a gun that fits me so well, the benelli SBE3. Only took two seasons til it started to be the least reliable gun I've ever owned. Kind of sucks cuz I love shooting it. It just fits well and feels right.

So looking around I've been focusing on reliability. Just keep coming back to the question: why did I move to auto loaders. Go back to o/u. Pull the trigger with confidence knowing it will go boom in the right direction. Still not sure where the auto interest came from - or why so many people don't look at o/u's as waterfowl guns anymore.

Anyways. Keeping an open mind. Hoping for more answers, grateful for the OB feedback.

The onyx is my go to o/u. Love that gun.

Two part question for the OB.

1) What is your favorite gun to shoot birds with? Semi, pump, o/u, sxs - whatever it is, name it.

2) If you had to go buy a gun to hunt with what would it be?

Also... has anybody had experience with the new browning a5's? Any reviews?

Looking at A5, A400, SX4, Citori for now. All thoughts and reviews welcome.

lol passing on teal, spoons and divers. What is it about those birds anybody would want to pas on? Teal are arguably the best eating and exciting shooting. Divers are fun as hell too when they're in groups. They'll eat great too if you can make a proper recipe. And spoons decoy so well.

Would I rather be bagging greys, widgeon pintail or mallards? Yeah probably. Is there something weird going on with migration. Yeah def. But damn, a duck is a duck and if it flies over the decoys I'm pulling the trigger with a smile on my face. It's a real gift to be able to get out there and chase birds in what habitat we have available. I'll never take any of it for granted.

Don't get your panties up your crack over it bud. Sounds like you're in the wrong place if you're gonna let a post like that get to ya.

Marsh might not look so great after this weekend with the storm tracking the way it is