Pump/Semi/Double/Single

Pump/Semi/Double/Single

  • Pump

    Votes: 24 53.3%

  • Semi

    Votes: 5 11.1%

  • Double

    Votes: 14 31.1%

  • Single

    Votes: 2 4.4%
  • Total voters
    45
  • Poll closed .
Depends on what you are going to do with it.
There is nothing classier than a S/S double IMO.

But, for home defense/zombie gun, everyone knows you have to have a pump 3" magnum 12 ga. with: 30 shot extended magazine, flashlight, laser, night vision scope, folding/collapsing stock, sidesaddle, sling with 50 extra rounds, pistol grip, muzzle brake that looks like a holesaw, and a vertical forearm. And it has to be painted black or camoflage with that fancy gun paint.
Anything less, and people will think you're a wimp when you show up at the range.
 
I like a pump, nice and simple.

My HD/zombie doesn't have all that on it...guess I need to change it before I have to use it. :D

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Sorry, there's nothing simpler than a single or double gun - pumps are just cheaper than most doubles, not better; although they DO make better jack stand handles
 
....unless you consider having more than 2 shots "better."
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Or need them.......the answer was to the simplicity of a single or double over a pump - which I watch many folks short-stroke and otherwise malf when shooting clays and there is no real pressure. Doing so under life and death pressure is not the time to find that out


:rolleyes: your sarcasm back atcha

Besides any tacky-cool guy that has watched Clint shoot one should be able to reload just as fast...........or maybe, if you shoot a pump and need more than two, you should practice more so as not to need the reload?? just saying :rolleyes:........................:p
 
It really does dress it up, though.

Nobody was knocking a double. I guess it comes down to what it's main purpose. Protection or Sport?

You can use a double (or even a single) for defense just fine. Personally, I'd rather have the extra capacity in an emergency. IMHO the average (or any) person would be less likely to short-stroke the pump than trying to reload shells into the action.
 
For zombies I'd like a good pump (I'd REALLY like to zombie up my Nova, but barrels alone are almost as much as a Mossy or 870!). BUT, IF I had the $$, I'd be more than happy to get an Benelli or FN semi-auto "tacticool" shotgun. And the first shotgun I EVER shot was a .410 double that was something like 50 years old (I was 10). I have a soft spot for doubles, but wouldn't want to use it if I had to shoot more than 2 shells.
 
SXS

main purpose. Protection or Sport?
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Good point. Realistically, any gun that I have for Sport will certainly do for me if I have to defend my life, family, property.
The reverse is not true to a great degree, probably why I don't own any of the tacticool models. Realistically.....I'm never gonna need that stuff - I'd as soon spend the money on shotshells and components.

Nothing points like a SXS.
Pete
 
Yeah, a sporting gun CAN work defense and vice versa. They will both do a better job than the other when used for their intended purpose.

As far as NEVER needing a gun for defense (we all hope and pray not!) but I'm not psychic. I don't shoot clays, trap or hunt..... So, I guess that's why I have such little interest in O/U shotguns. I would like a SxS coach gun just to have as fun toy. Also, I think that those fully engraved English doubles are
beautifully crafted guns. If I was into just collecting, I could fancy myself
buying one.
 
I own Pumps & Single shots...but don't have anything against any other type of shotty. Came one ace of buying a semi-auto this year for turkey season but talked myself out of it. I figured that owning (3) 12 ga Mossberg pumps all ready that I didn't need another shotgun just for the coolness & "Turkey Gun" marketed on it. I mean, it had fiber optic sights, dipped camo, etc... but I put HI-VIZ sights on my 835, got me a Primos Tight Wad choke, & I had already painted the gun myself w/ Flat Cammo paint...I figure I got a great gobbler getter already and it patterns real tight out to 40 yds (didn't try at 50).

I am a Mossberg pump guy, just because that is what I got. However, a Remington 1100...I have wanted one of those every since I was a youngin...not real reason other than the fact that my uncle had one & I fell in love with it, prob because he was my hero.

I also own (2) Mossberg 500 20 ga pumps. I think it all boils down to personal prefrence. As far as protection or hunting... 00/000 Buck is gonna devistate regardless if it comes out of a sporting, hunting, or personal protection type shotgun. Nothing wrong w/ a tacticool...if that is what someone wants.

I got one of my Marine buddy's that owns a tactical double barrel! lol:D Fiber optics, hand grip, weaver rail...kinda crazy to me...it looks cool as all get out, but the first thing that pops in my head is...what u gonna hunt w/ that thing...I guess it is a zombie gun like mentioned earlier...I say to each his own & plus, he don't hunt.
 
LOL, I had to laugh when I voted "single" because I suspected I would be the only one. I have a couple of Remington 870s which I love and will not sell. I have three SxS of not great but OK quality, one with hammers. I have a passle of break-open single-shots which make me giggle. I luv 'em. Just got a thing for barn guns, I guess.
 
I didn't vote, because you didn't have an "all of the above" option.

The question is basically flawed. For me it's pumps for HD, O/U for clays and semi-auto for bird hunting.
 
I prefer different actions for different things.

Let's see...

I've got two autos, one pump, one bolt and one SxS. I own each one for different reasons and some of them even have a given purpose.

One auto is my "meat" gun. It's my go-to gun for sporting clays, waterfowl and turkey. I also use it for deer in very tight cover and as a backup gun for doves. The other auto is a youth 20 ga. that I'm saving for my son.

I inherited the pump from my dad and I prefer it for doves. I shoot it pretty well and it's not a valuable gun and not worth selling.

I inherited the bolt gun from my wife's father. It's also not worth selling. I don't really prefer it for anything but it would be a decent loaner for turkeys.

I inherited the SxS from my grandfather and it means a lot to me. I killed my first doves and ducks with it and I prefer it for rabbits and squirrels now. It also does double-duty as a backdoor gun.

I guess the only one I don't prefer is the single and I would probably prefer an O/U for clays if I shot more often.
 
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