What is your favorite shotgun?
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usmcgundog
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Beretta A391 Xtrema2!
Gunplummer
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Revelation .410 bolt action
8 shot Mossberg 500 with the Mossberg Ghost Ring sights for HD, Winchester 00 buck:
This is my turkey gun, Mossberg 500, 20" bbl, X-Factor choke, Winchester 3", 2 oz #4s. I also use this with a 28" barrel for ducks:
My upland gun, Franchi Renaissance, very light and the gel recoil pad really works. 12 ga 2 3/4" Winchester #6s:
This is my turkey gun, Mossberg 500, 20" bbl, X-Factor choke, Winchester 3", 2 oz #4s. I also use this with a 28" barrel for ducks:
My upland gun, Franchi Renaissance, very light and the gel recoil pad really works. 12 ga 2 3/4" Winchester #6s:
I was recently toying with the idea of getting a new gun for the house. Instead, I broke out my old Savage 67L 12 ga. It has a parkerized finish, 6 shots and a 28 in. barrel. I found it, covered in dust, on a Tampa gunstore's shelf about 20 years ago. It has been a fine shooter with buckshot, squirrel shot and it even keeps a foster slug in a 3 in circle at 50 yards. It's a real all rounder. My second choice would be my Winchester Model 12 in 20 gauge that my dad left me.
lucky-gunner
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Mossberg 500
I would have to vote for the 500 Mossberg 12ga. I own a Saiga 12 but it just feels odd to hunt with. You have to love the price for the performance of the Mossberg.
Happy Shooting
I would have to vote for the 500 Mossberg 12ga. I own a Saiga 12 but it just feels odd to hunt with. You have to love the price for the performance of the Mossberg.
Happy Shooting
Jack O'Conner
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This photo is from an auction site. Years ago, I had an Ithaca SuperSingle like this one in 20 gauge. It was very light, pointed well, hit right where it should, and was fast to re-load. I toppled a lot of S. Dakota pheasants with it in 1970's.
But it was traded off and I've missed it ever since.
Jack
oneounceload
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That sure does look very front-end heavy though.......where is the balance point?
I gave this a lot of thought. I'm more familiar with Remington shotguns than any other, so for hunting it's an 870 Wingmaster in 20 gauge. It's just a willing partner to dance with. Also, there's something about a pump that engages a shooter in a hunt, more so than semi-autos and O/U. Kinda like the same feeling with a O/U in a skeet court. For HD the 870 12 gauge gets the nod.
Durangogun
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Hard to say!
Sometimes I find this question easy to answer.
Somtimes, it's impossible!
It all depends on what I'm doing at the moment.
Right now, I'm shooting a lot of clay birds and my favorite two guns are an old Citori Skeet that got so loose I had it rebuilt and reblued. Even though it's tight again, shooting it is like putting on an old pair of slippers. It's a 20 ga.
When I want to shoot a 12 ga., I'm now shooting this Weatherby Orion D'Italia Gr. II. I know a lot of folks feel the gun isn't what it was when it was an SKB, not a Fausti--but the Fausti fits me perfectly now that I've put a recoil pad on it and I'm shooting it pretty well for gun I've only had for about a month. It's growing on me. I can usually tell which gun has become the current favorite by what shells seem to need reloading. I've spent much of this week loading 1 oz. loads for this gun.
Come fall, when my dog gets antsy to hunt (and I do, too), I suspect the favorites will be these CZ SXS guns. A 12 ga. Bobwhite and a 28 ga. Ringneck.
And if somebody should ever bust in my door, I have no doubt this Mossberg Persuader will most certainly be my favorite!
Like I said, it's hard to say!
Sometimes I find this question easy to answer.
Somtimes, it's impossible!
It all depends on what I'm doing at the moment.
Right now, I'm shooting a lot of clay birds and my favorite two guns are an old Citori Skeet that got so loose I had it rebuilt and reblued. Even though it's tight again, shooting it is like putting on an old pair of slippers. It's a 20 ga.
When I want to shoot a 12 ga., I'm now shooting this Weatherby Orion D'Italia Gr. II. I know a lot of folks feel the gun isn't what it was when it was an SKB, not a Fausti--but the Fausti fits me perfectly now that I've put a recoil pad on it and I'm shooting it pretty well for gun I've only had for about a month. It's growing on me. I can usually tell which gun has become the current favorite by what shells seem to need reloading. I've spent much of this week loading 1 oz. loads for this gun.
Come fall, when my dog gets antsy to hunt (and I do, too), I suspect the favorites will be these CZ SXS guns. A 12 ga. Bobwhite and a 28 ga. Ringneck.
And if somebody should ever bust in my door, I have no doubt this Mossberg Persuader will most certainly be my favorite!
Like I said, it's hard to say!
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OkieCruffler
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For most everything my Stevens 311 12ga. Loaded with a medium load of reddot and an even oz of whatever sized shot I need. Use it for everything except trap.
For trap I have my 870 wingmaster, use the same gun for HD but with it's 18'5" barrel and a heavy tube of OO.
For trap I have my 870 wingmaster, use the same gun for HD but with it's 18'5" barrel and a heavy tube of OO.
Most of my shotgun use is for hunting upland birds, mostly grouse, woodcock and pheasants. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be a shotgun I purchased new in 1961: my twelve gauge Browning DoubleAuto. A very close second (and maybe first 
) is my twenty gauge Merkel double.
For waterfowl hunting, my hands down vote is for my Browning BPS pump twelve gauge.
My pick for deer hunting with slugs is my twelve gauge Winchester Model 1300 pump with a Simmons 4X scope.
And for HD duty, at the ready stands my twelve gauge Benelli Nova pump, with an extended magazine and "ghost" sights.
Since I sold my trap gun (a Mauser Model 620), I guess I'll need to replace it if I ever rejoin my trap shooting league.
) is my twenty gauge Merkel double.For waterfowl hunting, my hands down vote is for my Browning BPS pump twelve gauge.
My pick for deer hunting with slugs is my twelve gauge Winchester Model 1300 pump with a Simmons 4X scope.
And for HD duty, at the ready stands my twelve gauge Benelli Nova pump, with an extended magazine and "ghost" sights.
Since I sold my trap gun (a Mauser Model 620), I guess I'll need to replace it if I ever rejoin my trap shooting league.