Which Shotgun????

which shotgun?

  • Benelli Montefeltro

    Votes: 5 17.2%

  • Franchi 720

    Votes: 1 3.4%

  • Browning Field Hunter

    Votes: 3 10.3%

  • Franchi 48AL

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Beretta AL391 Urika

    Votes: 4 13.8%

  • Remington 1187

    Votes: 16 55.2%
  • Total voters
    29
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shotgun man

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I am wanting to buy a new semi-auto 20 gauge that is light and has very little recoil. I need all the opinions i can get. Please give me all the info you have on these guns. I am considering getting the Benelli Montefeltro, the Farnchi 720, the Beretta AL391 Urika, the Browning Field hunter, the Franchi 48AL, and the Remington 1187. Which one is more reliable and which the best gun? Which has the least kick?
 
I voted for the 11-87. Me and my wife just bought two of them. They are however in 12Ga. Compaired to shooting a pump, these are like shooting a pop gun. There is hardly any recoil. They have the 28" barrel with 3 choke tubes, Light Contour with the high gloss walnut stocks. The 11-87 will do everything I have read about them. This last weekend I hit 97 out of 100 clays, the wife hit 92.
For the money we have two premium shotguns for the price of one Benelli.

The Benelli however is supposed to have the least amount of recoil. I haven't shot the Benelli, but I can't imagine it having much less recoil than the 11-87's.
 
When Mrs. 9mmMike wanted a 20 ga. autoloader, we were pretty sure we were going to get a 391. That was until she shouldered an 1100 Special Field. That gun fits her like a glove and shoots so soft that you don't need a pad. In fact, it only has the hard plastic butt-plate.
Mike
 
The 391 and the Browning Gold are in a class by themselves. More reliable and more durable than anything else I am aware of. Weight is comparable to the other gas guns, and recoil is also. The Beretta is a little slimmer and feels a little smaller, the Browning is a little fuller in contour and feels a little bigger. Both move like a dream.

The Benelli is a nice gun too, BUT it is very light and is much sharper in recoil. The recoil sensation is much like a fixed breech gun and with field loads it feels like a 12ga.
 
Shotgun Man,
A few observations to help you make your choice:
1) Physical recoil (kick) actually comes from the cartridge/shell itself and not the gun.
2) Lighter guns will recoil more given the same shell than heavier guns (easier to push a light object faster than a heavy object).
3) Gas operated autos do absorb some of the push and recoil less than O/U's or pumps of same weight.

4) FELT RECOIL is a combination of action type (see item 3), ammo fired, fit of stock, weight of gun, how you hold the gun, etc. Stock fit is more than just length of pull, drop at comb, and drop at heel. It also includes such things as shape of grip, thickness of grip, thickness of fore-end, stock surface (smooth, rough, etc.), thickness of comb, and who knows how many other small details. Another factor relating to felt recoil can be how much you like or dislike the gun. Guns that I like don't seem to recoil as much as guns that I dislike. I know, studied math and physics many years ago, but felt recoil is as much psychological as physical IMHO.

Good shooting and be safe.
LB

ps: I prefer O/U's but have heard good reports about Benelli and Browning auto shotguns.
 
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