Your top DEFENSE shotgun: Rem 870, Rem 11/87, Win 1300Defender, Benelli M1???

POLL: Vote for the best 18" 12 ga. Defense Shotgun

  • Remington 870 Police

    Votes: 57 37.3%

  • Winchester 1300 Defender

    Votes: 19 12.4%

  • Remington 11/87

    Votes: 10 6.5%

  • Benelli M1 Tactical

    Votes: 29 19.0%

  • Beretta

    Votes: 4 2.6%

  • Mossberg

    Votes: 34 22.2%
  • Total voters
    153
I certainly missed the article in SWAT. I confess the stock doesn't look like something I would go for, but it is a gas gun to eliminate sensitivity of the recoil mechanism to additional weight of night sights, etc. Since the Marines did the developmental testing, I hope they were rigorous. I would like to see their report and what other guns they compared it to that resulted in its selection.
I know the Brits used the Browning Auto 5 in the Malay fight in the 50's and it seemed to work ok in pretty severe jungle conditions.
 
I made my choice, and brought home a Benelli Nova SP 3 days ago (my birthday). 18.5" barrel, same LPA ghost ring sights as an on M1 Super 90 or the M1014, the little carrier-button so you can unload the chamber and swap a slug or buckshot while keeping the mag full.

Smooooooth pump action. Feels like an 870 after 5,000 rounds. Already owned an 870 HD and Mossberg 500 HD. It's got a sling on it, and soon, a SideSaddle and M3 light. :)
 
I spent the money and downloaded a pdf file of the July issue of SWAT with the article on the M4 Benelli. I don't see what the problem is. The stock sucks. OK. It is available to civilians with the normal stock and the pistol grip stock, both plastic. He doesn't like the light. OK. It is heavy. OK. Is the receiver steel or alloy? The rail is for night sights, etc., which weigh a ton and would probably rip the rib from an alloy receiver. The gun seems to work fine. He doesn't know what it does that others don't. I think the answer to that is that it works in conditions which lock up all the others. If any of the others worked in their defined adverse conditions, they would have been selected and they wouldn't have had to have Benelli develop this new gun. Am I missing something?
That said, I am not ready to switch from my Model 11, but I would like to see a comparison with the M4 Benelli and Winchester SX2 Practical among others.
All this about individual models is nice, but the dirty little secret is that shotguns have a limited range of capabilities. The FBI found that buckshot bounces off windshields nicely without penetrating. That said, within their nitch, they do fullfil their limited capabilities well. Just don't expect too much.
 
SX2 Practical

I'm with you Tom C. I would like to see a comparison of the M4 and SX2 Practical. I do like my M1 Super 90 thoug.
 
Strictly my personal preferences as all on the list make fine defensive guns.

Pumps: 1300 Defender. I happen to like the rotary locking bolt and lightning fast action.

Semi-autos: Benelli is king. I prefer what seems to be a more reliable recoil-operated action over the Remington's gas operated action.
 
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