best shotgun???

[lefty o]

what the best shotgun is depends on what you want to use it for, and your budget. a krieghoff k80 comes to mind as one of the best you can buy, if you have a fat wallet.

[ArkansasHunter]

Jake how much do you want to spend for a good shotgun and what type do you want ?
I was just pass'in by the T.V. which is on the OutDoor Channel and I heard this feller say Bennelli was voted #1.
And it prolly is but there's other makes and models that will get the job done.
So if you was interested in a semi auto those Remington 11-87 ain't bad at tall.
Nor is some others .
But shuck'ins they cost a pretty penny more !!! If you want a good semi-auto shotgun and don't want to spend a lot of geeda then take a hard look at Mossbergs NEW model 930 shotgun that come's in more configuration than you can shake a stick at !!!
I bought me one last year to tote aroud on my 4 wheeler as a beater and it's so nice I can't do that.

If your interested in a Pump Action you should be able to find a Remington 870 Express this time a year on sale some where.

If you dare to be different then again look at Mossberg's Pump Action shotguns and they have more pumps then imaginable.
Personaly I like the model 535's over the 500's. The 535's are an upgrade over the 500 a little.

As with the semi-auto's there other brands of Pump Action shotguns that I don't no chit about, but why spend your hard dollars for a higher dollar shotgun ???

I gotta see about Herbert, he's fuss'in about somrthing...A.H

[samuel]

I love the looks of O/U,s and doubles.I love the way auto,s line up for second shots.I love old singleshots for handling and being light.But when it gets right down to work,dependability,and confidence in a shotgun,I always wind up with a Mossy 500 or a Rem. 870 in my hands. sam.

[AllAlaskan]

I have Mossburg mav 88 ( very similer to the 500) and even though its on the cheeper side i have never had it jam or give me any fits at all. Has always worked when i needed it too without a problum. IF i was to go buy another shotgun ( I have thought about but dont have the $$$ at the moment) i would buy a Mossburg 590 so i could get the extra rounds and hold 3 1/2 rounds for it.

[chewy4480]

I got a Benelli Ultra light. It's an auto the ways only about 6lbs. and has very little recoil. Got it at bass pro shops for $1400 and I think it was well worth it. It shoots like a dream.

[winter]

Make sure to say what purpose it's for, or your options will be overwhelming.

But as most on here have said, can't go wrong with Rem870, Mossberg 500. Also Winchester 1200s are nice, very similar to remingtons.

[chewy4480]

At 6lbs. the Benelli Ultra Light is great for upland birds.

[Montana_Mauser]

Remmington 870.
And I am still unconvinced that Benellis and Berrettas have anything on the 870 (except perhaps snob appeal)... unless you consider exorbiant prices to be a virtue.

[jerry]

Hard question, there are many. For semi's I have shot the A-5, 1100, SBE, I like them all I am partial to my Sx2. Great gun.


For a pump, I have owned Mossy's and 870. I like the Mossys ok but the 870 is my baby.

[deputy125]

get to a range and beg, borrow, handle, and shoot as many different models as you can...........

recommending a gun is like recommending a wife for your best friend......a 50/50 chance of misery/trouble/divorce vs a lifetime of blissful happyness.................

if i have to stick my neck out----ithaca mdl 37 or the remington 870 wingmaster............................the odds with those two are a little better than a successful marriage............

[Idaho Dave]

Originally Posted by Montana_Mauser

Remmington 870.
And I am still unconvinced that Benellis and Berrettas have anything on the 870 (except perhaps snob appeal)... unless you consider exorbiant prices to be a virtue.

humm?? lets see well the 870 is a pump action and barretta is best known for thier autoloaders kinda two different things there.

I dont think there is much to do with snob appeal or exorbident prices more personal choice as to what type of action you want on a gun, and honestly they are as competatively priced as remingtons line of auto loaders as both companies range in the high 500's into the 1000's range for differing modles. Yes you can by match guns and presentaion guns much above that but who would hunt with those anyway.

these prices are much higer then the average 870 not to be snobby, but becasue there is more to them then the simple slide mechanism of the pump action.

further, owning 2 870's and 2 Berrettas I will say this, it doesnt take much looking at to see the difference in quality of construction and material.


http://hunting.about.com/od/toppicks...toshotguns.htm

and hey chuck hawks thinks there okay

The Beretta and Browning gas guns claim increased durability, incorporate a gas pressure relief valve that allows them to handle a wide variety of loads and, unlike the 1100, don't need "O" rings to get them to work. Beretta gas guns are just plain good, and have been from the AL1, AL2, 300/302/303 series up to today's A390 (reintroduced as the 3901) and the 391 and variants
http://www.chuckhawks.com/semiauto_shotguns.htm

as for bennelli I have never seen nor fired one so I cannot make any judgment call on that.

[Capt'n Mil Coll]

I like em all.

[Capt'n Mil Coll]

I like the single shots as well.

[bassoneer]

I picked up another gun magazine at the grocery store yesterday...Clint Smith had an article about "shooting what you already have" and he talked about his old (25 year old and 30 year old) shotguns. They were both Remington 870's with the plain wood stocks...they were not even extended mags...just plan old shotguns like our dad and grandfather had. He did make some recommendations on putting a shell carrier on the side of the gun for additional ammo, and talked about getting magazine extensions. If I were getting a new one (as I am planning to do) I would probably (and will probably) get either a Mossberg 500 or a Remington 870. To me, I like the way the black plastic ones look with an extended magazine (8 or 9 shells). I would also like to have an old-timey looking wooden shot gun for trap shooting, but for home defense, probably one of the two modern/black versions I listed. I would load with either #1 or #00 buckshoot. Later, B

[jerry]

Originally Posted by Capt'n Mil Coll

I like em all.

Cap,
Is the top one a .410 Enfield conversion or is she slumming with the scatter guns? Also, is the bottom one for sale (see tag)

[Kompressor]

I use a Beretta mod. S685 o/u 12 gauge. Can't say I have anything wrong to say about it. I feels great shooting it. It's not for 3", but then goose and turkey hunting isn't that available here. I use it for forrest and mountain birds, and also for small deer for the first time this fall.
I also own a singel barrel 12 gauge 3" Richard & Harrison (I think it is...). But it has been nothing but trouble with that one, so I never use it anymore.
My first shotgun was a Baikal Star, made in the USSR. Rough and plain, but never failed. This was at the time I was in the Army serving next to the Russian border, in '87. The Russians were the possible enemy, but we still imported their guns, ha ha!

[ak lover]

my 02 cents woth of info is go with mossberg cheap reliable most come in combo packages for a 12 28" barrel and a 18 1 /2" . i just called my local pawn yesterday lookin for a cheap pump a maverick 88 is a good shotgun and it is made by mossberg the maverick 88 accepts the 50 round drum im pretty sure. i had a mossberg 500c 20 ga. the bad thing is that the pump pumps down into the receiver therefore i could noty get a front grip

[guern]

beretta 303
12 gage
semi auto 4 shot
never realy had any jams on it and have fired thousands of rounds through it
good alround gun

[andrew cochran]

NEF PUMP

[Bravo]

You can't go wrong with any high quality pump action shotgun. I'd recommend a Remington 870 or Mossberg 500.