Shotgun gurus - need opinions

[jimbo74]

m2

 

[C_Hallbert]

One of my son’s brother in laws demonstrated how a Beretta 1301T is capable of inadvertently firing a Winchester Ranger 12 Gauge Slug and hitting the head of a mallard drake decoy in an oil painting hidden behind a bedroom door….

 

[scott024]

I'm a Browning A5 and Remington 1100 fan. Both guns have been around for a long time and there's a reason. Both are timeless classics.

 

[turkeyrun]

Rem 1100, 11-87, Versa-Max is my choice. The Rem SP 3 1/2" will shoot anything you load in it. Most of my shooting is 3". It's made by Baikhal but quality and function has been flawless.

The Browning A5 is always a great choice.

The Mossberg 590 is a workhorse at affordable price.

 

[Dorkus]

So what did you decide?

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Want to hear what you decided, but also curious, is the Remington 1187 a good shotgun? Before I lost it in a boating accident it ran great, but has not seen heavy use...

 

[fishincoop]

So what did you decide?

Still reading- I like the classic guns. Also, evaluating the reality of Not living close to good duck hunting like I used to.

Plus, many years ago we gave our son a Browning Gold for Christmas. He says I can use that if I wanted to hunt with an auto.

I’m almost leaning toward making my old BPS more modern….new barrel with Inv+ chokes, synthetic stocks, maybe a cerakote of receiver to dull the shine.

I appreciate the comments, no question that there are a lot of good guns out there, weighing out the reality of anticipated use vs cost.

 

[retrieverman]

Still reading- I like the classic guns. Also, evaluating the reality of Not living close to good duck hunting like I used to.

Plus, many years ago we gave our son a Browning Gold for Christmas. He says I can use that if I wanted to hunt with an auto.

I’m almost leaning toward making my old BPS more modern….new barrel with Inv+ chokes, synthetic stocks, maybe a cerakote of receiver to dull the shine.

I appreciate the comments, no question that there are a lot of good guns out there, weighing out the reality of anticipated use vs cost.

Adding a modern barrel to the BPS is a solid option and probably the direction I would go if you’re comfortable with and really like the gun.
When I got my first job out of college, my coworkers were big into skeet and sporting clays, and all I had at the time was an Ithaca 37 20 ga and a 1971 Belgium Browning A5 Magnum 12 ga. I couldn’t afford a new gun, so I bought a Browning replacement barrel for the A5 that accepted invector chokes. I killed a ton of clays and a quite a few ducks with that old gun…and still have it today.

 

[Parks 788]

Have Beretta A400 Extreme. Love this thing. Shoots great, not too heavy to carry/stand around in the field with. I got it on the recommendation of one of my buddies who's very knowledgeable on shotguns and he said Beretta makes about the finest semiauto shotgun on the planet. So far I'm very happy.

 

[Dorkus]

Have Beretta A400 Extreme. Love this thing. Shoots great, not too heavy to carry/stand around in the field with. I got it on the recommendation of one of my buddies who's very knowledgeable on shotguns and he said Beretta makes about the finest semiauto shotgun on the planet. So far I'm very happy.

They are very good guns and will last a lifetime. I would own one, except I am not sure I could ever get used to the safety being in front of the trigger. I have too many years of it behind or on the tang.