recommendations on waterfowl shotgun
- Thread starter mikeboehm
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You are aware that many have troubles with the Remington Express line of shotguns, right?
You would be advised to read up on how to polish the chamber of the barrel before you go shooting with it or you
will be posting many tales of woe.
I am not knocking your choice of Remington, just offering some insight to many who complain about the Remington .
Back to the OP now...have you decided what you are getting and how has it worked out for you?
Best Regards,
Rob
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I strongly disagree with Waterfowler above. My Baikal matches any other gun used by our group, there are the standard B guns and a Mossberg. We had an 1100 with problems last year but took it apart. It was worn out after a # of years of hard hunting with little maintenance!! My Baikal is about $500 +-, and goes bang 3 times every time. Cheep, reliable, and a semi. I'll take all three!
There is reliable "out of the box, new" and there is reliable "after 10 000 rounds". I'm referring to reliable after some heavy use.
crasheralex
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- Location
- Cambridge, On
mossberg 935
Another vote for the MP153 if it shoulder well on you.
I have one and very reliable except a bit front heavy other than that no complaint whatsoever especially for the $$
If it can handle 50,000 rounds non stop in 5 days its good enough for me:
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=69680
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I have one and very reliable except a bit front heavy other than that no complaint whatsoever especially for the $$
If it can handle 50,000 rounds non stop in 5 days its good enough for me:
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=69680
[youtube]YwL_JEsJ1b4[/youtube]
- Location
- Saskatchestan
If you are brand new I wouldn't spend a lot of money on a semi auto. For one you'll need to spend quite a bit to get a good one and second they will need to be cleaned and looked after. A pump on the other hand you don't have to spend a lot to get a dependable durable gun that won't need a lot of cleaning if any for the first season. I bought a Benelli Nova pump. It kicks a little so you'll want to get a different pad for it I went with a limb saver and now its a blast to shoot it does have some kick but with a limbsaver the kick is actually kind of fun. There are plenty of other durable affordable pumps. For a first gun I wouldn't go hog wild get something simple that will work and will suit a rookie nicely. Worry about buying a better gun later for now just get something that works so you can find out if you even enjoy it.
I don't have a semi but I do have some pumps. If you are looking at a Waterfowler gun in camo the finishes are not equal.
My Mossberg 500 in Camo is 5 years old and has seen some rough use, the finish it still great, just your standard wear marks.
I got a Winchester SXP Waterfowler on Friday to use on the Duck opener the next day. Used it for 3 hunts, went to clean it Sunday night and the finish is peeling badly. I have heard the Browning and other guns made by them use a similar finish.
Any dealings with Mossberg and it's 10 year warranty have been smooth, I tell them the problem, they send me the part, no questions asked.
I contacted Winchester and have been screwed over by everyone I talk to. Best one yet is Winchester Canada telling me "Well it's going to peel eventually"
I won't even mention my experience with 870 Express and the fact that Remington hasn't even replied to my email regarding all the issues I am having.
My Mossberg 500 in Camo is 5 years old and has seen some rough use, the finish it still great, just your standard wear marks.
I got a Winchester SXP Waterfowler on Friday to use on the Duck opener the next day. Used it for 3 hunts, went to clean it Sunday night and the finish is peeling badly. I have heard the Browning and other guns made by them use a similar finish.
Any dealings with Mossberg and it's 10 year warranty have been smooth, I tell them the problem, they send me the part, no questions asked.
I contacted Winchester and have been screwed over by everyone I talk to. Best one yet is Winchester Canada telling me "Well it's going to peel eventually"
I won't even mention my experience with 870 Express and the fact that Remington hasn't even replied to my email regarding all the issues I am having.
I agree with a j cave. My MP153 has worked flawlessly from the get go, using the cheapest target loads available ONCE I ADJUSTED THE GAS VALVE correctly, which took about ten rounds. I have shot maybe 2,000 rounds with it, and not a single jam ever. I clean it about once a month. I'd call that semi-auto, cheap, and reliable OUT OF THE BOX.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Remington 11-87 yet. I started with a Remington 870 Express Super Magnum and used it for ducks a few times, great gun, shot a bit og skeet with it too, probably have 300 to 400 shells through it, never ever a single hiccup. BUT THEN a very well used 11-87 fell into my lap at a really REALLY good from a friend getting out of goose hunting. This gun is about 15 years old and he has killed a TON of geese with it. So far in the 3 years I have had I, I have probably a couple hundred shells through it myself and it has never one time failed to run perfectly for me.
That being said, a good friend of mine just picked up the same gun in black synthetic on the EE that looks to be BRAND NEW for $475, we should be testing it out this week but I would imagine it will run like a top just like mine does. So it fits all 3 of those criteria mentioned above, its semi auto, its reliable and it was under your budget even for a brand new one with taxes in...
That being said, a good friend of mine just picked up the same gun in black synthetic on the EE that looks to be BRAND NEW for $475, we should be testing it out this week but I would imagine it will run like a top just like mine does. So it fits all 3 of those criteria mentioned above, its semi auto, its reliable and it was under your budget even for a brand new one with taxes in...
