Cheap shotgun
- Thread starter OR4NGE
- Start date
I've owned many shotguns over the years, and you can't go wrong with an 870 or Mossberg 500 or 88, but if you want to go super cheap you will not find a better deal than the Stevens 320 combo from Cabelas, they are a Winchester 1200 clone made in China for Stevens/Savage and for $279( on sale) they are a friggen tank. They come with an 18" and a 28" barrel and I have abused the hell out of mine and it is flawless. Best deal I have ever got on a gun period
Hey OP~just took a peek in the EE, and while these have both been sold...they're good examples of what I was suggesting.
870 Express with VR barrel~you'd only have to add a slug barrel to make it deer-capable; https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...-870-Express-28-inch-Barrel?highlight=express
870 Express with rifle-sights~you'd only have to add a VR barrel for turkey, ducks/geese/rabbits, etc.; https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...s-through-it-Beautiful-Gun!?highlight=express
870 Express with VR barrel~you'd only have to add a slug barrel to make it deer-capable; https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...-870-Express-28-inch-Barrel?highlight=express
870 Express with rifle-sights~you'd only have to add a VR barrel for turkey, ducks/geese/rabbits, etc.; https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...s-through-it-Beautiful-Gun!?highlight=express
Maverick 88 for the win
Works with 500 barrels and accessories and mods aside from fore end
Well I have to agree.
I have had a bunch of different shotguns over the years, and always came back to the Maverick.
I used one in 3 gun events as well.
Good for you . I hate to say it but after blasting off a few rounds in those shotguns you'll be hooked . I'm glad you bought the 870 and I know of a few friends who own the auto 5s and love them . I've never had a auto 5 apart but I have heard they have a few small parts. good luck with both of them and happy hunting .
upgrade the extractor with the improved one - keep the shot gun well oiled - and shoot the chit out of it - had a 870 for 9 years still looked good as new - sold it (foot still in mouth) looking to sell a BPS in the near future to get a Wingmaster
What is cheap for an o/u? Best to stick with "B" guns in that category. Browning, Beretta, Benelli. Cheap would start at $1000.00 with fixed chokes.
I've had all kinds of shotguns through the years, semi, o/u, pump, s/s, many of which I still have. I know I'm giving away my age by saying this, but of all of them I like my Remington 1100s the best. These can be found at pretty low prices on the EE. In recent history, I decided to give Stoeger a shot
, because a friend has one and he really likes it. Two years down the road, and a few thousand rounds later, they are still going strong. I've used them for trap and skeet, duck hunting, and upland hunting. Next, I may use a rifled choke tube, and mount a scope, and try my luck on deer, with one of them. Oh, I almost forgot, the two shotguns are the M3k, and the 3500. As I have written, they have served me well, up til now, and they didn't break the bank to buy. I did shorten the stock on both of them and added limbsaver recoil pads, changed the extractor to benelli, and changed the hammer spring to one from Taran tactical. I did that to lighten the trigger pull. It made a difference
, because a friend has one and he really likes it. Two years down the road, and a few thousand rounds later, they are still going strong. I've used them for trap and skeet, duck hunting, and upland hunting. Next, I may use a rifled choke tube, and mount a scope, and try my luck on deer, with one of them. Oh, I almost forgot, the two shotguns are the M3k, and the 3500. As I have written, they have served me well, up til now, and they didn't break the bank to buy. I did shorten the stock on both of them and added limbsaver recoil pads, changed the extractor to benelli, and changed the hammer spring to one from Taran tactical. I did that to lighten the trigger pull. It made a difference
Last edited:
Wondered the same thing...but hey, he's got a couple of nice ones now!
OP~curious about the decision to buy the Auto 5~is it a new gun, or an older one? Great guns, but old ones have fixed chokes/not interchangeable. Is that what you got? Only asking because if it is, you need to know that if the fixed choke is FULL, you can't run steel shot or slugs through it. Still a dandy grouse/rabbit/clays slayer! Always wanted one...but I have an old Remington 11-48 that is also recoil operated.
