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Metropolis

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Hi everyone, I'm new to shotgunning and am looking to purchase an everything gun; upland, turkey, waterfoul, deer. I don't want to spend a fortune but I want something that is going to work well. What about choke tubes and steel shot??? Can anyone help a newbie decide??? Thanks all!!:D
 
Metropolis, we all want the gun you are asking for, but it doesn't exist. An upland gun needs to be light and fast, a goose gun should be heavy and steady, these are contradictory needs. You will have to come to terms with the need to own more than one shotgun.

Sharptail
 
Sharptail said:
Metropolis, we all want the gun you are asking for, but it doesn't exist. An upland gun needs to be light and fast, a goose gun should be heavy and steady, these are contradictory needs. You will have to come to terms with the need to own more than one shotgun.

Sharptail
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Owning more than one shotgun...I think he will get through that one quite easily, as most of us have;)



BT
 
Sharptail summed it up very nicely......kinda difficult to match all your needs precisely via a single shotgun.

I do realize that you haven't indicated any preference for a particular action type or budget range. Having said that, until such time you move into firearms multiplicaton :D .......two shotguns may meet your expectations i.e. a Benelli Nova 20ga (lower price range) or the Benelli M2 20ga or even an M2 12ga (mediocre price range) both in synthetics.

The 20ga shall do well for the game mentioned as long you keep your shots within reason :)
 
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Yeah, get one of the combo two-barrel setups from Rem or Mossberg and you're all set. You can also pick up a used regular-type shotgun and then purchase a deer/slug barrel separately. Just about all pumps and semis had that as a option.

Yes, sharptail is mostly correct - one shotgun does not EXCEL at everything but you can get one which will at least function in all those instances. As you try each form of hunting, you'll find whether you prefer grouse, ducks, geese, clays, or deer. Then you can branch off and get a shotgun to specialise in that area. But you have to start somewhere, and this is as good a compromise as you'll find.
 
For a beginner I would recommend the easy to use and easy to resell Remington 870 pump action. More available parts, accessories and add-ons than anything else out there.
 
Metropolis, if you are not done your shopping, I'm throwing in my vote for a remington 870. One of the more reliable pump actions out there. I first started out with a remington wingmaster 870, and I used it for everything you have listed.

Worked great everytime! Now I have a few more shotguns, extra barrels, and they are all 870's... :D

I'm sure whatever you get will be good. One thing I'm not a fan of is the semi-auto's. My buddies have all sorts between them, and every goose season it seems at least one of them has problems with one of them. If you can't pump them out faster then a semi, you're just slow!!! ;)
 
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