I guess I need to buy a 12-gauge

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I was just given a bunch of ammunition and other stuff by a friend whose husband passed away.

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As you can see, the biggest part of the collection is the more than 400 rounds of 3" 12-gauge ammo (mostly buckshot). There's also some .30-30 and a box of .308 (I have a .308 Savage and a Winchester Model 1894 that will chew up that ammo) and a couple of ancient gun cleaning kits, plenty of rope, a couple of packs, and a couple of .50 cal ammo boxes. SCORE! ;)

My problem is that I don't currently own a shotgun. I'm not a hunter so I've never really had a use for one, but I've been thinking about getting one for clay shooting and plinking. I don't know much about shotguns or shotgun ammo so I guess I'm wondering what the hell I'm gonna do with 400+ rounds of mostly buckshot. Would it make sense to use it for clay shooting? I'm guessing not, but i have no idea.

I'm currently considering a Benelli Nova or a Remington 870, among others but, as I said, I'm still learning and reading this and other forums. I'm heading to The Gun Dealer in McAdam on Tuesday to look at what they have and see what fits me.

Any suggestions/warnings/advice for a shotgun noob?
 
If you are at all recoil sensitive you may want to look at a semi auto, the action absorbs some of the recoil when it cycles. I have 2 pump action 12's and have no issues with them, but my wife can't shoot them because of the recoil. She finds a semi a lot more comfortable to shoot.

Another option is to just send me the 12 guage ammo... I can put it to good use for you. :)
 
I'm currently scraping to get a mossy 590 A1 blackwater. All around good for everything shotgun and not too pricey. With a ATI stock it looks cool :)
 
Get a mossberg! If you're looking for something on a budget a maverick 88 will do the job. New 870's are hit and miss these days.
 
mmattockx said:
FyreFighter said:
The real question is why don't you have one already?

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+1. How did OP get this far without his #### falling off with no shotgun in his gun safe?


Mark
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I've only been a (legal) gun owner for 8 months and haven't had the chance to buy one yet. I was already considering buying a shottie, but receiving all this ammo just expedited the process.
 
Personally, my Weatherby PA08 is the only gun I own which I will never sell.

It is the most versatile gun in my safe. Short range (0-25 meters) with shot, medium (0-100) with slugs or sabots.

I have three barrels for it - cylinder bore 18", rifled barrel with cantilever scope mount and a 26" smoothbore field barrel

A pump shotgun is easily my favorite gun, followed by a .22 bolt action.

FF
 
FyreFighter said:
Ithacas are wonderful guns, but the M37 has a fixed barrel - no easy swaps for different tasks.

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That is not correct for the older Ithacas friend. (and IIRC, it's only the newer Ithaca Defence/Turkeyslayer/Deerslayer models that have a fixed barrel)

I have eight M37/M87 Ithacas, seven in 12 gauge & one in 20 gauge.
All of them have post 855, 000 range serial numbers. And all of them use interchangeable barrels.

Cheers
 
kobs said:
I'm currently scraping to get a mossy 590 A1 blackwater. All around good for everything shotgun and not too pricey. With a ATI stock it looks cool :)
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I really like my 590A1, even have the bayo...it feels bullet proof and I wouldn't trade or sell it for anything. However its heavy and with the ghost rings and smooth cylinder bore its not good for much except blowing things up with slugs and buckshot...well and it looks bad a$$, especially with the bayo on. Iv recently got into shooting clays and found the weight, ghost rings, no choke and short barrel are not ideal. After a few times using the 590A1 I tried a friends 870 28" barrel with fiber optic bead sight...wow what a difference it made. My wife was out the first few times we tried shooting clays and she couldn't participate because the Mossberg was just too heavy and combined with the kick it just wasn't enjoyable...then she tried the 870 and did pretty well, kept going until she couldn't hold it up anymore. It was still a bit heavy for her though so im going to look into something lighter.

Now im debating on whether I should get a O/U or a semi specifically for clays.
 
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I've only been a (legal) gun owner for 8 months and haven't had the chance to buy one yet. I was already considering buying a shottie, but receiving all this ammo just expedited the process.
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That's fair enough, I was just giving you a hard time about it. Pump actions are the most versatile, semi's the easiest on the shoulder. The buckshot isn't much good for shooting clays (except for clays on the ground, close in during IPSC style shooting), but it is a lot of fun for blowing up old pumpkins and other biodegradable targets. You need to make sure whatever you get has a 3" chamber. As much as I like the old 870 Wingmasters, they are almost all 2-3/4" chambers and won't work with your ammo. If you can find one chambered for 3" shells it would be a great choice, they are much nicer than the newer 870's.

If you were closer to Calgary I would offer a couple of different guns to try out and see what you like.


Mark
 
I wouldn't recommend anything Mossberg seeing as how it looks like they are going to hang their 715t owners out to dry.
If you want something cheap how about one of the dominion arms series from canam either the backpacker or outlaw? Looks like the grizzly is out of stock.
 
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