The best shotgun to get is the one that fits you the best. Go look and fondle. Close your eyes and bring the shotgun to your shoulder in a natural shooting position. When you open your eyes, if you are not looking at a perfect 'sight picture', the shotgun doesn't fit. Any shotgun (break,semi,pump, doesn't matter) that doesn't fit properly will knock the crap out of you, while you can shoot all day (target loads) with one that does. Do some research on how the trapshooters get their guns to fit and you will see what I mean. Find what fits and buy it.
I guess I need to buy a 12-gauge
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X2, well said Riverboy. If it doesn't fit, then move along and find something that does. Forget about makes and models and look for fit. Once you find fit you'll be much happier you spent the time looking. Happy shopping!
Thanks for all the advice, guys. I know that fit is the biggest consideration. That's why I'm going to The Gun Dealer and seeing what they have. I just wanted to get some brand opinions in case more than one shottie up there fits me. Make and Model advice will help me decide between multiple guns that fit.
Last season I had a romance going with my O/U during deer season. Break actions still have their virtues, and Wanstalls has one with rails and rifle sights I'm looking at for hunting in shotgun-only zones.
http://www.wanstallsonline.com/maverick-hs12-thunder-ranch-o-u-12-ga..html
http://www.wanstallsonline.com/maverick-hs12-thunder-ranch-o-u-12-ga..html
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The Benelli Nova has 3 screw-in chokes, which is one of the reasons why it's on my short list.
I'm not too worried about "wasting" the buckshot because it didn't cost me a cent, although I would trade some of the stash for birdshot. There are a few slugs in my stash, too, but I haven't decided what targets I'm going to pulverize with those yet.
It's always been a plan to get a shotgun eventually, I just hadn't gotten around to doing the proper research until now.
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- The Badlands
Good score on the ammo ; and my condolences on the death of your friend , it looks like he was an active shooter with that much ammo stored up . Getting the right shotgun can be complicated as many of the suggestions here included tactical style riot shotguns which really are not suitable for skeet shooting or duck hunting . You will need a shotgun that can take 3 inch shells and you are probabley looking for about a 28 inch barrel , not a shorty . In addition , you may want a shotgun that can use steel shot incase you want to try duck hunting as lead shot is a no , no now . Ross and the boys at the gundealer can point you in the right direction , hopefully you can get a good buy there....
You mentioned that you may want to try skeet shooting , but buckshot is not really suitable for this sport , and some ranges will not even permit the use of buckshot on clays . If you just want to get rid of your ammo , I may be interested in buying it if the price was right as I live in N.B. as well . drop me a PM if that is something that you would be interested in . Take care....
I own a mossberg 590 A1, with ghost ring sights, and thought it was the the bomb for a while... then realised that the actual use i have for it, is negligible. the barrels too short, the whole thing is too heavy. Sure it's got a lot of 'cool' factor but while my friends were actually hitting the clays, I was just getting a sore shoulder shooting into the air. I just recently picked up a remington versa-max and while I haven't had enough time to give an opinion on reliability, the fit and finish is much nicer, it shoulders great, 28" barrel and it came with the case, and 5 choke tubes plus it can handle 2 3/4, 3, or 3 1/2 loads.
My experience has basically told me that the 590 was a waste of money unless there's a zombie invasion, oh, and blowing up pumpkins.... Any form of sporting/hunting use is nearly negligible. The versa-max will do anything that I require the 590 to do, and it will do more. (I'm not fighting zombies on a regular basis... ).
TLDR: I like the remington versa-max, check it out it's a pretty sweet little set up. If dedicated to a pump I'd suggest an 870 w/ sporter barrel, and leave the "tacticool" at the store.
My experience has basically told me that the 590 was a waste of money unless there's a zombie invasion, oh, and blowing up pumpkins.... Any form of sporting/hunting use is nearly negligible. The versa-max will do anything that I require the 590 to do, and it will do more. (I'm not fighting zombies on a regular basis... ).
TLDR: I like the remington versa-max, check it out it's a pretty sweet little set up. If dedicated to a pump I'd suggest an 870 w/ sporter barrel, and leave the "tacticool" at the store.
Local store has a new Mossberg 500 and a new Benelli Nova for the same price ($450) as another dealer that is somewhat local wants for a used Nova that's "missing" two of its chokes. I'm leaning towards the Nova simply because the Mossberg 500 they have is camo and I don't want a camo shotgun. I don't hunt at all, so there's no need for it. Also, the 3 screw-in chokes and 3-1/2" chamber give me good flexibility. I'm just worried about it being too long for my arms. I'm barely 5"7' and I'm fat so I don't have a long reach. Gonna go back and bring 'em both up to my shoulder a few times just to see if one feels better than the other.
I honestly don't see myself doing a lot of clay shooting, either, so there's not much sense in me paying the extra cash for an over/under or a semi. It'll likely just be a plinking gun to burn through the 400+ rounds of buckshot/magnums.
I honestly don't see myself doing a lot of clay shooting, either, so there's not much sense in me paying the extra cash for an over/under or a semi. It'll likely just be a plinking gun to burn through the 400+ rounds of buckshot/magnums.
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If you have someone in your area willing to buy, I would sell the buckshot. Might as well be in the hands of someone who has the use for the buckshot instead of just basically shooting it to get rid of it. Take the money you get for it and buy some shells that will be of use to you, especially if you want to shoot clays.
This. I LOVE my PA08 in walnut, beautiful gun and well made, get the canti slug combo in upland and never look back!
alternatively you may be able to trade the buckshot to a local hunter for some 7.5/8 target loads for clays.
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- Winnipeg,Man.
i have a bolt action 12 guage looking for a home. built in choke selection which gives you a choice of patterns you may like to have . uses 2 3/4 or 3 inch shells.
Thanks for the offer but I'm not looking for a bolt-action. I'm really only considering a pump or semi-auto.
I've received numerous PMs offering to buy and/or trade for my 12GA buckshot so I might sell all of the 12GA ammo and add the proceeds to my shotgun budget and buy a 20GA semi-auto, like I was originally planning to do before I got all of this 12GA ammo.
For those who have sent me PMs, I will reply in the order the PMs were received as soon as I decide on what the hell I'm gonna do. I'm new to the world of shotguns so I'm still researching and weighing all of my options. I'll make a decision one way or the other soon.
I've received numerous PMs offering to buy and/or trade for my 12GA buckshot so I might sell all of the 12GA ammo and add the proceeds to my shotgun budget and buy a 20GA semi-auto, like I was originally planning to do before I got all of this 12GA ammo.
For those who have sent me PMs, I will reply in the order the PMs were received as soon as I decide on what the hell I'm gonna do. I'm new to the world of shotguns so I'm still researching and weighing all of my options. I'll make a decision one way or the other soon.
