O/U shotgun Questions

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Afternoon everyone.

This year I wanted to look to go bird hunting, goose, duck, turkey, ect.

I always loved the o/u shotgun, i have always found it classy.

I have a single break now, its ok but not really my style.

Is the O/U a skeet gun or a Hunting gun? or both?

If it is a hunting gun, then do i want one with screw in chokes or one with installed chokes? (seen some with screw ins and seem some that say full over modified).

I was thinking of starting off with a cheaper style of O/U, or a used one to see how i like it before i spend some serious cash on one of the higher end ones.

any insight you guys can give me would be great.
 
The o/u is my go to hunting gun, as well as the gun that I use to shoot skeet. Find yourself a better qualty used o/u like a Citori or Beretta, with interchangeable chokes, and you are good to go.
 
O/Us make great hunting guns. Very easy to load/unload/make safe, shorter overall for a given barrel length. The only problem I've had with mine is crying a little for every scratch I put on it. (Beretta 686 S 20gauge)
 
I'd go for screw in chokes so you can throw a pattern for everything you mentioned. For turkeys you want a full or tighter and for skeet you want open or skeet chokes. I prefer single triggers on o/u. As for selectible or not doesn't much matter as I use sxs for hunting
 
I don't know if you want to spend a lot right off the hop, but the browning citori white satin hunter has 3 1/2 inch chambers, removable chokes, and longer forcing cones. In an o/u, has all the options you will need for turkey, geese.
 
k good information, I don't want to spend a heck of alot right off the top, i'm going to do some research on the shotguns and wait for a good sale, or a great used one.

Thanks all.
 
Usually cheaper o/u guns turn out to not save money, and I agree with others that even a used Citori or Beretta would be a better bet. When using an over and under or even a sideXside for hunting, heavy loads can recoil enough to have you wondering why you did this. Most autoloaders reduce recoil due to their design and they would be my first pick if your going to use 3" or 3 1/2" shells.
 
At the risk of hijacking a thread, has anybody tried those low cost o/u Mossberg shotguns (Frontier had them for ~$430.00)? The price is right - just wondering about the gun itself.
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http://www.rateitall.com/i-902445-mossberg-silver-reserve.aspx
 
I went and played with some O/U's today, there is a huge difference between the low end ones and the mid and high end ones, even just on opening them, i know now i wouldn't touch the cheap ones.
 
I own two shotguns.
One is an 870 Express, which comes out in the fall for Waterfowl. Mud, slop dings and dents.
The other is an older Citori Upland with 26" pipes, fixed IC and MOD. The Browning simply flies to my shoulder and is just like pointing a finger!
A huge benefit to hunting with any flavour of double-gun is the ability to crossload for the conditions and game which you will encounter on the day.
Typically I'll load smaller shot into the IC barrel and larger in the MOD, that way either incoming or outgoing I can present the best pattern by simply selecting a barrel.
Works for me! And at worst, gives me a psychological advantage which is half of it. ;)

Spend $800 to $1000 on a good/used Browning, Beretta or similar shotgun that fits you best- you'll have it for life.
 
First, make sure you are looking at a gun that fits you and suites what you are going to do with it, not because it is brand X. I much prefer a SXS over an O/U. Just something about over/unders I don't like, maybe because I haven't really gotten one that fits me or maybe it is because I just don't like them. I had a Winchester 101 , and a Browning Citori and I got rid of them. I tried a few others that friends owned and I currently have a 20 gauge CZ Canvasback that has fired about 10 shells and I am trying to sell/trade it. I have about 15 SXS's and love all of them. However, if I am going to shoot 3" heavy loads, I do not take one of them. It is the semi-auto I use for that. I guess what I am saying is don't buy an over /under because it is the gun to have. See if you can try someone's first to see if they are for you, unless you already have. And if a lot of your shooting is going to be 3" shells, I would consider something else.
 
Jet A-1 said:
At the risk of hijacking a thread, has anybody tried those low cost o/u Mossberg shotguns (Frontier had them for ~$430.00)? The price is right - just wondering about the gun itself.
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There have recently been a few discussions on shotgun world about the silver reserve/kahn shotguns. While I have never owned one, concensus from most is that you can buy much better . Being realistic, how well made can an under $500.00 (retail) over/under shotgun be? If you are going to use them once or twice a month for hunting they may be okay but something obviously has to give to sell them at that price point.
 
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