Recommend me a "sal####er-proof" pump gun

I would consider getting something like a Maverick 88 and a large bottle of oil. Cheap and will work for your purpose. Under your conditions I would just plan to replace it every few years. And for for about 200 dollars a pop, it won't break the bank.

Just remember to keep it well oiled and enjoy!
 
Sounds to me like there's no salt water proof shotgun out there. Given that perhaps buy the cheapest thing that will work decently, try to slather it down with something to slow the corrosion and clean it each time you get back. And in the end consider it as a "consumable" so when it rusts past the point of no return in two or three seasons you just write it off and get something else.

This whole idea also seems to indicated that a used and cheapie SxS that is greased up on the outside and that you use a pair of barrel plugs and grease the hinge joint would be a great idea. When you load just yank on the big red "Remove Before Flight" banner attached to the barrel corks and load up. And because the action on most SxS's is mostly sealed from the outside it should be decently easy to keep the action lubed and rust free. And by using the barrel muzzle plugs and greasing the chamber ends the barrels should not see salt air until you break it open and load it. This would restrict contact with the salt air on the barrel bores to a minimum. With some care the gun may well last for quite a few seasons. And when it does go bad then you're only into it for a couple of hundred for a cheapie.

This would probably work quite well, really. Nothing easier to clean than a break action. And I could even put some good paint on the exterior without worrying about it being worn off, like on a pump gun.

Hrrmmmmm....
 
As mentioned, I'd buy a cheap/used 26" 870 Express and cover all exposed metal surfaces with floor wax. Make sure the choke tube threads are well protected too. Any gun spending it's life on the Bay of Fundy is in for a hard go.

Where are you working out of? NB or NS?


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As mentioned, I'd buy a cheap/used 26" 870 Express and cover all exposed metal surfaces with floor wax. Make sure the choke tube threads are well protected too. Any gun spending it's life on the Bay of Fundy is in for a hard go.

Where are you working out of? NB or NS?


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I'm working out of Lepreau. I believe you know where that is, you're just up the road...
 
The US Army may say they converted to mossberg for better reliability but I think the truth is more likely the fact that they are more ambitextrous, easier to work on and most importantly, cheaper in a similar configuration. The 870 is far more refined in my experience.

I can only talk about the express, (jam-o-tron). From what I have seen. Im sure the shotgun was throughly used.
 
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