shotgun advice?

I'm thinking about buying a 12 gauge shotgun. Of course, semi automatic would be nice, as would a pump action. Any gun experts here? What can I get for a reasonable amount of cash?

What you buying one for?

For why?

Recreation mostly. Skeet shooting and whatever else.

Wal Mart sells alright shot guns from 200 - 500 bucks quite often. You can get a hell of a shotgun for 700-1000 dollars though. IF you lived up north here, I'd recommend you go to a Cabella's, they always have tons of guns in their stores and they're usually good ones. Benelli's these days are a pretty good shotgun, we have two new ones that we like. The Super Eagle's are a hell of a gun, a guy that lives two hours from me has one scoped in at 100 yards, with a 2 inch drop at 200 yards, that's awesome for a fucking shot gun. Me and dad both have the Nova Pumps though, a decent gun around $350, they're a pump though and I know they're sighted in pretty good too. I'd like to know what the purpose of the gun is though and that'll help a lot as guns vary in purpose.


P.S. You gon' shoot someone up?:icon16:

Wal Mart sells alright shot guns from 200 - 500 bucks quite often. You can get a hell of a shotgun for 700-1000 dollars though. IF you lived up north here, I'd recommend you go to a Cabella's, they always have tons of guns in their stores and they're usually good ones. Benelli's these days are a pretty good shotgun, we have two new ones that we like. The Super Eagle's are a hell of a gun, a guy that lives two hours from me has one scoped in at 100 yards, with a 2 inch drop at 200 yards, that's awesome for a fucking shot gun. Me and dad both have the Nova Pumps though, a decent gun around $350, they're a pump though and I know they're sighted in pretty good too. I'd like to know what the purpose of the gun is though and that'll help a lot as guns vary in purpose.


P.S. You gon' shoot someone up?:icon16:

hehe no comment.:grinno:

But seriously, I won't be hunting with it, it will be mostly for blowing things away out in the boonies and skeet shooting at the gun club. I'm a republican, you see, so I'm almost obliged to own at least one gun.

Get a Mossberg. They make probably the best shotguns and there are many things you can get to attach to it. They're pump action though and I'm not sure if they make any autos. Still they're known in the business for making a very good product.
The only thing you're going to find better is a Franchi SPAS-12 (the gun in Jurasic Park) but they cost around $1,200.

If you go to a gun show you can usually find somebody selling one for as low as $200. It just depends though on the person who's selling it.

Get a Mossberg.


Mossbergs are awesome, that's what my 20 gauge is and I've always loved that gun. It's an older gun though and I haven't really seen what they've come out with for new guns.

I'd really advise you pick up a Field & Stream, or go to their website and browse over some articles. They generally stick to some of the mid - higher end guns but none the less that mag could help you a lot.

Mossbergs are awesome, that's what my 20 gauge is and I've always loved that gun. It's an older gun though and I haven't really seen what they've come out with for new guns.

We have a 25 year old Mossberg 12 gauge and the thing works fine. It shoots great, nothing has broke on it, it has some wear on it but it doesn't seem to affect it's performance, and it's a good gun given its age and usage. It has just been a good all purpose gun to have around, from skeet shooting to killing stray cats, it's great.

I've also seen their new stuff and it's nice. Their prices are on the level with most of the other makes, sometimes a little more, but I think for what they are they're worth the buy.

I'm a republican, you see, so I'm almost obliged to own at least one gun.

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Recreation mostly. Skeet shooting and whatever else.
I do some skeet shooting myself but I didn't know you needed a gun for that














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My dad has a Remington 870 12ga. pump. Its a good, reliable gun. My ex-boss has a chrome benelli under his bed, very badass gun.

My dad's got a Remington 11-87, the police model.. 7 shot semi automatic.. Proabably one of the nicest shotgun's I've fired.

Both Winchester and Remington have nice, inexpensive pump action shotguns.
IMO get one with a variety of exchangable chokes.

As for skeet shooting - serious shooters use a side-by-side. It's easier to bring down game birds and clay pigeons etc than a pump, especially if each barrel has a different choke.

Besides, if you can't actually hit something with 2 shots, you shouldn't have shotgun anyways :)

did he say skeet shooting?

Yessir

I also agree on the Mossbergs, great guns!

did he say skeet shooting?

does that have any relation to the so-called sport "cock-fighting"

Remington 1100, Remington 1187, Remington 1100 Trap Model. All wonderfully shooting guns, I personally shoot a 1100 trap model and I love it. They are a semi auto gun, the 1100 will not accept 3" shells, the 1187 will.

I would go with the Remington 870 express. 8 out of 10 people who own shotguns seem to have one in their closet. I have one. Its a good reliable gun. They made a ton of them so you can usually find one pretty cheap. Good luck

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If you just want something for fun, I'll second the Remington 870. I don't care for the new Mossbergs much myself but that's all my opinion. Just make sure you buy something that is designed for winshooting, or clay target work. If you get something designed for home defense you get a short barrel, stupidly open choke, and can't hit shit at the trap or skeet range. I tried it with my Winchester 1300 defender and it just didn't work. If you have serious coin to throw at it, get a classic side by side. Ithica, L C Smith, and Parker reproductions can all be had for under 5000, but these are heirloom type guns.

ledhed you are the first person to even show an love for a Winchester, I love winchesters, I don't know why I didn't post in this thread sooner, oh yeah ec whenever you get whatever gun you get, post the make and model please.

oh yeah ec whenever you get whatever gun you get, post the make and model please.
will do. It may be competing with a new project car though.

did he say skeet shooting?
From Wikipedia:

Skeet was invented by Charles E. Davies, an avid grouse hunter, in 1915 and evolved to its current setup by 1923. It originally used live pigeons but eventually changed to clay. In 1926 a contest was held to name the new sport, and Gertrude Hurlbutt named it skeet, which is derived from the Scandinavian word for "shoot". During World War II, Skeet was used in the American military to teach gunners the principle of leading and timing on flying targets.

Skeet is a recreational and competitive activity where participants attempt to break clay disks flung into the air at high speed from a variety of angles. The firearm of choice for this task is usually a high quality shotgun although many shooters of American skeet (see below) and other national versions still use inexpensive semi-auto and pump action shot guns with great success. The use of clay targets replaced the more traditional target of live birds, as a cheaper, humane and more reliable alternative, one reason they are also called clay pigeons.

The event is in part meant to simulate the action of bird hunting. The shooter shoots from 7 positions on a semi-circle, and an 8th position halfway between stations 1 and 7. There are two houses that hold throwers that launch the targets, one at each corner of the semi-circle. The throwers launch the targets to a point 15 feet above ground and 18 feet outside of station 8. One house launches targets from 10 feet above the ground ("high" house) and the other launches it from 3 feet above ground ("low" house). At stations 1 and 2 the shooter shoots at single targets launched from the high house and then the low house, then shoots a double where the two targets are launched simultaneously. At stations 3 through 5 the shooter shoots at single targets launched from the high house and then the low house. At stations 6 and 7 the shooter shoots at single targets launched from the high house and then the low house, then shoots a double. At station 8 the shooter shoots one high target and one low target. The shooter must reshoot his first missed target, or if no targets are missed, must shoot his 25th shell at the low house station 8. This 25th shot was once referred to as the shooter's option as he was able to take it where he preferred. Now, to speed up rounds in competition, the shooter must shoot the low 8 twice for a perfect score.

ooh...clay pigeon shooting, i've done that a few times, it's great fun.