After checking out many Youtube videos, I pulled the trigger and got a Hatfield single shot 12 gauge shotgun. $99.00 at the local Wally world store. I wanted a simple cheap shotgun to leave out at my little off grid cabin. I bug out there a lot, not too far from work and home. I don't like getting into the safe for a gun and dragging ammo along for a 1 or 2 day stay. Just a camp gun, for a spur of the moment coyote, squirrel, rabbit or deer hunt. Not my task specific weapon, but with a variety of ammo left at the cabin it will make do. If ever the cabin is found and robbed I am not out much. So anyway this gun folds up small, easy to hide. has a walnut furniture, vent rib and after adjusting the 8# trigger down to 4#, I shot a wide variety of shells today. I can easily take a deer out to 50 yards, good # 4, #6 and #7 1/2 patterns and #3 and 00 buckshot patterns were nice. The slugs were just 2 3/4 rifled Foster slugs. I did shop around a while for a older brand name single shot like a NEF, old Stevens, H&R anything I found was north of $200 or more for a single shot. Long story short, I am really impressed with this made in Turkey Walmart shotgun. Going to toss a sling on it, a slip on recoil pad and a Tru Glo front bead sight and hang it on the wall at camp. A small ammo box with a mix of ammo. Walmart has a Youth model 500 Mossberg pump 20 gauge for $199.00 great pricing in todays market. The gun rack was full. the ammo shelf was empty, other than 3 1/2 inch Winchester waterfowl #2 and BB steel shot for $12.00 a box.

Make sure you wear safety glasses for when it blows up in your face.

Do you have one? Did you have one? or do you know someone it happened to?

No that was just a nice way of saying you usually get what you pay for.

How much did he pay for your opinion?

I don't own one but I have heard of and watched a lot of reviews with most being positive. In the capacity that you plan to use the shotgun, it will serve you well but if stolen or the shack burns down you are not out 1000's of dollars.

Chris

I bought one in .410 Grandson and me both like fooling with it. Reminds me of the H and R 12 gauge I bought at the Gibsons store in salida Co. close to 50 years ago for 35 bucks. I still shoot it too.



4 muzzle loading balls shot at 35 yards with it

Good for you! I'm sure it will be great for what you wanted. Reliable too.

Well, that was STUPID!!

To the OP, cool, show us a pic.

Feedinggrounds-You actually have me thinking about heading over to WallyWorld and seeing what they have. Good purchase!

Moosetrot

i bough $ 99 hat , tote it when trap on public land ,if i bump into other pub land user's,i tell them ,squirrel aren't out this morning.

my truck gun until I started having teen drivers was a Mossberg bolt action with the C-lect choke , gave 75 for it.

it was handy because the choke could easily be selected for anything and it shoots very well.

I shot some ground squirrels with #4 on full choke and it cut a strip of grass out with the ground squirrel pattern was about 3 inches wide at 30 feet and perfect to the sights

About the same as I paid for yours.

And why is it stupid to warn someone about what has happened when you buy a cheap gun?
Your comment was stupid.

Hhhmm. Ok

probably half the shotguns in the world are made in turkey now. 99 dollars to several hundred.

a break action shotgun is rather simple and safe the pressures generated not that much.

safety glasses are never a bad idea but your more likely to catch a twig in the eye than have a shotgun you can see easily down to check for bore obstructions fail.

I wear prescription safety glasses all the time and they have saved me from a bunch of things , but never a shotgun.

Then just move your angry canuck self along, and crap on someone else's thread with your ignorant statements based on zero knowledge.

I'm giving you sound advice-take it or leave it as you wish.
No need getting ignorant.

Hope Boco has safety glasses on since this thread is blowing up in his face. Be careful there Boco!! LOL

At least in America I can walk into a dept. store and 15 minutes later and less than a hundo walk out with a serviceable shotgun. Didn't have to kiss the ring of light in the loafers Trudeau, Heck I could have got a 1000 fps BB gun without even a background check.