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Best shotgun ever made? #7657655
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I say beretta 391 xtrema 2, consistent, reliable and ugly, just like myself.

What say you? What is the best shotgun ever made? If you could only have one shotty What do you take?



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Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657656
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Remington 870 without a doubt. They just never break. Ever!


I have nothing clever to put here.





Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657661
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The thread better end now because the best has been said.

Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657673
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160user...the OLD models of the Remington 870...newer models got CHEAP.

Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657674
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I have both mentioned plus many others from higher end to cheap and 870 wingmaster is hard to beat.

Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657675
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My first shotgun was an 870 Rem. Shot lots of game with it. A very durable gun.

Years later I fell in love with a 20 Ga. Beretta O/U and it has been my preferred shotgun since.

Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657676
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Winchester Model 12. I have over two dozen of them. Been shooting them for over 57 years. The oldest is a 1919 two barrel set, the newest is a 1972 Y Model Skeet. In all those years and thousands of rounds, hunting, trap, skeet, and sporting clays I have only broken one firing pin. Pretty reliable I'ld say.

Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657694
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Winchester Model 21.

It may have rivals in the looks department. But there is none stronger or more reliable. This one's a 2 3/4" 12 gauge Field Model choked full & improved cylinder. It's 89 years old and runs like a Swiss watch. Tight as a flicker's nest, as well.

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Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657701
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Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657711
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I like my 870 police 20 inch had the barrel threaded for rem-chokes

I also like my M500 with 20 inch vent rib barrel and Morgan pad because it is lighter to carry all day you wouldn't think one pound would make that much difference in weight

a M37 set up right is mighty hard to beat also

If I could have any of them with a 20 inch barrel , vent rib and screw in chokes any of the 3 I could live with the rest of my life

the 870 offers the option of adding a mag tube extension , that adds more weight yet. but if you need more rounds

honestly a Win 1200 with the same 20 inch vent rib screw in chokes would suit me just fine also.

so solid pump gun with a 20 inch vent rib and chokes that is what fits my use


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Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657712
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You will be hard pressed to get a general consensus here. Many guys have the best shotgun ever but have had less rounds through it in 50 years than other guys shoot in one year. It's all objective


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Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Paul D. Heppner] #7657716
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Originally Posted by Paul D. Heppner
Winchester Model 12. I have over two dozen of them. Been shooting them for over 57 years. The oldest is a 1919 two barrel set, the newest is a 1972 Y Model Skeet. In all those years and thousands of rounds, hunting, trap, skeet, and sporting clays I have only broken one firing pin. Pretty reliable I'ld say.

Yup,,Winchester Model 12 gets my vote.


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Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657719
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I really like my Berettas (A300 Ultima, A400 Xcel, A400 Xtreme +, 694, and 687) and have a few with over 10K rounds through them with out a hitch, but if I could just have one it would be an old reliable Remington 870 or a Winchester model 12. Both very low maintenance, ultra reliable, and do not require the cleaning/lube to maintain like an auto loader.

I do have a Winchester 1200 that my dad bought me second hand many years ago for $100 that has not let me down.

Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657720
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Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor
I say beretta 391 xtrema 2, consistent, reliable and ugly, just like myself.

What say you? What is the best shotgun ever made? If you could only have one shotty What do you take?



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I've got an old 390. Ugly an abused but still eats any ammo you feed it.

Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: 160user] #7657725
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Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: MChewk] #7657729
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Originally Posted by MChewk
160user...the OLD models of the Remington 870...newer models got CHEAP.


How old you talking, 45 years?


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Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657730
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Browning A 5 and 1100Rem


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Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7657734
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1960's Remington 870 Wingmaster

After 50+ years of reliable service I had to replace the extractor spring this year.

Re: Best shotgun ever made? [Re: HobbieTrapper] #7657736
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Originally Posted by HobbieTrapper
Originally Posted by MChewk
160user...the OLD models of the Remington 870...newer models got CHEAP.


How old you talking, 45 years?



I would guess he meant the "pre-express" era. The old ones with the silver lifters were finished smoother than the later ones.


I have nothing clever to put here.





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