Re: Best shotgun ever made?
[Re: charles]
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I like Rem1100s. Especially like the LT 20 I got for my grandson. I had a LT20 1100, nice gun, was very dependable but as far as a 20 ga light weight, it isn't, its a pig.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
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I agree with what Hawker and Strut said. The 21 is amazing, I never owned one but shot them. The best pump, Model 12 but the Model 42 was sweet too. The older Wingmasters run a good 2nd, the ole man had a pigeon grade 12 ga. It was sweet. I had a 16ga, loved that gun. In my youth I won 5 shoots in a row at a local turkey shoot and it caused a big ole bruhaha, borderline donnybrook. The guys that ran the shoot came over in haste to check my shotgun cause no way a kid could win 5 in a row. They ask to see my gun and I handed them a Model 12(Dad's), a Wingmaster 12ga, also Dad's), a Ithaca 37(my brothers), and my 870 16ga. Guys stood up and said we seen the kid shoot all of those so they were like well, alrighty then, good shootin kid. My point is, there were a lot of great guns made back in the day, just like everything else, older is better. Nothing American made will ever have the class and durability of the older ones. I would own a new Mossberg, but that's it. If I were to get a new Remington for a gift, I'd trade it for a Monkey, then I'd shoot the Monkey.
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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Nobody said model 97 win ??? I like the 24 win too Still have the scar on my thumb from a 97.
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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Nobody said model 97 win ??? I like the 24 win too Still have the scar on my thumb from a 97. My thought when I saw that. Who likes getting thir hand cut up?
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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I'd think you'd want to know what they use in Argentina for their pigeon and duck shoots, many thousands of rounds ought to separate the good ones from the bomb proof ones. Beretta 20 gauges. My next gun will be a beretta 20 gauge though benelli almost had me with their ultralight.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
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I hunted with two guys. One had a Parker and the other a Benelli. They both unloaded their 12 gauges on a pheasant. When they were done, I dropped him with my Remington 1100 20 gauge.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
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08/25/22 04:50 PM
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What issues and what models? Mines going on 15 years now without a hiccup. I’ll admit the bluing is fading out on the barrel from hunting salt water, but other than that she goes BOOM every time a shell is in the chamber and I pull the trigger. I could really say the same for the Beretta I had, except it went full auto, lol. Got it fixed by an “approved gunsmith” to only happen again. Sent it back to Beretta and bought a Benelli while waiting for it to come back. They decided my claim was the actual truth and sent me a brand new gun. I sold it and never looked back.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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These all fit well, point well, shoot well, are reliable, and are great looking. 1933 Winchester 12 ga Heavy Duck Gun 30 barrel. 1980 Remington 1100 12 ga 3” magnum 28” barrel. 1981 Remington 1100 12 ga LH slug gun. 1986 Ruger Red Label 12 gauge 28” barrels.
The Browning A-5 is a classic waterfowl gun that unfortunately I have never owned.
The gray Beretta Extrema wins the butt ugly club stock award. It may be reliable, but so is a rock. I bought the gun as suggested by my son who has one. He said it is the best shotgun ever made. Well I have never”bonded” with the gun. For waterfowl hunting my 1100 does the job nicely and looks good with a black lab.
Edited to correct the gun manufacturer. Shows how little I like the gun!
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
[Re: Willy Firewood]
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These all fit well, point well, shoot well, are reliable, and are great looking. 1933 Winchester Heavy Duck Gun 30 barrel. 1980 Remington 1100 3” magnum 28” barrel. 1981 Remington 1100 LH slug gun. 1986 Ruger Red Label 12 gauge 28” barrels.
The gray Benelli Extrema wins the butt ugly club stock award. It may be reliable, but so is a rock. I don’t believe Benelli makes an Extrema…think that’s Beretta.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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Nobody said model 97 win ??? In my book that wouldn't even make the top 20.
I have nothing clever to put here.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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The Browning A-5 is a classic waterfowl gun that unfortunately I have never owned.
I knocked my first duck out of the sky with a 20 gauge A-5. First bird I ever shot on the wing. Nice guns.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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08/25/22 05:21 PM
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Should have known better than to open this thread. Spent the last hour looking for an A. H. Fox 20 gauge and I think I found one. An Elhew pointer can't be far behind. Looks like a great choice to me. I'm looking for a SxS 20ga myself but I can't afford that one. lol I'd also love an 1100 in .410 bore.
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