Re: Best shotgun ever made?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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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. That doesn't say anything about the guns,,just the shooters.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
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On the Benelli's you want the M-1 inertia driven spring recoil action for the best dependability, the later models rely on bled gas to cycle, and do kick less, but again you lose the dependability.
To the previous poster who said above that the Remington 1100 was more dependable than a Benelli....Guarantee you it wasn't a M-1.
Shot huge crow roost flyways for years where shotguns are truly punished on high volume 500 + bird shoots, and just one of these shoots will provide more feedback than most will see in a lifetime of waterfowl hunting.
Remington 870 is king, with the Benelli M-1 a close second.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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08/25/22 06:53 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. It's fun to look.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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I believe they were Black Eagles? several problems were the click instead of bang, cold weather cycling, a few other minor things I can't remember. Some was probably operator error, but there were enough problems for these guys to bail on them. Never had or shot a Benelli, I use my old Remington 11-87 that's been used and abused with the only thing needed was a replacement recoil spring. OLD is the operative word, the newer ones were not holding up. I had an 1187 for about a month. The rubber O rings kept splitting and jamming the action. I sold that thing. However, I'm a fan of the older Mag 1100s
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
[Re: ~ADC~]
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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. Have you looked at the new CZ g2’s? Ive been u decided between a 20 and a 28. Pretty cheap and light plus you get 5 chokes. For me they shoulder like a dream.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
[Re: Wanna Be]
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I’ve shouldered every autoloader out there. And by shouldered I mean close my eyes and bring it up to my shoulder and cheek and open my eyes and see where my eyes are in relation to the barrel. Only two “fit” me…Benelli and the Browning A5. My buddy bought an A5 and couldn’t hit cardboard at 30 yards, lol. In basic training a fella had a flinch he couldn't kick. When I left on the bus he was in formation with his THIRD platoon in basic training because of a flin ch he couldn't kick.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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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. That doesn't say anything about the guns,,just the shooters. Exactly.
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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 Brother has a scar on his cheek....tucked it under his arm and it landed on the ground behind him. I still have it.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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Have you looked at the new CZ g2’s? Ive been u decided between a 20 and a 28. Pretty cheap and light plus you get 5 chokes. For me they shoulder like a dream. Just read a write-up Criag Boddington did on them and they look like a great little gun.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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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.
Have you looked at the new CZ g2’s? Ive been u decided between a 20 and a 28. Pretty cheap and light plus you get 5 chokes. For me they shoulder like a dream. I have the 28. Hoping for a cheaper one I'm less likely to cry if I get it scratched up. My boy shooting the .28...
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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The one that is consistently good mechanically, quality, performance, reliability, perform in accuracy, (at least as good as you or better), and what YOU can afford and what YOU feel comfortable and confident using! . . . pretty wood and engravings and $$$$ etc. mean nothing.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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The Benelli M-2 is inertia driven spring recoil action. The spring is in the stock. That was the jammingest shotgun I ever shot. I tried a Super 90 and was told they never jam. It jammed the first shot, so I never shot it again. After I replace the spring in the stock with a stiffer spring the M-2 worked. The gun was new and did not work 15-20 cases of shells later it was better, but still jammed to much. I am not a Benelli fan.
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Re: Best shotgun ever made?
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The one that is consistently good mechanically, quality, performance, reliability, perform in accuracy, (at least as good as you or better), and what YOU can afford and what YOU feel comfortable and confident using! . . . pretty wood and engravings and $$$$ etc. mean nothing. definitely you could set the bar in a bunch of ways , gun that will take the most proof loads without coming out of spec , but if it weights 10 pounds and you're carrying 10 miles to the round you shoot it may not be the best. if you shoot trap 5 flights a week 40 weeks a year and the gun goes from trunk to range 10 yards away weight and long sight radius is probably right for you you still don;t need a magnum chamber for trap loads. so what is right for you and your use , while also being durable , reparable and fit you better to have a gun ugly as sing that fits you than a gold plated super duper grade that doesn't fit you.
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