Semi Auto Shotgun
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I have a Beretta White Onyx O/U 20 ga with 26" barrel and interchangeable chokes. It is superb for any type of shooting here in GA. I've used it for skeet, trap, dove, ducks, and wild quail. A female in my family has a similar beretta setup and has killed numerous wild turkeys. To me - it's the "one shotgun" to have especially considering that some wild quail hunts discourage or flat out won't allow anything bigger than a 20 or maybe a 16. In a pinch, it could do mild home defense duty too unless they come at you in numbers.
My second favorite is my Benelli M1 field that I've had for over half my life. It has HK import marks meaning it's a 1990s gun. I went 16 years without cleaning the recoil action before it finally started to short-stroke on low brass rounds. Keep in mind that this firearm was carried through many dove fields, flooded duck ponds, blinds, the woods, etc. of south GA. The recoil rod was straight filthy and a quick cleaning should keep it going for another 20 (I hunt much less than before).
I also own and have used extensively a Browning Citori 12 O/U. Great shooting and accurate but a 12 O/U or SxS will wear your shoulder out with any volume of shooting.
I have a Remy 1100 20 ga. Great shotgun but I don't take it out much because quail hunting where I am invited requires a break-action (O/U or SxS), and other types of hunting (dove/ducks) are best done with the Benelli.
I used to own a Remy 870 but determined that pumps just aren't my thing. Goose hunting in subzero weather would probably change that but I have no plans. Plus the Citori should work in that case.
Just some random, Friday night musings after a couple of Ballast Point Sculpins...
My second favorite is my Benelli M1 field that I've had for over half my life. It has HK import marks meaning it's a 1990s gun. I went 16 years without cleaning the recoil action before it finally started to short-stroke on low brass rounds. Keep in mind that this firearm was carried through many dove fields, flooded duck ponds, blinds, the woods, etc. of south GA. The recoil rod was straight filthy and a quick cleaning should keep it going for another 20 (I hunt much less than before).
I also own and have used extensively a Browning Citori 12 O/U. Great shooting and accurate but a 12 O/U or SxS will wear your shoulder out with any volume of shooting.
I have a Remy 1100 20 ga. Great shotgun but I don't take it out much because quail hunting where I am invited requires a break-action (O/U or SxS), and other types of hunting (dove/ducks) are best done with the Benelli.
I used to own a Remy 870 but determined that pumps just aren't my thing. Goose hunting in subzero weather would probably change that but I have no plans. Plus the Citori should work in that case.
Just some random, Friday night musings after a couple of Ballast Point Sculpins...
A friend of mine recently picked one up for $325 as well. They are out there if you look long enough
That's the one. I was able to find mine locally but they don't pop up all that often.
It's a good gun, I picked up a nice wood stock one on ODT a while back for $500.
I still think the 1100 is better...
I'm certainly no 12ga expert, but I honestly didn't feel much difference between the Rem 1100 and the Mossy 930 SPX when I compared them side by side. I will say though, the Rem 1100 looks a lot classier than the Mossy 930 all day long.
If you like carrying extra weight and spare parts.
I'd take a used 390 over a new 1100 all day.
The extra weight may be one of the reasons it absorbs recoil so much better than the 390.
As far as spare parts goes, the 20ga. 1100 I have is the same one I've been shooting dove and clays with since I was a kid in the 80s. It's going to go to my sons. My 12ga has had thousands upon thousands of rounds through it as well without so much as a hiccup. The only spare parts I've ever needed are chokes and plenty of shells.
I have a 391 field gun, 26". I think it's my favorite shotgun ever. I really like the slimmed down forend.
The only reason I haven't justified it is because I rarely have the opportunity to shoot clays any more.
Yeah, I left the 391 at my parents house for a similar reason. No pheasants down here.
I probably will, but I'd want to find a deal on a 391 first. I can't bring myself to walk into a gun shop and pay $1500 for one off the shelf.