For my $.02:
870 is hard to beat.
I had a winchester 1200 from the late 60s. Everyone poo-pooed them
but I never had a problem.
Winchester Model 12 was always the standard of comparison, but they are pricey.
If I were going to buy a shotgun now, I'd buy an 870. Relatively
cheap and
I'll also vote for the Mossburg 500, I've got one too, I was 14 when I got mine
though. I got a slug barrel for mine, handy little gun.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:25:43 -0400
From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Shotgun Suggestions
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-Curt
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:24:47 -0400
From: Kris Gilmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Shotgun Suggestions
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Thanks for the suggestions, Mitch.
One thing I failed to mention was that given the choice, I would prefer not to
have a pump action shotgun, if possible. I realize the 870 is pump action, but
I
LWB250 wrote:
I was giving some thought to finding him a decent entry-level 12 gauge
shotgun to continue trap shooting (and possibly hunting) with. Mind you, I
don't want to invest a large amount of money here, as he may decide it's not
his thing after a while. However, based on his level
for a non-pump action shotgun?
Dan
--- On Sun, 8/17/08, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Shotgun Suggestions
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 8:25 AM
LWB250
LWB250 wrote:
Any suggestions for a non-pump action shotgun?
Well, unless there are affordable high quality imported doubles from Italy,
Spain or Russia (I don't know what your idea of affordable is, some of the
Russian stuff is in the $500-1000 range now), I'd go with that HR single shot.
What about a Citori or Stoeger? Are they decent? He'll want something that he
can hunt with as well as shoot trap (for fun, not competition.)
Dan
--- On Sun, 8/17/08, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Shotgun Suggestions
LWB250 wrote:
What about a Citori or Stoeger? Are they decent?
We've gotten out of my area of personal experience, but Browning Citori models
have a good reputation, and I don't think Stoeger imports junk. The Trap and
Skeet ranges would be fine places to find shotgun experts who just love
My FIL passed along a Browning Citori that he bought many years ago to
shoot clays with, he said it was one of the best all-around guns there
was. I think it is worth a fair amount now.
--R
Mitch Haley wrote:
LWB250 wrote:
What about a Citori or Stoeger? Are they decent?
If he was into enough to show some long term commitment I would probably buy a
Ruger Red Label, as they can be had for decent $$ and hold their value, too.
Dan
--- On Sun, 8/17/08, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Shotgun
I was giving some thought to finding him a decent entry-level 12 gauge
shotgun to continue trap shooting (and possibly hunting) with. Mind
you, I don't want to invest a large amount of money here,
I'm particularly fond of older side-by-sides. The serious boys
at the range tend to sneer at
On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 7:31 AM, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
if you find one that fits
and shoots well you could do worse.
That's my gun-buying philosophy in a nutshell, and has led to an
interestingly eclectic collection.
I have shot clays most successfully with a Remington Sportsman
At 08:17 AM 8/17/2008, Dan wrote:
My son shot some trap, which he did exceptionally well at. With
this in mind, I was giving some thought to finding him a decent
entry-level 12 gauge shotgun to continue trap shooting (and possibly
hunting) with. Mind you, I don't want to invest a large
I find my Winchester Model 50 recoil operated semi-auto in 20ga. ti be
a delightful shotgun. I shoot duck, pheasant, quail, etc. with it, as
well as some trap. That having been said, I used to be pretty good at
trap with the Harrison 410 single-shot.
On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Kris Gilmore
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