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What one shotgun would you want to have for the rest of your life
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High Grade Parker or Purdey
Benelli, SBE II
20 gauge because it can be used for all the types of hunting i like to do such as: deer hunting, turkey hunting, and even small game and bird hunting(rabbits,squirells,quail)
i plan to live a long time so i'll take a good ole single shot NEF.
a nice o/u or double
Without a doubt I would choose my Remington 870, it has put up with all the abuse I could throw at it and has not once let me down
Unfortunately if you waterfowl hunt, and take shots at a distance other than decoying birds at short ranges, you'd have to have a 12 ga. that has a shell case large enough to contain an adequate amount of steel shot. Since I don't shoot 3 1/2" shells, a Benelli Montefeltro auto would be my choice. If for Upland birds only, then my Beretta 686 S O/U would be my choice.
LH 3" 12 gauge Rem 1100. It has killed everything I've hit with it for forty years, give or take.
I go with Benelli M2 Field Shotguns!!!
Tough question, a fine SxS or O/U 12 gauge.
If the manure hit the oscillating air dispersal device I'd take one of my 870 Remington 12 Gauge shotguns and go hither unto the world.
Rem 870 12g without a doubt.
definitely my remington 870 12g, its tough would handle any kind of hunting i could throw at it, and it was my first gun, so it has some sentimental value.
Well if I'm buying it today and plan on having the rest of my life I'd say a Mossberg 835 12GA. If I'm picking out of what I already have my Mossberg 500 20GA and I'm picking that over the 500 12GA because the 20 has vented rib and changeable chokes (the 12 is a modified barrel without vented rib).
Remington 870 express 20 guage
I'm with rudyglove 27 - Benelli M2 Field.
If I can't have my Mossberg 500 12 ga than my NEF Pardner Single Shot 12ga.
Benelli ultralight, 12 or 20.
I think it depends on what you want to do with the shotgun but a Benelli Super Black Eagle II...Its unreal...
I think i would defiantly have a Remington 870 12 Ga. They are very reliable and you can get them dirty put them in a slew and they still shoot good.
12 ga 870
My grandfather, who died in 1948 used the same Mod 12 Winchester his entire life. He bought it used in the 1920's. My dad used the same Mod 12 for his entire life, he died in 1997. My dad bought me a used Mod 12 Winchester for $50 in 1964 at a pawn shop which I use today, but I've got the one my grandad bought that I still use on occasion. Old pump guns never die, they just get replaced by fancier guns when guys get more disposable income.
I'd definately have to go with any of the 870's. Like cAnyBux90 said no matter what kind of abuse you throw at it, it keeps on shooting.
if you were to ask my dad it'd be his 20 ga 32 inch barrel H&R Single shot or a Fox SxS 20 ga.
Remington 1100 20ga magnum. low recoil, slugs. and 5 rounds as fast as you can pull the trigger (with out the plug). wonderful piece of machinery.
My Beretta 686 o/u 12 guage
870 all the way. Can you get a better gun for that kind of money? I think not.
On second thought, I guess I'd really rather have a Purdy.
Leave your Purdy in the safe, or better yet in a museum, I'll take my sweet 16 wingmaster 870 with a blood red fiber optic front bead and kill anything in the bush.Brushed about a quarter lb of rust off Sweet Connie now she real light...and everybody wants to get there hands on her. The gun has a pattern that doesn't tear up birds up close, and nails them on longer shot.I put 9 #1 buck shots in a paper plate between 35-40 yds--a killing stick, that front bead I replaced the one I knocked off-HUNTING-is great in target acquisition
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I would keep my Remington Premier STS Competition. I've had the stock customized and an adjustable recoil pad installed.
I would take a good ole Savage shotgun.
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If the manure hit the oscillating air dispersal device I'd take one of my 870 Remington 12 Gauge shotguns and go hither unto the world.
Benelli, SBE II
20 gauge because it can be used for all the types of hunting i like to do such as: deer hunting, turkey hunting, and even small game and bird hunting(rabbits,squirells,quail)
LH 3" 12 gauge Rem 1100. It has killed everything I've hit with it for forty years, give or take.
Tough question, a fine SxS or O/U 12 gauge.
a nice o/u or double
High Grade Parker or Purdey
Without a doubt I would choose my Remington 870, it has put up with all the abuse I could throw at it and has not once let me down
I go with Benelli M2 Field Shotguns!!!
If I can't have my Mossberg 500 12 ga than my NEF Pardner Single Shot 12ga.
i plan to live a long time so i'll take a good ole single shot NEF.
Well if I'm buying it today and plan on having the rest of my life I'd say a Mossberg 835 12GA. If I'm picking out of what I already have my Mossberg 500 20GA and I'm picking that over the 500 12GA because the 20 has vented rib and changeable chokes (the 12 is a modified barrel without vented rib).
I think it depends on what you want to do with the shotgun but a Benelli Super Black Eagle II...Its unreal...
Unfortunately if you waterfowl hunt, and take shots at a distance other than decoying birds at short ranges, you'd have to have a 12 ga. that has a shell case large enough to contain an adequate amount of steel shot. Since I don't shoot 3 1/2" shells, a Benelli Montefeltro auto would be my choice. If for Upland birds only, then my Beretta 686 S O/U would be my choice.
I'd definately have to go with any of the 870's. Like cAnyBux90 said no matter what kind of abuse you throw at it, it keeps on shooting.
12 ga 870
I'm with rudyglove 27 - Benelli M2 Field.
My grandfather, who died in 1948 used the same Mod 12 Winchester his entire life. He bought it used in the 1920's. My dad used the same Mod 12 for his entire life, he died in 1997. My dad bought me a used Mod 12 Winchester for $50 in 1964 at a pawn shop which I use today, but I've got the one my grandad bought that I still use on occasion. Old pump guns never die, they just get replaced by fancier guns when guys get more disposable income.
Benelli ultralight, 12 or 20.
On second thought, I guess I'd really rather have a Purdy.
Rem 870 12g without a doubt.
I think i would defiantly have a Remington 870 12 Ga. They are very reliable and you can get them dirty put them in a slew and they still shoot good.
Leave your Purdy in the safe, or better yet in a museum, I'll take my sweet 16 wingmaster 870 with a blood red fiber optic front bead and kill anything in the bush.Brushed about a quarter lb of rust off Sweet Connie now she real light...and everybody wants to get there hands on her. The gun has a pattern that doesn't tear up birds up close, and nails them on longer shot.I put 9 #1 buck shots in a paper plate between 35-40 yds--a killing stick, that front bead I replaced the one I knocked off-HUNTING-is great in target acquisition
.
definitely my remington 870 12g, its tough would handle any kind of hunting i could throw at it, and it was my first gun, so it has some sentimental value.
My Beretta 686 o/u 12 guage
Remington 870 express 20 guage
870 all the way. Can you get a better gun for that kind of money? I think not.
Remington 1100 20ga magnum. low recoil, slugs. and 5 rounds as fast as you can pull the trigger (with out the plug). wonderful piece of machinery.
I would keep my Remington Premier STS Competition. I've had the stock customized and an adjustable recoil pad installed.
I would take a good ole Savage shotgun.
if you were to ask my dad it'd be his 20 ga 32 inch barrel H&R Single shot or a Fox SxS 20 ga.
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