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Phil Bourjaily Picks The Best New Shotguns for 2010

Phil Bourjaily Picks The Best New Shotguns for 2010

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from Brittle wrote 2 years 1 week ago

the remington 1187 looks nice

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from thunderdog512 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I agree with you Brittle! I'm going to look into it because its either that or the remington 870! Both look like nice guns!

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from Luke.fortier@sb... wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Sweet guns!

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from Sneaky wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Why would you take such a classic throwback like a muzzleloading shotgun and dip the stock in camo? Maybe I'm old fashioned....but isn't that kind of the point with a gun like that?

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from MLH wrote 2 years 1 week ago

So many choices.

Benelli's marketing people do think out of the box. But just a little freaky at times.

That Pedersoli double is a strange mix with hammers, choke tubes, and camo - are they running low on maple? Surpised they didn't dip the barrels, too. Or are the barrels browned?

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from AustinMartin wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I want that 887...

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from Silewski11 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

The 887 looks pretty sweet i want that one!

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from Jere Smith wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I will keep my 870 Made in 1961, and my 1100 made in 1981.

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from idduckhntr wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I talked my wife in to geting me a new Citori with 30in barrles.

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from abmcp13 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I would like to get my hands onto one of those new Winchesters. I have a 1300 right now, and it's a little gummed up, or I just need an excuse to buy a new gun.

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from cfish wrote 2 years 1 week ago

My wife bought me the 887 as an early Christmas present as she knew I had two duck hunts at Fern Ridge reserve, just outside Eugene in Oregon. It performed beautiful & the new recoil system made shooting ducks a pleasure again with 3 & 3½ inch shells. I even dropped it into the water whilst getting stuck in the mud. I just emptied out the water, checked for mud & carried on shooting.

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from jay wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Life's to short to hunt with an ugly gun. The 887 will not make my wish list.

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from dneaster3 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

a good mix of the budget-conscious and the budget-blowers. nice gallery.

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from Drew Steven Knoop wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I am going to look into that Winchester SPX looks like an awesome gun and an awesome price!!!

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from Fisherman201 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I am not A fan of the 887 and with good reason, read some online reviews

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from murdock32 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I'll take 2 please.

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from tom warner wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I wish that you would comment on the new Browning Maxus, I would like to get your opinion on that.

Tom

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from Brian W. Thair wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Rem 887 Combo: That polymer camo coating is slipperier than wet ice when you have mitt/gloves on. No chance ever that I'll buy a shotgun with that surface.

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from chuck slusser wrote 2 years 1 week ago

well as a old shotgunner I must say these guns would appear to be the same old crap with eye-candy and huge price tags. none of these guns turned me on so will stick with the half dozen or so already have.cannot understand why gun makers seem to think we are dumb enought to pay this kind of money for no real improvement. any gun I buy for $6000 better come with a personal fitting.......

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from remchuck wrote 2 years 1 week ago

i hunt ducks with a 1300,made in new haven.it upsets me that all these proud American gun manufacturers prostitute their good name on turkish made shotguns.

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from JonN wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I have one of the new new Remington 887s in black. I've taken it on many duck hunts and have no complaints. It's a little touchy on the pump release but it has withstood everything from mud and sand to rain, snow and ice. Haven't had any grip or slip problems either. If you're looking for a gun to get out and use for hunts where you can't worry about rust or dents or dings, this gun is the choice.

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from Shootstir wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Evidently, Phil can't spell Pedersoli...way to go, embarrass the vendors. ;-)

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from cfish wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Brian W Thair. Have you actually used the Remington 887? I have used mine in the wet with gloves on & did not remotely find any slipperiness. In fact I have used it on a very icy morning where the only open water was on the river & still did not have any problems holding it, firing it or cycling it. Not to sure how you can make the comment you did, unless you heard it from someone else who has not used one either.

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from Aridzoner wrote 2 years 1 week ago

New to clays I spent lots of time evaluating what to buy and then chose the Browning Citori White Lightning.
Very pleased I did. It meets all my expectations and then some. A sweet gun. Beautifully made and a natural to use. Thanks Browning!

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from kevin45331 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

You can`t go wrong with an 1187 and this one looks like it would take a beating in the field. One again, Remington does it right!

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from efields9 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I still continue to belive there is no reason to look beyond my 870 or 11-87
Eddie

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from WhitetailHunter706 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

hmm i am really interested in the winchester sxp it looks like a great gun and with a great price $400 i had one of the 1300 models and loved it the remington 11-87 was pretty neat as well but...i like pump and the faster they are the better i might have to spend some of the money im saving for a new rifle on one of the winchesters...im with Brian W. Thair i have shot some of my budiies guns with that polymer crap some arnt as bad as others but some of em you need superglue on your hands to be able to hold it let alone shoot it
Good luck and Good hunting

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from connow wrote 2 years 1 week ago

That 1187 Sportsman is a good looking gun i hope i can get my hands on one to shoot it.

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from Edward J. Palumbo wrote 2 years 4 days ago

I have new incentive to examine the Browning Citori in 20 gauge! For the price, I think that's an impressive value.

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from TheEasternShore... wrote 2 years 1 day ago

that 887 looked really intriguing

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from ChevJames wrote 1 year 52 weeks ago

No reason to retire my Remington Model 1100 Tournament Skeet, especially as I have gotten it a new barrel with screw-in choke tubes!

I also do not like "farming out" our firearms to foreign manufacturers! Our industrial base is shrinking and we need to start making things here again. I don't buy anything made in China any more!

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from billy09 wrote 1 year 52 weeks ago

For the money and reliability when it counts, I will take a Mossberg 500 anyday.

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from JPC76 wrote 1 year 52 weeks ago

I have an 870 Super Mag 26" and it works great. The 887 looks interesting but I'm not sure it would be any kind of an upgrade for me though. What I don't have is any kind of auto loader. The 11-87 looks nice, I may have to pick one up.

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from trapper wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

I love Citori Lightning and all brownings

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from wildcaller11 wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

These guns are awesome, and they are gorgeous too.

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from tbogg10 wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

nice gallery, and a lot of nice guns, i like the winchester sxp, looks like a nice gun, that will perform well with a nice price tag, i couldnt see spending 6000 dollars on any gun, unless i had more money than i knew what to do with.

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from fisherus wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

As a prolific shotshell reloader of 3" magnums, in the late 60's, when the model 1300 came out, I remember the twisting bolt of the action, tearing off the brass of almost every reload, regardless of hull used, and leaving the rest of the hull in the barrel. This caused jamming, digging out with a pocket knife, and a whole lot of cussing while my friends continued raining down ducks, as I spitted out my choice words at Winchester. If you used new factory ammo you were fine. Just not any 3" reload. Not even in a once fired hull. They just wrecked havoc on the hull. I couldn't wait fast enough to talk someone into buying it so I could purchase another 870 Wingmaster.
Please tell me they've fixed the problem or "RELOADERS BEWARE!"

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from fisherman14 wrote 1 year 50 weeks ago

Some were a little too fancy for me but I liked the Beretta A400 X-Plor except the price wasn't that good. The Remington 887, Remington 11-87 and Winchester SXP all looked nice, though, and the prices weren't bad at all, either!

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from pigkillersrus wrote 1 year 49 weeks ago

I need a new shotgun. That new remington looks sweet!

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from dale freeman wrote 1 year 48 weeks ago

kudo's to Chevjames;
I,too, will not buy anything, if possiable, made in China.

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from bear39 wrote 1 year 46 weeks ago

The 887 is a nice gun for turkey and waterfowl hunters but where it fails is they don't make a rifle barrel for it for the deer hunter all so.

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from Sayfu wrote 1 year 39 weeks ago

fisherus,
Autos have always been lousy at recycling reloads...especially high brass. Any of the mfgers autos.

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from Brittle wrote 2 years 1 week ago

the remington 1187 looks nice

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from thunderdog512 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I agree with you Brittle! I'm going to look into it because its either that or the remington 870! Both look like nice guns!

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from Luke.fortier@sb... wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Sweet guns!

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from Sneaky wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Why would you take such a classic throwback like a muzzleloading shotgun and dip the stock in camo? Maybe I'm old fashioned....but isn't that kind of the point with a gun like that?

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from AustinMartin wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I want that 887...

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from Silewski11 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

The 887 looks pretty sweet i want that one!

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from Jere Smith wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I will keep my 870 Made in 1961, and my 1100 made in 1981.

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from cfish wrote 2 years 1 week ago

My wife bought me the 887 as an early Christmas present as she knew I had two duck hunts at Fern Ridge reserve, just outside Eugene in Oregon. It performed beautiful & the new recoil system made shooting ducks a pleasure again with 3 & 3½ inch shells. I even dropped it into the water whilst getting stuck in the mud. I just emptied out the water, checked for mud & carried on shooting.

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from Drew Steven Knoop wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I am going to look into that Winchester SPX looks like an awesome gun and an awesome price!!!

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from JonN wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I have one of the new new Remington 887s in black. I've taken it on many duck hunts and have no complaints. It's a little touchy on the pump release but it has withstood everything from mud and sand to rain, snow and ice. Haven't had any grip or slip problems either. If you're looking for a gun to get out and use for hunts where you can't worry about rust or dents or dings, this gun is the choice.

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from MLH wrote 2 years 1 week ago

So many choices.

Benelli's marketing people do think out of the box. But just a little freaky at times.

That Pedersoli double is a strange mix with hammers, choke tubes, and camo - are they running low on maple? Surpised they didn't dip the barrels, too. Or are the barrels browned?

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from idduckhntr wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I talked my wife in to geting me a new Citori with 30in barrles.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from abmcp13 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I would like to get my hands onto one of those new Winchesters. I have a 1300 right now, and it's a little gummed up, or I just need an excuse to buy a new gun.

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from dneaster3 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

a good mix of the budget-conscious and the budget-blowers. nice gallery.

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from murdock32 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I'll take 2 please.

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from tom warner wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I wish that you would comment on the new Browning Maxus, I would like to get your opinion on that.

Tom

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from chuck slusser wrote 2 years 1 week ago

well as a old shotgunner I must say these guns would appear to be the same old crap with eye-candy and huge price tags. none of these guns turned me on so will stick with the half dozen or so already have.cannot understand why gun makers seem to think we are dumb enought to pay this kind of money for no real improvement. any gun I buy for $6000 better come with a personal fitting.......

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from remchuck wrote 2 years 1 week ago

i hunt ducks with a 1300,made in new haven.it upsets me that all these proud American gun manufacturers prostitute their good name on turkish made shotguns.

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from cfish wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Brian W Thair. Have you actually used the Remington 887? I have used mine in the wet with gloves on & did not remotely find any slipperiness. In fact I have used it on a very icy morning where the only open water was on the river & still did not have any problems holding it, firing it or cycling it. Not to sure how you can make the comment you did, unless you heard it from someone else who has not used one either.

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from kevin45331 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

You can`t go wrong with an 1187 and this one looks like it would take a beating in the field. One again, Remington does it right!

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from efields9 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I still continue to belive there is no reason to look beyond my 870 or 11-87
Eddie

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from connow wrote 2 years 1 week ago

That 1187 Sportsman is a good looking gun i hope i can get my hands on one to shoot it.

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from Edward J. Palumbo wrote 2 years 4 days ago

I have new incentive to examine the Browning Citori in 20 gauge! For the price, I think that's an impressive value.

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from billy09 wrote 1 year 52 weeks ago

For the money and reliability when it counts, I will take a Mossberg 500 anyday.

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from fisherus wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

As a prolific shotshell reloader of 3" magnums, in the late 60's, when the model 1300 came out, I remember the twisting bolt of the action, tearing off the brass of almost every reload, regardless of hull used, and leaving the rest of the hull in the barrel. This caused jamming, digging out with a pocket knife, and a whole lot of cussing while my friends continued raining down ducks, as I spitted out my choice words at Winchester. If you used new factory ammo you were fine. Just not any 3" reload. Not even in a once fired hull. They just wrecked havoc on the hull. I couldn't wait fast enough to talk someone into buying it so I could purchase another 870 Wingmaster.
Please tell me they've fixed the problem or "RELOADERS BEWARE!"

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from jay wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Life's to short to hunt with an ugly gun. The 887 will not make my wish list.

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from Fisherman201 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I am not A fan of the 887 and with good reason, read some online reviews

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from Aridzoner wrote 2 years 1 week ago

New to clays I spent lots of time evaluating what to buy and then chose the Browning Citori White Lightning.
Very pleased I did. It meets all my expectations and then some. A sweet gun. Beautifully made and a natural to use. Thanks Browning!

0 Good Comment? | | Report
from WhitetailHunter706 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

hmm i am really interested in the winchester sxp it looks like a great gun and with a great price $400 i had one of the 1300 models and loved it the remington 11-87 was pretty neat as well but...i like pump and the faster they are the better i might have to spend some of the money im saving for a new rifle on one of the winchesters...im with Brian W. Thair i have shot some of my budiies guns with that polymer crap some arnt as bad as others but some of em you need superglue on your hands to be able to hold it let alone shoot it
Good luck and Good hunting

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from TheEasternShore... wrote 2 years 1 day ago

that 887 looked really intriguing

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from ChevJames wrote 1 year 52 weeks ago

No reason to retire my Remington Model 1100 Tournament Skeet, especially as I have gotten it a new barrel with screw-in choke tubes!

I also do not like "farming out" our firearms to foreign manufacturers! Our industrial base is shrinking and we need to start making things here again. I don't buy anything made in China any more!

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from JPC76 wrote 1 year 52 weeks ago

I have an 870 Super Mag 26" and it works great. The 887 looks interesting but I'm not sure it would be any kind of an upgrade for me though. What I don't have is any kind of auto loader. The 11-87 looks nice, I may have to pick one up.

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from trapper wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

I love Citori Lightning and all brownings

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from wildcaller11 wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

These guns are awesome, and they are gorgeous too.

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from tbogg10 wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

nice gallery, and a lot of nice guns, i like the winchester sxp, looks like a nice gun, that will perform well with a nice price tag, i couldnt see spending 6000 dollars on any gun, unless i had more money than i knew what to do with.

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from fisherman14 wrote 1 year 50 weeks ago

Some were a little too fancy for me but I liked the Beretta A400 X-Plor except the price wasn't that good. The Remington 887, Remington 11-87 and Winchester SXP all looked nice, though, and the prices weren't bad at all, either!

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from pigkillersrus wrote 1 year 49 weeks ago

I need a new shotgun. That new remington looks sweet!

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from dale freeman wrote 1 year 48 weeks ago

kudo's to Chevjames;
I,too, will not buy anything, if possiable, made in China.

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from bear39 wrote 1 year 46 weeks ago

The 887 is a nice gun for turkey and waterfowl hunters but where it fails is they don't make a rifle barrel for it for the deer hunter all so.

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from Sayfu wrote 1 year 39 weeks ago

fisherus,
Autos have always been lousy at recycling reloads...especially high brass. Any of the mfgers autos.

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from Brian W. Thair wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Rem 887 Combo: That polymer camo coating is slipperier than wet ice when you have mitt/gloves on. No chance ever that I'll buy a shotgun with that surface.

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from Shootstir wrote 2 years 1 week ago

Evidently, Phil can't spell Pedersoli...way to go, embarrass the vendors. ;-)

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