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<blockquote data-quote="frogfan" data-source="post: 1814411" data-attributes="member: 71660">All of the above suggestions are very good.&nbsp; Depending on where you are hunting simplicity and reliability are a huge consideration.&nbsp; Hunting mainly in OK, AR, and TX, all of which are higher humidity environments and not frozen for the majority of our season.&nbsp; We deal with a lot of mud, slop and wet, not much ice. In these environments it&#039;s hard to beat a Remington 870 or a Benelli (SBE, M1, M2).&nbsp; Both of these guns can be field stripped, but I have never had a problem with either.&nbsp; I am also not concerned about the ability to shoot 3.5&quot; shells.&nbsp; I have never felt under gunned shooting 3&quot;, including big geese in Manitoba almost every year.With a little searching you should be able to find a used Benelli in your price range.&nbsp; I prefer long barrels in my O/U&#039;s and SXS&#039;s, but a 26&quot; barrel in the Benelli is fine, especially when you add a good wad-striping choke like the Patternmaster or Kicks.&nbsp; This will add a couple of inches to overall length. With the receiver being longer than a break gun the balance is fine.&nbsp; A shorter gun can be a little easier to deal with if you might hunt pit blinds, so staying under 30&quot; is nice.If you can find a used Benelli SBE1 or M1 in good condition it&#039;s a hard gun to beat.Good luck.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="frogfan, post: 1814411, member: 71660"] All of the above suggestions are very good. Depending on where you are hunting simplicity and reliability are a huge consideration. Hunting mainly in OK, AR, and TX, all of which are higher humidity environments and not frozen for the majority of our season. We deal with a lot of mud, slop and wet, not much ice. In these environments it’s hard to beat a Remington 870 or a Benelli (SBE, M1, M2). Both of these guns can be field stripped, but I have never had a problem with either. I am also not concerned about the ability to shoot 3.5" shells. I have never felt under gunned shooting 3", including big geese in Manitoba almost every year. With a little searching you should be able to find a used Benelli in your price range. I prefer long barrels in my O/U's and SXS's, but a 26" barrel in the Benelli is fine, especially when you add a good wad-striping choke like the Patternmaster or Kicks. This will add a couple of inches to overall length. With the receiver being longer than a break gun the balance is fine. A shorter gun can be a little easier to deal with if you might hunt pit blinds, so staying under 30" is nice. If you can find a used Benelli SBE1 or M1 in good condition it’s a hard gun to beat. Good luck. [/QUOTE]

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