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<blockquote data-quote="TheBoctor" data-source="post: 1814010" data-attributes="member: 107356"><p>All of the above suggestions are fine choices. Unlike rifles, shotguns really don't get any more accurate from one make/model to another. An $80 pawn shop special will pattern exactly the same as a $25,000 fully custom Perazzi with the right chokes. That makes reliability and how the gun shoulders the prime drivers. It's tough to beat the reliability of the 870 or Mossberg 500. You should go to a cabelas/bass pro and throw a bunch of the used shotguns up to your shoulder and honestly go with what's most comfortable. If you're eyeballing a certain make, just know that most of the manufacturers use the same (or very similar) stock pattern so unless the gun's been carved up (ie modified or custom stock), most Rems will shoulder the same, most benellis will shoulder the same, most mossbergs, etc.</p><p></p><p>If you're venturing out into auto-loaders, my vote is the Remington 11-87. I've run them since the 90's and they are simple and bulletproof. And, if they mess up, you can pull it completely apart in the blind and clean it and put it back together with no tools. They're clunky, heavy, and definitely not in fashion these days, but they're tough, they shoulder great, they'll keep running when they're absolutely filthy, can be had for $550-$600, and with liberal application of WD-40 will certainly outlive you. That being said, find one with a 3" chamber (so it'll easily run target loads) and a non-"Sportsman" model. They started cheaping out in the mid-2000's and the new 11-87 Sportsman's feel like they're made out of whatever they make factory R700 bottom metal out of. I have 4 and every time I come across one of the older ones on a used gun rack I end up buying it (even if a buddy immediately buys it off me).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheBoctor, post: 1814010, member: 107356"] All of the above suggestions are fine choices. Unlike rifles, shotguns really don't get any more accurate from one make/model to another. An $80 pawn shop special will pattern exactly the same as a $25,000 fully custom Perazzi with the right chokes. That makes reliability and how the gun shoulders the prime drivers. It's tough to beat the reliability of the 870 or Mossberg 500. You should go to a cabelas/bass pro and throw a bunch of the used shotguns up to your shoulder and honestly go with what's most comfortable. If you're eyeballing a certain make, just know that most of the manufacturers use the same (or very similar) stock pattern so unless the gun's been carved up (ie modified or custom stock), most Rems will shoulder the same, most benellis will shoulder the same, most mossbergs, etc. If you're venturing out into auto-loaders, my vote is the Remington 11-87. I've run them since the 90's and they are simple and bulletproof. And, if they mess up, you can pull it completely apart in the blind and clean it and put it back together with no tools. They're clunky, heavy, and definitely not in fashion these days, but they're tough, they shoulder great, they'll keep running when they're absolutely filthy, can be had for $550-$600, and with liberal application of WD-40 will certainly outlive you. That being said, find one with a 3" chamber (so it'll easily run target loads) and a non-"Sportsman" model. They started cheaping out in the mid-2000's and the new 11-87 Sportsman's feel like they're made out of whatever they make factory R700 bottom metal out of. I have 4 and every time I come across one of the older ones on a used gun rack I end up buying it (even if a buddy immediately buys it off me). [/QUOTE]
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