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Re: Your shotgun [Re: Trout-killer] #3320088 06/25/12 05:29 AM
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Iver Johnson .410 single shot to start.
Graduated to Ted Williams 20ga pump
Eventually went to Maroccini 20ga O/U
Then Mossberg 835 pump
Now Franchi I-12 semi auto

Still have the Iver Johnson, Maroccini, and Franchi. Ted Williams broke and could not be fixed (reasonable price).

Only one I wish I had NEVER even owned was the 835- biggest piece of crap ever made IMHO



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.20 over/under Beretta - started on a pawn shop .410 double barrel



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Started on a Winchester 12
Got a Mossberg 500 that I quickly got rid of (had nothing but trouble with it)
Replaced it with a Rem 870
Added an 11/87, but got rid of it for a Benelli Montefeltro
Now shoot O/U and SXS guns almost exclusively (Beretta, Brownnig, SKB)


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Originally Posted By: nuprofessor
Iver Johnson .410 single shot to start.
Graduated to Ted Williams 20ga pump
Eventually went to Maroccini 20ga O/U
Then Mossberg 835 pump
Now Franchi I-12 semi auto

Still have the Iver Johnson, Maroccini, and Franchi. Ted Williams broke and could not be fixed (reasonable price).

Only one I wish I had NEVER even owned was the 835- biggest piece of crap ever
made IMHO


Because its a mossberg roflmao


Re: Your shotgun [Re: 00possum] #3320602 06/25/12 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted By: 00possum
Originally Posted By: nuprofessor
Iver Johnson .410 single shot to start.
Graduated to Ted Williams 20ga pump
Eventually went to Maroccini 20ga O/U
Then Mossberg 835 pump
Now Franchi I-12 semi auto

Still have the Iver Johnson, Maroccini, and Franchi. Ted Williams broke and could not be fixed (reasonable price).

Only one I wish I had NEVER even owned was the 835- biggest piece of crap ever
made IMHO


Because its a mossberg roflmao


I've seen more 870's malfunction in the field than mossbergs


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That's because they're used more


Re: Your shotgun [Re: 00possum] #3320653 06/25/12 03:39 PM
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Saiga-12, 12ga, 24"bbl. Converted and added muzzle brake/polychoke,skeleton stock with a thick limbsaver pad. Guys who shot it saying it has almost no recoil comparing to regular semi auto shotguns. (I would say 30-40% of regular shotgun recoil on 3" turkey or 3" duck/goose heavy load.
I can go shoot 200 rounds of sporting clays and not hurt at all same or next day. Could do more than 200 but range is closing by that time, as we normally go there after work.
Very happy with my shotty. It is not light weightwise, but not hurting next day is worth it. No teeth shattering recoil comparing to pumps.


Re: Your shotgun [Re: Red D] #3320657 06/25/12 03:42 PM
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Don't those have detachable mags?


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yes, you can choose from 2rounds, 5rds, 8x, 10x, 12x.
Or 12x or 20x drum if zombies are approaching.


Re: Your shotgun [Re: 00possum] #3320706 06/25/12 04:01 PM
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do you actually duckhunt with that AK?



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I would love to see that


Re: Your shotgun [Re: Red D] #3320714 06/25/12 04:04 PM
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And turkey and pheasants and geese and doves and pigs smile
Gives me a nice workout to carry it around(it IS Heavy), but near total lack of recoil is worth it.


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different strokes I reckon

I have shot plenty of AK's though, and they still had recoil. I would think a Saiga 12 still has as much recoil as any other gas semi auto shotgun.



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How do you get away with hunting migratory birds with that thing? Or have you just not ran into a GW yet...


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probably welded the 2 shot magazine to the receiver Ram



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Originally Posted By: Ramball36
I would love to see that


there ya go rifle

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Originally Posted By: Ramball36
How do you get away with hunting migratory birds with that thing? Or have you just not ran into a GW yet...


TPWD website:
Legal Shotgun: Shotguns not larger than 10 gauge, fired from the shoulder, and incapable of holding more than three shells (shotguns capable of holding more than three shells must be plugged with a one-piece filler which is incapable of removal without disassembling the gun, so the gun's total capacity does not exceed three shells).

As long as I don't have any high capacity magazines on me, I am good with 2 round magazines.
1 round chambered + 2 in magazine = 3 max allowed.
Or I have 5 round magazines with plug installed, that I cannot remove without tools (allen wrench and pliers), And I don't carry those tools on me.


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do you remove the optics for wingshooting?



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very cool turkey rig btw.



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Originally Posted By: Hayraker
do you remove the optics for wingshooting?


yeah, red dot is for turkeys or pigs only.


Re: Your shotgun [Re: 00possum] #3320833 06/25/12 04:42 PM
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Lefever and Arms single shot 20 as a youth. The gun was built in 1918. My son learned on it, too. My grandson will be next.

Remington 870 in 12 from age 23 to about 35. It was stolen in a house burglary.

Remington 870 in 20 from age 35 to 53.

Benelli Nova in 12 from 53 to 55, where I am now.



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Originally Posted By: Hayraker
different strokes I reckon

I have shot plenty of AK's though, and they still had recoil. I would think a Saiga 12 still has as much recoil as any other gas semi auto shotgun.


I am not going to deny, it is still has a decent recoil. Just not as bad as regular semi-auto or pump. When you shoot 3" heavy loads it does not have that teeth-shattering-bone-rattling-jab into your shoulder. More like a strong push. So if you miss 1st shot, you can get on target really fast. And if you did not hold stock tight against your shoulder - you are not gonna be sorry next day for your mistakes smile


Re: Your shotgun [Re: chital_shikari] #3320870 06/25/12 04:59 PM
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Started with a 20 ga mossberg 500. Then Remington 870. Then a Stoeger pump. Then a Franchi I-12. Finally worked my way up to a Benelli Vinci.




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My first shotgun was a Savage .410 single shot. It still gets some trigger time. However, when I was 15, my dad gave me his father's Savage/Fox 20 gauge (pictured below). Nothing fancy about this gun at all. This coming dove season will be the 33rd year I have carried it and I see no reason to upgrade. Its pistol grip and forestock are sweat-darkened from days afield. Its finish is no longer perfect for I have hunted hard with it. I challenge you to find a speck of rust though. Each ding and scratch on this shotgun is simply a memory bookmark that helps me recall happy times with good friends.




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My Shotguns:

For waterfowl - Stoeger M2000 3" in camo
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For deer - Savage 220F topped with a Leupold 3X9 Ultimate slam - accurate up to around 200 yards with a sabot slug.

I learned to shoot a shotgun when I was about 10 and learned on a Stevens single shot 20. I think I had a better hit ratio with that gun than any other that I have owned since. When you have to mow 5 yards to make enough money to buy one box of shells, you tend to make them count!!!


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