The one firearm I regret selling is my 720. I keep an eye out and you don’t see them for sale often and when you do they aren’t cheap.

The older 20 ga 1100's were built on a 12 ga frame. That's part of the reason they are heavy. It's also part of the reason the recoil is so light. I have one I got in 1967 and have run thousands of rounds through it. If you can find one, it's a great gun for a youngster. Just start out loading one shell and go from there.

My ate o-rings like they were Pringle’s

Benelli - Light, good looking and reliable.

Lot's of Beretta fans here, but I have mixed results with their semi's. My fathers 12 gauge 391 chugs along just fine with little more maintenance that a yearly cleaning. On the other hand, my 20 gauge jams with such regularity that its a bad joke. Thing has been back to Beretta a few times, but even they seem rather stymied. I'd be really
hesitant to buy another 20 semi from them.

My wife’s montefeltro is suspect. If I hadn’t spent a ton custom fitting it so she would leave my 301 alone, she would have a brand new a400. My 301a is a work horse. I want a new 28ga a400 but know she will have it at the gun fitter as soon as she sees it.

Sorry, Bobo, the A400 only comes in 12 and 20 (according to their site).

They have 28 gauge as well. Buddy has one and I have handled one at Marksmen in Mansfield.

Nope they have had a 28ga since 2014. I have good friend with one. He use to shoot for blazer, And that gun has made him a beretta convert, I shot a few quail with it.

Oops....dug deeper, out of 22 different A400 models, the Xplor does (and is the only one) come in 28 ga..

it’s a thing of beauty. Don’t shoot one, you will buy it!!

I fully agree Bobo, so far I have not bought one but it is on the wish list. I should have bought a used one several years back at Cabela's, the Allen store had very close to matching 12, 20 and 28ga. Would have loved to get all 3

If I wasn’t trying to talk myself into another rifle, I’d have one. I like the matching set idea .

I've been happy with my Browning Gold Hunter 20ga. Bought it from a guy at work years ago. Nice little gun. Love the speed load feature. If I was buying a new 20 gauge auto I'd look at the Winchester SX3 or is it 4 now?

I traded for one of these built in the 70's and I don't think it has ever been shot. Original box and extra 26" rem-choke barrel. Sweet Gun.

4 would be the current production one. those and the Franchi Affinity are my favorite semi-auto 20 gauges in the mid-range price point

JH, I don't own a 20 gauge autoloader, but the last time I went to argentina to dove hunt I used a beretta 390 or 391 in 20 ga. I was blown away with the reliability and light recoil. I easily shot 10,000 rounds in three days from that gun, probably more. never had a malfunction and easy on my shoulder. would highly recommend and would have no issues buying a used one that was cared for...

Maybe I had a bad one but my 390 was far from reliable. I bought it used so no telling it’s history. Loved the gun but it let me down way to many times. Not sour about beretta just assume it was used and abused before I got it.

How old, tall, etc is your son ?
The most expensive shotgun is useless if he can’t shoot it well due to fit.
Elm fork rents the SKB’s
They are fully adjustable
They are also Turkish so there’s that.
Hopefully he’s right eyee dominant so he can shoot right handed lol
Otherwise you should get the skb

Or really get an older Ithaca skb or japan made “new skb company “ skb O/U
Then it’s going to be a hierloom and they are great shotguns
One more shell is no big deal

390 and 391 are good, had both
They go clank! When u shoot them
Annoying
Never be ahierloom shotgun though imho
Only used ones out there
I have handled franchi. No thanks. As I heard once At least, it’s a stoeger that’s been fixed at the factory lol
Honestly though no way too cheap feeling

He will be 13 in a few months. I’d guess about 5 foot. For a semi he’s good with an adult gun. Pump he’s not y’all enough for an adult. He shots my brother Benelli well.