Who uses a 20 guage for doves and doesn't have to?

I got a new LH Beretta White Onxy 20 gauge that I'm going to use for dove this year. Remmington Shurshot Heavy Dove Loads, 1 oz. Hope it works!

I shoot the 12 cuz the weight of the gun doesn't bother me, shells cost the same, so do the guns so I figure go big or go home. Guess I have that "complex" I do get made fun of at the quail lease where it exclusively 20 guages there. I dont get credit for any birds i hit with my "canon" lol.

I bought a Mossberg 500 youth model for my wife and I like to shoot it better than my 12. shooting sonofagun.

we have way to many whitewings where i hunt. 12 with high brass are the only thing that will knock those semi-pigeons out of the sky. When we go north of austin, a 20 would be fine, but i dont have one anymore, so the 12's stay with me.

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Have two 12ga (pump & semiauto), but use my 20ga O/U for dove.

I have both a 12 and 20 and love shooting both of them! But the 20 is a side by side beretta and it is just a blast to hunt with and it swings real smooth!

I have a 20ga benelli cordoba for doves and I love shooting that gun! I'm old school and I never thought I'd own gun a shotgun with a "plastic" stock. I have several 12ga guns & an old 28ga 870 that all have wood stocks. I like to admire the wood on a finely crafted shotgun. But I have to admit the benelli cordoba is one fine machine. The technology built into this gun is amazing. Shooting a box or two of shells to get a 15 bird limit really doesn't do justice to this gun. It begs to be shot all day long! I guess I need to take it to Argentina!!

I have 6 12g's and 1 20g. The 12g's have not been out of the safe in 3 yrs

I use a 20ga and 28ga for doves.

Guess I'm not going to be alone shooting my 20.

Reminds me when I was a kid, and use to hunt with the old single shot 410, and a 16 gauge.

The old 16 was a dove getter alright!

I bought the Benellei Montefeltro 3 years ago and LOVE IT! I use it dove as well as quail and even took it on a Pheasant hunt and it did great!

Big Fan of the 20!!!

I shoot both during the season but mostly the 20 guage.

20 gauge's rock

I will probably shoot both this year, but I'm starting out with my Beretta O/U opening day. The best shooter out of our group shoots a 28 ga. and out shoots us all.

A few years back, about 5 if I remember, we were catering a dove hunt and what I call a "City Boy" pulled up in a Lexus sedan and asked me if I had some extra shells he could buy. I asked him what gauge, and he replied 12 or 20, but I prefer 20. I gave him a box, and said "no charge have fun", and he insisted I keep his ten dollar bill. We watched him walk off in his shorts and tennis shoes through the mesquites and prickly pears and we kinda snickered at him. Less than an hour and a half later he walks up, with a Wal-Mart sack full of birds, thanked me for the shells and handed me back the ones he did not shoot. That guy had his limit, and when I counted the leftover shells, he did not have one miss! This post kinda reminded me of that experience.

I use 20 and 410...can shoot more and have less shouldar problems. Others in our group use 12's, I give them a hard time, about using a 12 gauge to make up for thier lack of accuracy....LOL

i like to use the 20 for dove and 12 for ducks or geese. i guess it's just a comfort thing.

I have two 12's but been hunting pretty much exclusively with my 20 o/u for everything(except in ducks in saltwater) for the past two years.

I'm really impressed with the variety of 20ga loads available at the big outdoor retail stores. Still not as many choices as 12ga but the gap is closing!

i use a 20 and carry a 12 for back up in case the 20 breaks

I hunt with a 20ga o/u. Its smooth & will still reach out there. I have three 12ga's, but prefer the 20 for dove.

I love a 20. I am a big sissy and don't like the recoil, besides, shotgunning messes up my rifle shooting.
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10,12,16,20 gauge. I havent found any of them to work very well for me if you get what im saying. In front of my gun is the safest place for a dove to be.

started when i was 10 with a single shot 410 , moved up to a 12 gauge and just got a 16 guage look out dove

I have a related question. I have been considering a 20 guage for a few years now to carry something a little light a lighter kicking. I currently hunt with a 12 ga Citori and I shoot it fairly well and love this gun. I used a friend's 20 ga Benalli Legacy last year to try it out and it knocked the stuffing out of my shoulder. At least much more than I was expecting. Is this because this is a light gun or is there really no difference in the kick of a 12 or 20 ga?

never owned a 20 , but aquired a weatherby o/u 12 I am gonna try , but will have my trusty 1100 as backup with me , my buddy labeled it the meat stick in Kansas a couple years ago

I have always been a 12g guy and never thought about owning a 20g til now. I don't dove hunt that often anymore but i think i'll look at a 20 and give it a try after reading this post.

.20 Rem. 1100 all day long for me.

The benelli autos are going to kick more than gas autos (like beretta or browning). I have the benelli cordoba 20ga which has some recoil reduction technology built into the stock (which the benelli legacy does not have). With normal 7/8oz dove loads, the cordoba has very little felt recoil. I could shoot it all day long.

old school .20 Rem 870 Wingmaster is a dove killer!

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I am switching to a 20 this year, figure I will be more sporting that way....... yeah right, ok, really.... I am torn between the benelli montefeltro 20ga sitting on the shelf here and my old 1100 12ga....

My son switched back to his A-5 20ga last year....

I do sometimes when I dont feel like shooting the ol 12 ga

I agree. I've got an old 870 wingmaster 28ga with a skeet barrel. It's a sweet shotgun that works great on doves. I should use it more but I've gotten spoiled shooting autos.

I like my 20's for dove. mostly the Benelli. Have some 12's but have not used them n doves in a while. Like the lighter kick of teh 20's and kill percentage is just as good so why get kicked more than have to?

Depends on the set up and flight for me. I love to sit down under a Mesquite next to a pond and shoot a 1100 light weight 20. If I am out in a grain field and have longer shots I'll shoot an A5 light 12. Talking about a differnce in recoil! I only shoot Remington Heavy Dove loads.

My next gun will be a 20 to use for hunting dove. I only have 12's now.