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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 418806" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>There are several good shotguns available and I have owned most brands and liked all of them</p><p>for one reason or another but they all had some flaws that I had to deal with.</p><p></p><p>I started hunting with a shotgun in the early 60s and tried every style and brand that I could</p><p>and ended up preferring over and unders.</p><p></p><p>When the feds forced us to go to steel shot the rules changed and I went to a 3 1/2 10gauge</p><p>side by side for geese and larger but it was two cumbersome for ducks and went hunting most</p><p>of the time with a 3" o/u .</p><p></p><p>There were times that I wished I had my 10 gauge but didn't have it, so I started looking for</p><p>a lighter shotgun for all round use and found that all of the 3 1/2" autos were 3" guns that</p><p>had been modified to take 3 1/2 " shells.</p><p></p><p>And then I found an Extrema 1 and right off saw that it was purpose built for the 3 1/2" shells</p><p>(It had a much larger reciever).</p><p></p><p>I had to try it especially after I was told that it would shoot anything from a 2 3/4" 1oz trap</p><p>load to a 2 1/4oz 3 1/2" turkey load without any changes in the shotgun.</p><p></p><p>To say I was skeptical would be an under statement, so I set out to find out if it was BS or not.</p><p></p><p>I loaded everything from a 7/8oz trap load all the way to the Max 2 1/4 oz 3 1/2" turkey in</p><p>the mag in no particular order and shot some clays with my son throwing them and the</p><p>Extrema 1 functioned perfectly every time, no matter what shell I fed it.</p><p></p><p>So now I finally have a shot gun that truly is an all round weapon and can be used for every</p><p>thing that I want to hunt with it.</p><p></p><p>For upland birds I still use my 2 3/4 " o/u because I like carrying it open.</p><p></p><p>But for Extreme (Hence the name) hunting I always grab the Extrema and lots of different</p><p>ammo just in case I run into a bad/mad pig or just some little snipes I know I am prepared</p><p>for anything.</p><p></p><p>The only downside that some may feel the Extrema has is the size (It is large).</p><p></p><p>I hope I have not bored anyone but a long explanation was necessary to point out the reason</p><p>that it would be my first choice over a lot of fine shotguns.</p><p></p><p>So I guess you know what my recommendation will be.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 418806, member: 2736"] There are several good shotguns available and I have owned most brands and liked all of them for one reason or another but they all had some flaws that I had to deal with. I started hunting with a shotgun in the early 60s and tried every style and brand that I could and ended up preferring over and unders. When the feds forced us to go to steel shot the rules changed and I went to a 3 1/2 10gauge side by side for geese and larger but it was two cumbersome for ducks and went hunting most of the time with a 3" o/u . There were times that I wished I had my 10 gauge but didn't have it, so I started looking for a lighter shotgun for all round use and found that all of the 3 1/2" autos were 3" guns that had been modified to take 3 1/2 " shells. And then I found an Extrema 1 and right off saw that it was purpose built for the 3 1/2" shells (It had a much larger reciever). I had to try it especially after I was told that it would shoot anything from a 2 3/4" 1oz trap load to a 2 1/4oz 3 1/2" turkey load without any changes in the shotgun. To say I was skeptical would be an under statement, so I set out to find out if it was BS or not. I loaded everything from a 7/8oz trap load all the way to the Max 2 1/4 oz 3 1/2" turkey in the mag in no particular order and shot some clays with my son throwing them and the Extrema 1 functioned perfectly every time, no matter what shell I fed it. So now I finally have a shot gun that truly is an all round weapon and can be used for every thing that I want to hunt with it. For upland birds I still use my 2 3/4 " o/u because I like carrying it open. But for Extreme (Hence the name) hunting I always grab the Extrema and lots of different ammo just in case I run into a bad/mad pig or just some little snipes I know I am prepared for anything. The only downside that some may feel the Extrema has is the size (It is large). I hope I have not bored anyone but a long explanation was necessary to point out the reason that it would be my first choice over a lot of fine shotguns. So I guess you know what my recommendation will be. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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