Favorite shotgun

[Ninering62]

My favorite was my first. Remington 1100 12 gauge. Benelli SBE 12 gauge is a duck buster for sure, but just does not have the memories of the 1100.

Man I'm with ya, The 1100's had some " issues " but all in all, for their price, in those days, it was a top of the line auto shotgun. Glad to see the needed improvements in the 1187 line-up. I don't think that anyone can, or will, dispute the 870 as the best **** pump shotgun on the planet. When the Beneli SBE 12ga 3.5" came out, I got one. It was worth every cent. That gun was impressive, shot everything I could feed it without ever missing a beat. It was a dream to shoot all day long too, as well as fantastic on the sporting clay course.

 

[Ninering62]

Well, has to be my Ithaca SKB Model 500 12gauge O/U, 26", Mod/IC. Bought it in `74 when I went on active duty. Kind of the first "nice" thing I ever bought coming out of grad school and into the Army. My first CO was a passionate upland hunter so we spent a TON of time in Missouri dove fields and quail cover. It was like going to heaven! That gun has been afield with me ever since, it still functions like the day I bought it and I don`t know how many doves and quail its accounted for. MANY pleasant memories of people and places are connected to it.

I don't run across too many guys that have, or have had SKB O/U shotguns. I got really lucky at a gun show when I was looking for a nice O/U in 12ga I came across this old timer that had a model 600 on his table. It was pristine, except for a two small nicks, one in the butt stock & one in the foregrip. Neither were " terrible " and he sold me the gun for 425.00 Boy was I ever happy to pay him that. lol I loved the hell out of that gun & I shot it a whole lot. I was flabbergasted when I found out how much they sell for new & how they are made & the engraver they use etc. It caught everyone's attn, everywhere I took it.

 

[Turkeytider]

I don't run across too many guys that have, or have had SKB O/U shotguns. I got really lucky at a gun show when I was looking for a nice O/U in 12ga I came across this old timer that had a model 600 on his table. It was pristine, except for a two small nicks, one in the butt stock & one in the foregrip. Neither were " terrible " and he sold me the gun for 425.00 Boy was I ever happy to pay him that. lol I loved the hell out of that gun & I shot it a whole lot. I was flabbergasted when I found out how much they sell for new & how they are made & the engraver they use etc. It caught everyone's attn, everywhere I took it.

They are great field guns, vastly under appreciated IMHO. I also had a 20 gauge 500 that was M/F. Sold it years ago. The Japanese made fine shotguns.

 

[Arcola]

My favorite is a 1954 A5 gifted down from my great grandfather. Built the year my dad was. My do-it-all is a Beretta A400. Well over 10k rounds through it. I've broken down and cleaned it a couple times for good measure in that 10k. Really can't believe how that thing just keeps on going.

 

[Kivaari]

1928 nickel steel Win M12, 16 ga

 

[ssgjpd]

My favorite is K80 sporting. I have a carrier barrel with tubes for all gauges and shooting .410 and 28 is fun a heck.

I am considering getting parcours barrel for it.

 

[Taj]

1928 nickel steel Win M12, 16 ga

Have you had the chamber opened to 2 3/4 inches. Most of those older 16s had a 2 9/16 chamber and it can cause some real pressure spikes if you shoot a longer shell in it.

 

[PartsJr.]

I don't do a lot of bird hunting anymore, but when I used to goose hunt I sure liked my BPS 10ga w/black synthetic stock. It was a hammer on geese. I wish I would have kept it but I sold it to purchase a dishwasher for my wife. I currently own a plain jane Rem. 870 express. It works.
The gun I really loved shooting for upland game was my dad's Belgian Browning A5. I think my son will be inheriting that one. They don't make them like that anymore.

 

[CMP70306]

Oh boy do I have a story on that one, wood is great, love the engraving and the gun points well for me. At least it did on the only round of sporting clays I shot before the action started completely tearing itself apart.

Every single sliding surface on that gun is galling together even while properly lubricated. It is back at Browning for the second time after polishing didn't fix the issue and I don't expect to be getting it back. It's been opened less than 300 times but the galling and polishing have taken a substantial amount of life out of the gun at this point. I suspect it was improperly heat treated after the engraving and the action is shot at this point.

Since it was sold NIB from a Browning dealer but it was a 2022 model I have no idea if they can provide another one or if they will just give me a refund. I did really like everything about that gun so I'm curious to see what will end up happening.

Keep us posted.

So Browning ended up agreeing to a refund which is about as good a result as I could hope for given the situation. Still it is a shame as I really liked that gun.

 

[zerosprk]

A Winchester SX-2 is my favorite. When I pulled it up to my shoulder and was looking at nothing but the entirety of the front bead, one of us, me or the shotgun started humming. I'm still not sure which one it was, but I've never regretted buying that one.

 

[cabelasken]

model 12 win in any gauge...

Belgium Browning A-5 12 ga lightweight

 

[Prairie Sasquatch]

I will always have a soft spot for Remington 1100's. It was my first shotgun and I've been shooting one for over 30 years. I started out shooting everything for birds and clay games with that gun as I had two barrels. Now I just shoot waterfowl with a magnum 12 gauge.

I've worn out two 12 gauges and trying to wear out a third one and my safe has two more ready to go as backups for when this one bites the dust. I think I've broken every part you can on 1100's. I could tear one apart with my eyes closed.

They work if you keep them clean and there's certainly more reliable autoloaders but they just don't feel the same.

 

[Critter Picker]

My dad was a South paw. So.when he bought a gun he bought pumps. Back then a left hand gun was almost unheard of. So when my mother wanted a shotgun he ran across a mod. 12 with a pigeon grade forearm that nobody wanted because of the mis match. I really like that old model 12.

 

[Chukman]

2 guns, depending on the occasion. Baikal 12ga semi auto for waterfowl, Mossberg Silver reserve 20ga for upland game birds