1187 or ?

[Bowtech 360]

With the new age for gun hunting in NY lowerd, I need to pick out a shutgun. I want a 1187 but is there a better gun out there that will last me the rest of my life?

[Hunting the North]

What price range are you looking at? The 1187 is a great semi-auto, but at 8 1/4 pounds I personlly think it's very heavy to carry compared to my Benelli M2 at around 7 1/4 pounds. The Benelli M2 goes for around $1,050.00. I would suggest the Franchi I12 in the $700.00 range, or the Stoeger 2000 in the $400.00 range. The weight listed on the last two are around 7 1/4 pounds. I've heard good things about the Stoeger 2000, but I think that the finish on it is not up to par with the other two I have listed, and have seena brand new one on the sales rack that was starting to develop rust around the vented part of the barrel.

[Sheridan]

Bowtech 360,
Hunting the North gave you a great recommendation.

This is what I went with and i love it.

http://www.beretta.com/index.aspx?m=74&idc=1&ids=74


Keep in mind,as a "gas" gun (rather than inertia) it does require cleaning more often, but gas guns havelighter recoil.

[SJAdventures]

Rem-1187, Benelli M1-M2 field or Moss 935 will all outlast you most likely. All 3 good guns with good track records. It is a matter of how much you want to spend and also which gun feels best in your hands.

[Bowtech 360]

Ya I guess the nest thing to do is to go to the local gun shop and see what the best guns is out of the ones you guys recomended.

Thanks