870 or 11-87?

[buckhtr77]

Hello again. I currently have a Mossberg 695 that I'm going to ship down the road. My wives son uses it mostly and he just can't get used to the bolt action. My father uses it on occasion and he doesn't care for it either. When the 3 of us hunt together I want each of us to be able to use any gun we have. I've decided on a Remington slug gun. I looked at the 870 and 11-87 both in black synthetic. I've handled both and noticed the 11-87 to be noticably heavier and about $200 more than the 870. I'm kinda liking the 11-87. My thinking is the automatic being heavier would help calm any recoil, plus any follow up shot would be quicker. Both guns come with the cantilever scope mount and rifled barrels.

Question for the folks here is this. Are there any pros/cons to either one of these guns? Is there anything I should know? Anyone with firsthand experience? I've thought about the Browning Deer Hunter in black as well, but just don't know if I can justify the extra $ on a deer gun when I know the Remington will do the job everytime and probably be handed down to grandkids if I take care of it. Thanks for the time and responses.

Had em both, and yep, the auto does help the recoil alot. But then again, there is no need for an auto for deer.

I know have a browning gold deer slug gun and really wish I would have just stuck with the 870 I have. but I remember those days of sore shoulders from sight in with teh 870. You just don't have that with the semis.

[Fordfixer]

Have an 870 and a 1100. Both with bird and slug barrels. When shooting slugs with the 870 I don't want to shoot more than 5 shots because of recoil. The semi auto 1100 can practically shoot all day.

[Hotguns]

It depends on what you're gonna do with it.

They both have their advantages and disadvantages.

If your gonna hunt in extreme weather, you'd be better off with the 870.If it ever freezes up a good hard slap on the ground will free it up. Ive duck hunted with autos that were froze so hard that they wouldnt even shoot...much less cycle.

The 870 shoots harder....whereas the 1187 loses some of its energy to cycle the action.

If you're practiced up, you can actually shoot an 870 faster than an auto.The 870 will shoot loads that the 1187 wont even think about.

Sure...the 1187 dosent kick as hard, but if you are deeer hunting, and you actually do draw down on a deer, do you ever remember the kick ?If you are like most folks, you'll barley even remember the sound of the shot.

Both of the Remington shotguns are great guns. Between me and my boys we'be got a dozen or so in various configurations. You really cant go wrong with ethier one...

[buckhtr77]

Well my wives son is going to be the main user of this gun for deer season and it's going to act as a backup to our muzzleloaders. I'm thinking I'm going to get the 11-87 in 20 guage. I believe this gun will be pleasant to shoot and will make a very slick deer gun. Plus years down the road when my 1 year old wants to deer hunt it will make a good intro gun for his deer hunting endeavors. I currently have a Leupold Vari-X I 3-9x40 scope I'm going to put on there. I really think this is going to be a great deer package.

Anyone out here using 20's on deer? I would think it would kick a lot less than the 12, am I correct in that assumption? I've never shot one.

Anything you can do to drop the weight of the projectile usually helps with recoil. the 1 oz is usually what hurts.