First time buying my own hunting shotgun.

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09-28-2015, 02:15 PM

#21

JoeA

Nontypical Buck

Join Date: Feb 2003

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Ignore the "vents". In single shot situations, ported barrels do little if anything. They may help in wingshooting or situations when you're making fast follow-up shots...but I stress maybe.

I've shot thousands of clays with ported and non-ported barrels....can't really tell the difference.

Find a gun mounts fast, points well for you, and fits you. Forget about the ports. If they come with gun, OK. If not, don't worry about them.

09-28-2015, 02:35 PM

#22

JohnnyHildo

Fork Horn

Join Date: Jun 2013

Location: Saskatchewan Canada

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if i were you i'd just go with the remington 870 12 gauge. a reliable jack of all trades gun that will serve you well enough for the time being.

10-03-2015, 06:07 AM

#23

Bocajnala

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Join Date: Dec 2006

Location: Trumbull County, Ohio

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OlDirtyGrizzly

i was in walmart yesterday and saw a savage arms bolt action 12 gauge for 567.00. then i saw a mossberg xpress12 ga pump with the choke and vented rib barrel for 367.00. both with camo finish. I really liked the savage arms. This is going to be a really stupid question...never bought any of this stuff but do i have to buy a special barrel if the gun does not come with chokes. I knowhow chokes work but dont know when it comes to buying them and attaching them to barrels. i really want to just buy one gun that i can use on both turkey and whitetails. my dad keeps telling me...go with 870...but the one i have found does not come with chokes or vented barrel so dont know if i have to buy them by the singles. i guess i just want to buy something that comes with everything so i dont have to do any running around or ordering....

Then buy either a remmy 870 or mossberg 500. You can shoot "rifled slugs" out of a smoothbore. Although your accuracy will not be as good as if you bought a rifled barrel. So either buy one of those shotguns with a smoothbore only barrel. Or buy one as a combo package that comes with both a smooth and a rifled barrel...

Right here's an 870 combo with a cantilever rifled barrel. That allows you to have your smoothbore for turkey, small game, etc... and a rifled, scoped barrel for deer.
http://www.gandermountain.com/modper...cgi?i=GM418250
Here is the mosserg 500 version.
http://www.gandermountain.com/modper...cgi?i=GM443685

Either of these shotguns fills your need completely. OR if you only want one barrel, just buy one with a smoothbore barrel. It'll be a little cheaper, and your accuracy will be a little less. But it'll be functional.
-Jake