what in ya'll opinion is the best 12 gauge for a reasonable price
08-06-2008, 08:54 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: North Louisiana
Posts: 3,050
RE: what in ya'll opinion is the best 12 gauge for a reasonable price
For some people it may be. When you can get an 870 supermag in black synthetic for $300 or less, yes, it could be unreasonable. Don't get me wrong, I love Browning. I have a Browning rifle( A-Bolt WSM, my go to deer rifle)and shotgun(Auto 5), but I think he is looking for a good gun at a very good price. You can't beat the 870 for that. The Browning may be a little more than he wants to spend. I may be wrong though. BTW, I also own an 870 supermag that I solely duck hunt with and an 870 SPS-T thumbhole that I soley turkey hunt with.(that one cost me $550)
08-11-2008, 12:24 PM
#18
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 15
RE: what in ya'll opinion is the best 12 gauge for a reasonable price
If you really want to find out, ask how many of your buddies that dont shoot 870's are willing to drop the gun in the water in mid december, then take it out and let the water freeze to the gun....then tell them to try and shoot it, they wont do it...i shoot an 870, and i have the water drop experience at least once every tear, and everytime i pull the trigger on that gun, it goes bang and the bird goes flop...The 870 is the most reliable gun ever made, not just for the money either
08-11-2008, 12:38 PM
#19
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Utah by way of Pennsylvania
Posts: 395
RE: what in ya'll opinion is the best 12 gauge for a reasonable price
ORIGINAL: dukbuster
If you really want to find out, ask how many of your buddies that dont shoot 870's are willing to drop the gun in the water in mid december, then take it out and let the water freeze to the gun....then tell them to try and shoot it, they wont do it...i shoot an 870, and i have the water drop experience at least once every tear, and everytime i pull the trigger on that gun, it goes bang and the bird goes flop...The 870 is the most reliable gun ever made, not just for the money either
If you really want to find out, ask how many of your buddies that dont shoot 870's are willing to drop the gun in the water in mid december, then take it out and let the water freeze to the gun....then tell them to try and shoot it, they wont do it...i shoot an 870, and i have the water drop experience at least once every tear, and everytime i pull the trigger on that gun, it goes bang and the bird goes flop...The 870 is the most reliable gun ever made, not just for the money either
A little strech, huh? Every trigger pull is a dead bird? Just messin with you man. The only problem with the newest ones is the matte finish is not very rust resistant. I hit mine with a couple coats of Krylon Ultra-Flat. Never rusted again.
I have a buddy who dropped his 870 in a marsh late in the season, when the water was high. They couldn't get to it. He marked a way point on his GPS and went back in the summer. Found the shot gun in the muck. Took it home and cleaned it for a while. Then shot a 46 the next day on the skeet range! How's that for proof!
