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Remington 870 SPS - 26" barrel.

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Sorry coolbrezO, I've got to disagree on that one.Anything made by Remington should be overlooked if it's reliability your looking for.I can supply posts to enforce my opinion if you wish.As said before, I'm also in the same boat, the 935 looks like the answer for my needs .

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Greeting to All - knowing what they say about opinions, I'll just state my experiances. Nova pump - jammed every Remington 3.5" shell I tried. No problem with Federals. Have no idea why. Hunting buddy had problems with the camo finish. I switched to a Winchester Super X2 never had a problem ever. Have to keep the ports clean though. SBE no problems. Mossberg.. not the best made nor the least punishing on your shoulder but for a mud gun..no issues at all.

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I bought the Nova after deciding not to pay the money for the camo Super X2. I have never had a semi auto. The nova is a suberb gun, enough said....

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We have 2 Remington 870 super mag 12 gauges that jam a federal EVERY time, but i still like the gun. I just got a Charles Daily Field Hunter Maxi Mag, just cause it was a cheap 3 1/2" gun and it likes to try to put 2 shells in the chamber every now and then if you dont pump it hard enough. Also i had to trim about a half inch off of the plug to fit 3.5" shells into the gun.(CD costomer service told me to) which i just think is reatarded. Who wants to buy a gun and then have to hack saw it. I really do like the Browning BPS and the Binelli Nova though.

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Check out Franchi Variomax 912. This is the same gun as the Beneli Super Black Eagle. Just cheaper. Franchi is manufactured by Benelli. It's an awesom gun.


Love mine.


www.franchiusa.com

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http://www.benelliusa.com/firearms/index.tpl
http://www.franchiusa.com/firearms/model912.tpl

doesnt look like the same gun to me......???

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I have a Winchester Super X2 which has been to h### and back and has performed without a hitch. I have used it for 6 seasons now. I have used it on clays in 100 degree plus days shooting the lightest loads available to using it on duck in near zero degree temps with heavy magnum loads. Coated with ice, caked with mud, soaking wet...it dosen't matter, this gun WORKS!!! For my money, the BEST 3 1/2" semi-auto out there.

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My vote would have to go with the 835 Mossberg. I have 2 of them,1 green camo for turkey and deer the other one is a marshgrass camo



here it is in use:D

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Theres not much that can rust on a Nova.The stock and the fore arm can't
rot.Its light enough to hunt quail and pheasant all day.It has a recoil reducer for shooting 3.5" shells.I've shot 3" faststeel loads in#2and#4 shot with very little kick.You don't need tools to break it down to clean it.You might be able to buy a used one for less then three hundred bucks.