#2407763 - 09/02/08 05:44 AM
I need your input on Automatics
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Sako
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I have been shooting doubles for years and I have finally decided to add a nice Automatic shotgun... I would like your input on the Benelli vs Beretta vs Winchester vs whatever else...
Few things I am concerned about....
One of my main concerns is getting the gun to fit me properly... It is important to me to buy one I can adjust the drop and length of pull mainly.... and have a good selection of comp or Briley type higher end chokes available for the gun... and that I can get a wood gun that looks pretty nice as well... I am not big on synthetic....
Cost in not a major factor (with in reason.... I would prefer not to break 2k)
This will be used mainly for busting Doves & the ocassional clays... and or pheasant
Thank you for your input..
Edited by Sako (09/02/08 05:53 AM)
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#2407815 - 09/02/08 06:20 AM
Re: I need your input on Automatics
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pullit
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I really like the Beretta's. I have Benelli's, Browning's, and Beretta's.
If I had to go buy a new gun today, Beretta would get the nod. It has the shim kit for the stock to move it where it will fit you (ie cast on/off, and raise/lower the comb) and chokes are good as is but lots of after market chokes are out there. Recoil is nothing on these guns, and they are built like a tank.
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#2407942 - 09/02/08 07:29 AM
Re: I need your input on Automatics
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antlers
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I like the Beretta's too, but I really like the Benelli Montefeltro. And to take a step up in price, but still stay within your means, and to get a really nice auto., maybe take a look at the Benelli Legacy...or the Benelli Montefeltro Silver.
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#2408256 - 09/02/08 10:03 AM
Re: I need your input on Automatics
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MOGC
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Benelli first and a close second would be Beretta. Anything else is a very distant third IMHO.
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#2408526 - 09/02/08 12:11 PM
Re: I need your input on Automatics
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KevinGibson
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Walk the isles of your local clays ranges and you'll see more and more Berettas; it's a great auto.
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#2410032 - 09/03/08 05:27 AM
Re: I need your input on Automatics
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Mikem2
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Hard to go wrong with either a Benelli or Beretta.
They both are easy on recoil, the Benelli Montefeltro seems to be lighter recoil than a standard 391 Beretta. The 391 and Montefeltro are both 3" guns, fine for upland, sporting and waterfowl, a lot lighter than the Xtrema and SBEII's.
Owning and shooting both, I like the Montefeltro better, both shoot fine, the Beretta takes a bit more to clean with the gas system compared to the Benelli recoil system.
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#2455667 - 09/24/08 02:57 PM
Re: I need your input on Automatics
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Reba
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I have shot two A-5's all my life one 20 ga and one 12 ga.
Two years ago I bought a Benelle M2 in 20 ga.
WOW! HOT DAM!
Under six pounds and shoots like a dream
The only time I use a double is for sage chickens.
When the chukar and quail are busten is the time you need the auto.
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#2455910 - 09/24/08 04:46 PM
Re: I need your input on Automatics
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ZeroGravitas
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IMO the Beretta 390/391 is the best all-round autoshotty. It's adjustable, reliable and has great handling dynamics (for a pogo-stick type gun).
The Benelli doesn't have any flies on it either.
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#2455998 - 09/24/08 05:25 PM
Re: I need your input on Automatics
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Oregon45
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Benelli M2 in 20ga; I have a Benelli M1 Super 90 in 12ga and it's a great gun, but the M2 gets the nod most days. Light, sweet to handle and very reliable.
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#2456475 - 09/24/08 09:17 PM
Re: I need your input on Automatics
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Cheesy
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391 or bust
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#2465379 - 09/29/08 03:10 PM
Re: I need your input on Automatics
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TooTech
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I prefer Benelli's short recoil action to the gas action of the others. Runs cleaner.
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#2520497 - 10/23/08 12:23 PM
Re: I need your input on Automatics
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I have (or have had) a 20g Benelli Montefeltro, a 12g Belgian Browning Auto-5, a Remington 11-87, and a few Beretta 390's and 391's. I have to admit, there is something great about all three "B" guns. It's a tough choice between the Benelli and the Beretta 391 though for modern shottys. I've had both in 20g, and think I like the Benelli just a touch better. Tough call though! Can't go wrong with either.
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