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Remington 11-87 hands down! Brother owned one. Was so bad he flipped it in 5 weeks. May be a sample of 1 but it was useless and I'd never bother with one ever again. No need to. Shot a 11/87 hard for perhaps a year...Taking the trigger out to clean, one of the peened in parts would constantly come loose..When the magazine tube separated from the receiver, I gave up. Reliable enough, yet not in the same class as the Beretta 390, 391, A300, A400, SX 2,3,4. Combined with extra cleaning required, made it old school compared to what is out there now.
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Well I have a 1100 3inch Mag that I have had had since 1976. I hunt with friends with every brand just about and none are better than my old 1100. Just FYI. I had to replace the bolt in it as it was getting excessive headspace they only last 100,000 rounds and yes I have shot a lot of trap and skeet with it as well. Oh I paid $ 230.00 in 1976 for it. My advice buy a Remington Beretta what ever fit you the best then put 5,000 rounds through it to get use to it. Buddy of mine split the barrel of his beautiful 1100 from the muzzle back 3-4 inches one morning in the goose field. Shooting garden variety steel loads. The geese were flying exceptionally well that morning, too............. Wanna see the wind come out of a guys sails RIGHT NOW ???
Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.
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I have a Remington SPR-453 (Baikal MP-153) It cycles trap loads to turkey loads no issues. The finish sucks and the gun is heavy as hell. I had (and still do have) a 870 Wingmaster wanted an auto and my wife bought it for me as a gift. It’s not pretty or light but I shoot it really well. I’m sure a used one could be found cheap. Gunsmith told me it would last a weekend, when I lost a spring cleaning it. I’ve had it since 2008. It’s never jammed and I hunted waterfowl pretty heavy back then. Lots of dirt and ice etc.
I also have my grandfather’s A5 light 12, I’ve never shot it but going to get some Bismuth for it so I can use it Pheasant hunting.
Others I have shot include an original A5 sweet sixteen, Browning Maxus and Benelli Ethos. Those three belong to my Dad so I’ve shot trap with them a fair amount. It’s been so long since I shot the 16 I’ve forgotten what it’s like. Of the two newer ones, I liked the Ethos better.
As for me, the last shotgun I bought was an O/U and now I want another, more expensive one.
If I was buying a 12 gauge auto it would be a Benelli or Franchi affinity. If I was buying any auto, I’d buy the new A5 Sweet 16.
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Since Benelli’s stolen patent ran out ;), there’s a lot of Turkish and Philippine inertia semis out that are probably built at least as well, but have straight barrels, while being considerably less expensive.
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I'm putting my MC312 through its paces this fall. Did well on both geese and ducks recently. Points where I look and has been feeding 2-3/4" and 3" waterfowl shells just fine. Hopefully that will be enough of the recommended break in for target loads next summer. Price can't be beat at $400 Canadian. Quality is excellent. (Why am I thinking I should buy another at that price? )
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Beretta a300
Some guys really liking those Retay SA, I know the LGS selling more of those than anything else. yep
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Winchester Super-X. My Super-X 3 has been stellar. I agree, and I have owned or own most all the popular semi-autos, and now I have 3 versions of the Winchester SX-3. They are nothing sexy to look at, but just keep working and never a failure with them, in my experience.
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Not you^^^, but….
It cracks me up how some of the folks that love the Super X2/3 guns, turn around and badmouth the BGH….when the SX2/3 is just a BGH in a lower price point version. BOTH are just as reliable/durable. ;)…but they’ve often not owned BOTH, just the SX.
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Beretta A300. Built to be in the field.
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Just bought a Weatherby Element in MO Camo and it ran fine this past week. Crazy how so many shotguns use a similar bolt set up. My Benelli Super 90, VersaMax and now Weatherby all look to be the same set up.
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Remington 11-48 or Sportsman 48 .
Grumpy old man with a gun.....Do not touch . Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. Don't bother my monument and I'll leave yours alone.
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Love the Super X2, can get them at reasonable prices now that they are no longer made, sometimes!
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Family wanted to sleep in this morning. So I went out by myself. Took longer to put the decoys out than to shoot the limit of birds with the Beretta A300
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Remington 11-48 or Sportsman 48 . Roger that!
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Family wanted to sleep in this morning. So I went out by myself. Took longer to put the decoys out than to shoot the limit of birds with the Beretta A300 What all species are hanging there? There's some semi-autos for $140 on Buds.com. None of the high dollar ones will touch those on a value basis.
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Family wanted to sleep in this morning. So I went out by myself. Took longer to put the decoys out than to shoot the limit of birds with the Beretta A300 What all species are hanging there? There's some semi-autos for $140 on Buds.com. None of the high dollar ones will touch those on a value basis. 3 Green wings and 3 ringnecks. Missed my shots on a couple mallards. Wife’s family’s “tank”, over 20 acres of water when it’s full. I usually hunt it this week of Christmas, or have the last 4 or 5 years anyway. Never gets touched any other time. Has been good for mallards, green wings, blue wings, gadwall, ringnecks, wigeon, hooded merganser, and I’m sure some other species I’m not thinking of.
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Baikal MP153 right after the Obama ban was announced. Less than $300.00 including shipping from Bud's. Ugly but built like a tank and 0 malfunctions since new.
Bought a 11-87 Premier soon after they came out, disappointed.
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Family wanted to sleep in this morning. So I went out by myself. Took longer to put the decoys out than to shoot the limit of birds with the Beretta A300 What all species are hanging there? There's some semi-autos for $140 on Buds.com. None of the high dollar ones will touch those on a value basis. 3 Green wings and 3 ringnecks. Missed my shots on a couple mallards. Wife’s family’s “tank”, over 20 acres of water when it’s full. I usually hunt it this week of Christmas, or have the last 4 or 5 years anyway. Never gets touched any other time. Has been good for mallards, green wings, blue wings, gadwall, ringnecks, wigeon, hooded merganser, and I’m sure some other species I’m not thinking of. Awesome. My in-laws got me a lot of great wingshooting in South Dakota before they passed on. I never appreciated it until it was gone.
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