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Can't imagine shooting enough to wear out 8-10 Benellis. Must be leaving them in the truck for people to steal.
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I can't understand the single shot mentality. with some of these folks on all the various forums over the years, I don't either. But for me one shot is enuff
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Shimming on my Super Nova didn't help becasue it did nothing to fix the fundamental problem with the gun. The rib is just too high in the rear causing it to shoot high, and I think that's been a problem with Benellis for a long time. The only thing that helps is patterning it and knowing where it shoots. And that's fine. I know to hold low with my Benelli. The problem is is that if you shoot a lot of different guns that hit where they should, its easy to forget to hold low with the one gun you have that doesn't hit where it should. If all you shoot is high hitters, you can get used to it, I guess.
Benellis are fine guns. But many of them have this quirk. May be more effort than you're wanting to go to........... But D&T the Nova's receiver (or is it already, from the factory ??) and install your choice of sighting system. Put your POI and POA in the same place and never have to think about which gun you're carrying and where you gotta aim, ever again. Not ready to scope or reddot any of my shotguns yet. Other than shooting high, it's a fine gun. I was thinking of putting some rib-mounted adjustable TruGlos ights on it like I have on my SX4. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/OXJqXbE.jpg) When you shoulder the gun and look down the rib to the bead what do you see? Lots of rib, a little rib and the bead, just bead...?
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Shimming on my Super Nova didn't help becasue it did nothing to fix the fundamental problem with the gun. The rib is just too high in the rear causing it to shoot high, and I think that's been a problem with Benellis for a long time. The only thing that helps is patterning it and knowing where it shoots. And that's fine. I know to hold low with my Benelli. The problem is is that if you shoot a lot of different guns that hit where they should, its easy to forget to hold low with the one gun you have that doesn't hit where it should. If all you shoot is high hitters, you can get used to it, I guess.
Benellis are fine guns. But many of them have this quirk. May be more effort than you're wanting to go to........... But D&T the Nova's receiver (or is it already, from the factory ??) and install your choice of sighting system. Put your POI and POA in the same place and never have to think about which gun you're carrying and where you gotta aim, ever again. Not ready to scope or reddot any of my shotguns yet. Other than shooting high, it's a fine gun. I was thinking of putting some rib-mounted adjustable TruGlos ights on it like I have on my SX4. When you shoulder the gun and look down the rib to the bead what do you see? Lots of rib, a little rib and the bead, just bead...? Anyone that is disappointed with their old high shooting M1 20 gauges, please send me a pm….I’ll be glad to do you a favor and take it off your hands if the price is right and it’s the right setup.
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Can't imagine shooting enough to wear out 8-10 Benellis. Must be leaving them in the truck for people to steal. Guess you never never swapped or traded guns....never said I wore one out.
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I handled 2 very nice 20's at Whittakers yesterday. A Franchi and a Retay. Fully camo, an the Franchi came with a red dot. I really liked the feel of the Retay, but know nothing about them. Both were in the $1000 range. Pretty expensive, considering that I'd only shoot them a couple of times a year. I guess I'll stick with the 870 and 11-87 20's.
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I handled 2 very nice 20's at Whittakers yesterday. A Franchi and a Retay. Fully camo, an the Franchi came with a red dot. I really liked the feel of the Retay, but know nothing about them. Both were in the $1000 range. Pretty expensive, considering that I'd only shoot them a couple of times a year. I guess I'll stick with the 870 and 11-87 20's. i agree with you the $1000 range is out of my budget. Wished Remington would get the 20 ga. fieldmaster out on the shelves.
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Can't imagine shooting enough to wear out 8-10 Benellis. Must be leaving them in the truck for people to steal. We've worn out a Nova in our duck crew... not that they were really worn out, but certain parts are not replaceable and you scrap the gun.
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
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Those Stevens 301s are pretty nice. I got to handle a 20g and a .410 at a gun show and was pretty impressed. They "look right" and feel very good. Thats the first time I realized people were seriously using .410s for turkey. the stevens 301 is made in China The H&R Topper / NEF Pardner is made in the USA. I knew they were made in China. Still nice guns for the money. The H&Rs WERE made in the USA. Too bad they stopped making them. I always intended to buy one and they went under before I ever did. The H&R's and NEF's are still available on the used market EVERYWHERE, And for Stevens 301 money or less. They dried up around here and its only junk left. Better ones are priced close to an economy pump. I suspect ruffed grouse road hunters are buying them.
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
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Those Stevens 301s are pretty nice. I got to handle a 20g and a .410 at a gun show and was pretty impressed. They "look right" and feel very good. Thats the first time I realized people were seriously using .410s for turkey. the stevens 301 is made in China The H&R Topper / NEF Pardner is made in the USA. I knew they were made in China. Still nice guns for the money. The H&Rs WERE made in the USA. Too bad they stopped making them. I always intended to buy one and they went under before I ever did. The H&R's and NEF's are still available on the used market EVERYWHERE, And for Stevens 301 money or less. They dried up around here and its only junk left. Better ones are priced close to an economy pump. I suspect ruffed grouse road hunters are buying them. Have you tried GunBroker ??
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Can't imagine shooting enough to wear out 8-10 Benellis. Must be leaving them in the truck for people to steal. We've worn out a Nova in our duck crew... not that they were really worn out, but certain parts are not replaceable and you scrap the gun. That's pretty impressive. Just curious............. Do you have any guess as to the round count when it went to the junk heap ??
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Found a NIB Remington 870 20 ga., thanks for the recommendations.
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Shimming on my Super Nova didn't help becasue it did nothing to fix the fundamental problem with the gun. The rib is just too high in the rear causing it to shoot high, and I think that's been a problem with Benellis for a long time. The only thing that helps is patterning it and knowing where it shoots. And that's fine. I know to hold low with my Benelli. The problem is is that if you shoot a lot of different guns that hit where they should, its easy to forget to hold low with the one gun you have that doesn't hit where it should. If all you shoot is high hitters, you can get used to it, I guess.
Benellis are fine guns. But many of them have this quirk. May be more effort than you're wanting to go to........... But D&T the Nova's receiver (or is it already, from the factory ??) and install your choice of sighting system. Put your POI and POA in the same place and never have to think about which gun you're carrying and where you gotta aim, ever again. Not ready to scope or reddot any of my shotguns yet. Other than shooting high, it's a fine gun. I was thinking of putting some rib-mounted adjustable TruGlos ights on it like I have on my SX4. When you shoulder the gun and look down the rib to the bead what do you see? Lots of rib, a little rib and the bead, just bead...? No, very little of the top of the rib. If this gun had a center bead. It would be touching the bottom of the front sight. That's how I shoot my Brownings. This hits about 4 to 6 inches higher than the Bowning Maxus and A5 at 40 yards. Both the A5 and Maxus hit a little higher than my Ithacas and BPS. There's nothing wrong with the gun. It's just its characteristic. I may eventually put some adjustable TruGlo sites on it. I don't do much wing shooting anymore. Those sites work well on my SX4. .
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Nice Remington280! Enjoy!
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Found a NIB Remington 870 20 ga., thanks for the recommendations. Will be watching for the range report
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Found a NIB Remington 870 20 ga., thanks for the recommendations. Will be watching for the range report Oh I'll let you know, thanks for your help in locating it.
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not a problem, I like watching people spend money...lol
I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects
I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....
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So Remington280, did your gun come in and what do you think about it?
I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects
I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....
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I bought the Mossberg SA20 Turkey Thug and after a couple of years of use on a lot of different kinds of hunts and birds, I can highly recommend it. Semi auto 3", 22" barrel with fiber optic sights and it's DT'd and optics ready. I liked the fiber optic ( Ghost Ring ) sights so much that I didn't bother with the optics. Camo synthetic stock ( I shortened mine with a thin recoil pad ). Sling ready. Has stock inserts to adjust comb pitch. It comes with a turkey choke and then I bought Mod and a IC choke to go with it. It's super light at 5.5#, and functions very smoothly. The trigger was pretty stiff, so I installed a McCarbo trigger spring ( 5 min job ) and it's much better. This is the same basic platform used by Weatherby and Winchester. There's lot's of good write ups and videos on it for research. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/Y2yR9dGr/2021-Sage-hens.jpg)
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