Home Forums Birds & Dogs Upland Game Looking for a light kicking semi auto dove gun

I recently purchased a 20 gauge Beretta A300 Ultima with the kickoff system. Made the mistake of letting my wife quail hunt with it. I now can say that I used to own one.....

Grandson and I both have the "Upland" version of this gun with matt finish and walnut stock, and have used them for 5 years. They are light, reliable, well made, and point great. I don't think you can beat them for a moderately priced semi.

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Light kicking....Avoid

Pumps

S X S

Benelli 20g

Go to:

Rem 1100 20 ga

and the mack daddy is the Beretta gas operated 20 ga.....pick one...

I shot doves in Mexico had gun permits....we played with different shotguns over the years

1100 in 28g is a Wed Dream come true, also!....again....gas operated

The sweetest light kicking shotgun I ever owned was a Remington 1100 in .410 gage. You have to learn to hit with it but if you want a sweetheart of a gun that is the cream of the crop.

Rem 1100 28 ga. Got one, and it’s a dove killing machine.

SX4 in 20 gauge and done. Never look back.

Light kicking, ultra-reliable, ultra-versatile.

Another vote for the Remington 1100 Sporting 28. IMO it's a good looking, fast handling, well balanced very good dove gun out to 35/40 yards and has minimal recoil. My wife who's not a big woman has no trouble using it on a 100 round sporting clays course. It's also works well over a pointing dog.

20 or 28 A400 with kick off..

Good point on the position of the safety. That being said, Love my Remington 1100 28 and 20.

My a300 weighs 6#12oz but feels much lighter. It has been flawless from day one pretty much. Don't think you can do better for the money if you want a new gun.

I always used a Browning Auto 5 for a lot of
years until I bought a M1 Super 90 so I didn't
have to worry about scratching it up

Either one is totally reliable and shoots well

My problem with dove hunting is the lack of
places to go like I used to have. Plenty of birds
everywhere, but you can't hunt in these expensive
subdivisions they've built everywhere.
Used to be a few places I could count on limiting
out every hunt, but they're now covered over
with suburban mini mansions and karen complexes

Good Luck
Should have been gun shopping back around March.
A month isn't much time to have much familiarity
or gain any proficiency with a new shotgun.
Still have to figure out chokes and loads and
technique, etc.

Most any 12 gauge can be as light kicking as you’d like simply by adjusting the load or shell that you choose. A 12 can arguably be the most versatile gauge out there considering it can be loaded with the same shot and powder as a 20 gauge while reducing the recoil of the gun to even less than a 20 simply because most are made with a bit heavier weight.
You can shoot lighter loads or even drop down to 2 1/2” shells. The gun isn't what creates the heavy kick—it’s the shell you decide to put in it.

Sorry you lost fingers

Been using Remington 1100 for years.
For doves and quail, 12, 20, 28 gauge just take your pick.

Have an 1100 28gauge shooting a benelli sbe 3 in 20 GA this year