I'm looking to get a "new" shotgun this summer headed into next fall that I can duck and turkey hunt with. Don't have enough money to get one for each. After selling my current gun I think I'll have in the $500-600 range for a new rig. Whether it's buying a used or new gun that will be my price range either way.
Also I'm probably looking for a 26" barrel to have a happy medium between ducks and turkeys along with a camo finish.
Regardless, do you guys have any suggestions in that price range? I've looked into Rem. 870 and Benelli Nova Pump. Gunsmith has talked to me about upping my budget to buy the new Beretta model they came out with last year that's abut $750.
Thoughts? Thanks.
Mossberg 935 will cover anything you could ever use a shotgun for. It's as bit more than your limit, but not by much. They don't have the fit and finish other guns have, but it is an excellent tool for hunting.
Just get an 870 supermag and be done with it. Steel receiver, choke options galore, aftermarket parts list that dosen't end and they also will work for walking sticks, boat paddles, and door stops.
Quote from: Gooserbat on April 15, 2014, 05:00:05 PM
Just get an 870 supermag and be done with it. Steel receiver, choke options galore, aftermarket parts list that dosen't end and they also will work for walking sticks, boat paddles, and door stops.
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Quote from: Gooserbat on April 15, 2014, 05:00:05 PM
Just get an 870 supermag and be done with it. Steel receiver, choke options galore, aftermarket parts list that dosen't end and they also will work for walking sticks, boat paddles, and door stops.
Well put! :icon_thumright:
Remington makes a 870 supermag in bottomland camo. with a 26" barrel that would do perfect for what you want.You can get it at budsgunshop.com for 490.00 new free shipping.I just bought one.
Another vote for the 870 super mag.
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MOSSBERG 935
Same as suggested above but I like an auto for ducks .
Super mag is hard to beat.
Lot of good new and used guns in your price range. I'd try to find a well stocked gunshop and start handling a few. I would keep a some features in mind such as being factory drilled and tapped in case you want to add an optic down the road. Save a little more and it opens the window to some pretty good value auto loader. Lot of good suggestions for you so far. For a combo turkey/waterfowl gun in that range I would suggest a pump gun, 3 or 3.5 browning bps stalker. You get a backbored barrel, easy to find invector plus chokes, top tang safety with bottom eject(handy feature in a blind) and some models come drilled and tapped for optics. Very reliable and tough gun. I would get a black one and have it dipped at a later date when it starts looking worn, or use a mossy oak gun graphic kit for $22 on it. Good luck in your quest I hope you find the one you like! Always fun shopping for a new gun!
870 super mag....
Another vote for the 870 SM, I have the Bottomland camo 26" barrel and love it, great shooter. Buy what ever feels best to you though. Good luck!
I like 870's a lot too...but here's a different suggestion. Weatherby SA-08 it's a 3" autoloader built in turkey (same as the Winchester SX2 was). I got one last year for ducks and crows and it has performed flawlessly with light loads and heavy loads too & Weatherby backs the gun with a lifetime warranty. It's threaded with the invector/win choke system. Also has a chrome lined barrel and a nice slim for end. I've owned Beretta, Benelli, Winchester & Mossberg (all great guns too) but this SA-08 holds it's own with ANY of them. It's offered in wood, black syn & a waterfowler camo edition too.....I would suggest you go handle one and see what ya think...Best of luck!
Pump 870 or Nova-automatic Super X2 used or X3 if you can up your budget a bit....I know some guys that like their Stoeger 3500s in that price range
Such a personnel question with no correct answer. Since you are not in a rush you really need to go out and hold every gun in your price range and see what feels good to you. What one guy may love the next guy hates. I mean all the suggestions so far are quality firearms you dont need to worry that you are buying junk. Go shoulder them.
Mossberg 935 :)
My first choice would be an 870 supermag. My second choice would be a Mossberg 835.
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all suggestions are great i have an x2 which is a good gun and turkey hunt with it all the time. wish i had went the 20ga route. 12ga a little heavy if you have to hold on for a long period of time. i won a CZ 712 which i took to corpus christi tx. and left at my friends house so when i go hunting i dont have to carry a gun and so far no problems or rust and have hunted with it down there 2yrs in the salt air. have thought about the sa-08 in 20 gauge.
Remington 1187 mossyoak camo, 26inch barrel and is the best all around shotgun ive ever had, never had any problems and never let me down! Kicks Gobbling thunder for turkey, and kicks high flyer for ducks!
870 SM or mossy 835 can't go wrong with the old reliables
870 supermag or moss 835. Good guns and good prices. Use money saved by not getting a beretta for tags and shells!
Not your price range , but a heck of a value if your looking for a top quality auto -- 847$ remington versamax -- shoots any 2.75-3.5 load and is a softest kicking auto I have ever owned or shot , ultra reliable too
If I were to own just one gun to cover everything , it would be a versamax , I've owned 870s , 1187s, novas, shot sbe, sbe2s -- and out of all of those I would choose the versa max hands down -- American made too
My vote goes to the 870 SM as well
One of the best guns I have ever shot was the Browning BPS stalker 12ga when it came to turkey hunting. I had it ported, forcing cone lengthen and it was a turkey killing machine. Now it would flat knock your socks off with 3" and kick like a mule with 3.5 but for a turkey gun it was the best I have ever owned. Let a guy buy it from me that was a die hard duck hunter and have regretted selling it ever since. I have since hunted with a Franchi 612 and moved up to a xtrema 2 and I don't think neither have come close to the patterns that browning threw. Or I should say I have not found the pattern yet. I am getting the xtrema 2 close but it has cost a few dollars with chokes and shells. If you can find a good browning BPS don't be scared to buy it. Rick