Sell or no Sell?

[357MAGNOLE]

Now that I have this sweet little 870 youth model I really do not see myself carrying the big ole Stoeger M3000 around much. I originally build the 870 for the wife/kids/self but now that its finished  I don't see myself taking anything else.

So should I sell it or keep it as a backup, or keep it for when I take the wife/kids hunting down the road and bring it along?

I don't NEED the money, but I could put it towards other stuff. (Snake boots, ammo, permits, calls, wife wants a new dog)

Pros: Lays down nasty patterns with long beard XR's
Cons:Heavy, crap trigger, recoil sucks compared to the 20 gauge

Never been in a situation where I had 2 capable turkey guns.... What would yall do?

[Moorhouse10]

I'm somewhat in the same boat. I just got a winchester 1300 but I already have a sbe 2 setup. Thought about re selling the 1300 but have talked myself into keeping it. Long walks and running and gunning I think ill use the 1300 its light and has a 22 inch barrel. The sbe 2 ill use when field hunting it has a 28 inch barrel. I say keep both.

[357MAGNOLE]

I see what you are saying, but the M3000 has a pistol grip. Not much of a field kinda gun, and I have another gun that fits my "field" gun need. 

[Old Gobbler]

I had at one time so many shotguns due to inheritance,  I was literally giving them away , In fact I remember winning a turkey gun at a nwtf banquet and gifting it back

When turkey guns are so numerous it's silly to keep them all, but I recommend if the gun shoots well hang onto it  and gift it to a family member like a son when they get older , they will appreciate a sentimental gift that is also very practical

[MK M GOBL]

So I guess some of this would be how much, where and who you hunt with, I have 2 dedicated turkey guns and a 3rd as a back up. There are time all three have been in use with friends out hunting with me. I wouldn't think of selling the 2 as those guns have some meaning to me, the 3rd serves as a multi-purpose gun. If you really don't think the gun won't serve a purpose any longer sell it and get what you were talking about and enjoy. You could always build another more to your liking down the road.

MK M GOBL

[dirt road ninja]

Keep it.

[Izzyjoe]

A man can never have to many shotguns, unless the house is on fire!

[decoykrvr]

That's why they build and sell fire-proof gun safes.

[Rick Howard]

Like the old addage goes.... I sold a gun once.  I will never do it again.

[OldSchool]

If it were me, I'd hang on to it. You can always have the trigger worked on if It's that bad and from my own experience, there may come a time when it might not be so easily replaced. It throws "nasty patterns", and you've got kids to pass it down to someday.

Bob

[357MAGNOLE]

Yeah yall are all right... Shouldnt get rid of a gun that patterns that well. I do wish it was a little lighter and had a better trigger.... But it is a solid turkey gun.

[sixbird]

There's no gun in the world that I would sell...If it was bad enough, I might give it away. Short of that, I'd keep it. The way things are going, you might not be able to buy ANY gun before long!