Hitting up a show in the morning in between the giant yard sale stops.
I need a new shotgun.
Budget is $850.
Gotta figure what to get
I need a new shotgun.
Budget is $850.
Gotta figure what to get
I just realized.... I do not own a Semi auto shotgun.
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kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
I got a Beretta A300 for my son last spring. I like it.
Bustedknees
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Too much information.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
I have a benelli montfelteo and it’s amazing. I love it.
That is quite handsome. How much would I need to add to the budget?
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What’s its purpose?
Um.... I don't have one and I may need one for the zombies?????
All kidding aside, no purpose, just need to add one. Something more tacticool.
$850 is kind of a weird in between budget point for semi automatic shotguns. Low dollar options are largely the domain of Turkish import clones and prior to the inflation explosion $800-$900 could get you into something like an Berretta A300, FN SLP or Mossberg 940. Nowadays if you want something beyond import clones you are looking at well over 1k now. To be honest for what semi auto shotguns cost I don't think it's worth dropping that kind of money to just to scratch an itch. If you really want such an arm to put into the rotation I'd see if you could up your budget into Berretta 1301 territory, I think that is the semi auto shotgun to get. Otherwise stick with pump actions.
A 590A1 will definitely scratch the itch for a tactical style shotgun (I presume that's the track you are taking here) for about 1/3 the cost.
A 590A1 will definitely scratch the itch for a tactical style shotgun (I presume that's the track you are taking here) for about 1/3 the cost.
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That "scratch the itch" thing. That is all it is.
I received back my Red dot from Vortex today and was putting it back on the Sig. Looking in the safe, I realized there were none to be found.
Thought I should get one. Little gun show tomorrow locally and a big one down in Knoxville next weekend. I think I will try to scratch the itch away
Thanks
Triple it.
Whoa.... I gotta pass on that one. I don't work for the government anymore....
Then you need to add on for the carbon fiber mag tube. Then the time to get the red locktite off the original mag tube to switch them out.
$300-600 for import clones stuff which may be decent or may be trash. Around $1,100 for a entry level gun from a first teir manufacturer such as the Berretta A300 and up to $2,000 for something top shelf like a Bennelli M4. $850 is something of a no man's land.
The gun I'd want is the 1301 mod 2 which has all the stuff you'd add aftermarket from the factory but costs about $1,700.
I liked it better when I was selling guns, I knew more and got great deals.....
My semi’s are Remington 1100 and 11-87’s, both right and left handed, and with mag tube extensions. Mine are older models I picked up used years ago. Primarily for home defense.
I would love to find a stainless marine version someday.
I would love to find a stainless marine version someday.
Knoxville is only 4 hours away for me. Can you post or PM me details about that show?
Depick
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Another vote for a Beretta 1301.
FRANKIE
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Pick up a lightly used Benelli Super 90
From the M1 through the M4
You can’t go wrong
From the M1 through the M4
You can’t go wrong
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Another vote for Beretta 1301
Xae289
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Stretching that budget by $300, get a Beretta A300. It's an excellent value. The 1301 and M4 are better shotguns, but are they $1000 better? Maybe for someone who plans to shoot it a whole lot.
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Last time I saw a 1301 it was $1100
That_FNG
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What is the intended purpose of the shotgun? What gauge? It matters more with shotguns than semi auto pistols or semi auto rifles.
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Haha I went to gunbroker to check prices. 1700 now!
Maybe I should sell mine
That_FNG
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I can’t speak for the Benelli but the 1301 definitely is the $700 better over the A300
IF you shoot more than 5-10 shells thru a shotgun once a year. If you even only put a box a month thru a shotgun the 1301 is better. The feature differences between the 2 are huge. IF you are the type of person to shoot a shotgun once a year and only put 1-2 boxes of buckshot or slugs thru it then the A300 ultima patrol will be more than adequate.
I spent weeks researching, handling and even borrowing friends A300 ultima patrol and 1301 tactical to help me decide what was best. Too many time in the past I have either bought the cheaper gun and regretted it only to go back and buy the more expensive gun and Vice versa. I simply wanted to buy once, cry once.
BTW....
I would like to offer an official apology.
When I started this thread yesterday, I blew by one of the few rules that has been long standing here and always monitored.
No use of cuss words in the thread titles. That is one of those rules that I should not have ignored....
I would like to offer an official apology.
When I started this thread yesterday, I blew by one of the few rules that has been long standing here and always monitored.
No use of cuss words in the thread titles. That is one of those rules that I should not have ignored....
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Any of the reliable/dependable sa shotguns are gonna be pricey.
Any of the Benellis, Berreta 1301, I also like the Remington V3 Tactical (this is on my list) or the versamax.
Any of the Benellis, Berreta 1301, I also like the Remington V3 Tactical (this is on my list) or the versamax.
