Shotguns
 

I'm looking to buy a new shotgun soon. Just wondering what's some good one's for me to start looking at. I duck, squirrel and rabbit hunt. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks fellas

Benelli Vinci

what price range?

$1,500 Max

Don't think they make them anymore but there are some good used ones out there,Browning A-5.That gun is so good u don't even have to aim.

Love my extrema 2... think now it is the beretta extreme

$1500 max? Look at the Beretta Urika 2. Bought one for my son last year HD Max camo was around $1200.

Brand new 2012 Browning Auto 5 bad azz

I'd buy American... Browning Maxus !! Awesome gun... Way less than 1500.... Don't have to wait for parts coming from Italy.

Thanks

Gunner

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I have two of them and love it. My wife shoots a browning maxus, nice gun as well. Check out buds guns online, you should be able to get a super v or sbe ii for around $1,450 free shipping no tax I believe. You would have to pay a transfer fee, I paid $15 per gun for mine in Houston.

Browning

Berretta explor extreme

Drop a few extra. And get the a400 extreme. You won't regret it. Even better than the extrema2. I have both and either is a great purpose

beretta A400 xplor, winchester superX3, browning maxus. Tons of people love their benellis, but i guide 59 days a year and see way too many with problems (I'd say at least 50%). I see tons of extrema 2's that work great, i just personally do not like the way they fit me

Thanks a lot fellas !! Going shop this weekend

Winchester Super X 3 top of the line IMO! Love mine.

Benelli Vinci.....or sbe2

If your coming to Lafayette come see me at shooters

Tell you the truth, this gun felt the best in my hands when I bought my Extrema2. The patented finish and camo sold me on the beretta.

Are Brownings american made? I thought the only good Brownings were from Belgium.

beretta!!
 

Most Brownings are made in Japan.. Beretta products are top of the line. Spend any time in aduck blind and u'll know.. Browning/ Winchester are pretty much the same gun, and not far behind the Berettas. If Remington still made the 870 like they did 20-25 years ago, that would be hands down the most reliable out there. Go Beretta!!

X2, just because it may be / say american made does not mean it is a quality product.....

Shotguns.....Benelli or bust.....:p
Pistols.....GLOcK or BUST.....:D

I would not buy a browning ever. Just my preference. I have seen brownings fail on more occasions than any other gun. Benelli or bust! Lol. I have a Winchester too that I won that never worked right from the first time I tried it. The 870 wingmaster is a good gun. But I fell in love with my benelli

theres good one and bad ones by each brand, just gotta hope you get lucky

Beretta is a great gun. Talked to some guys that hunted doves in Argentina. Shooting 2,000-3,000 rounds and Beretta is the gun that had the least problems after shooting so many rounds

They are now Japanese made more than anything. The older guns I believe were almost exclusively made in Belgium. I've got a 1957 A5, was my grandfather's, now its my favorite gun. Has never failed on me and has claimed many a bird, especially when pawpaw wielded it.

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I also have an old belgium A5 that my pawpaw gave me. It stays in the safe. Beretta is a good gun. When I bought my benelli it was between benelli and beretta. When I got to G&H I shouldered the beretta Xplor and Xtrema 2. Then I shouldered the benelli M2 and didn't quite fit me right. So I tried the SBE11 and it didn't feel right either. Then I tried the ugly Vinci and it fits perfect and it is light years lighter than the beretta. Thats what sold me. The berettas are a lot heavier than benelli.

berretta
 

Most of your high end semi's come with wedges to shim your butt stock. This changes the heel and comb of the gun. So just shouldering it the store doesn't always give you the right feel. They can be adjusted. And it does make a world of differance when shooting one that is set right...

Yea. I have shims for my benelli also. But shouldering it at the store tells me that beretta weighs a ton and benelli is like a feather. That was really the deal breaker.

Benelli also comes with a 5 year warranty. Not just send the gun in for repairs, but they send you a whole new gun. Hard to beat that. The Vinci is the easiest shotgun to tear completely down too.

I have a beretta xtrema 1 thats about 9 years old. Its been through hell and back twice, been left out over night on accident in the rain and still have never had one problem with it. My next gun will either be the xtrema 2 or super black eagle 2.

My maxus was made in Portugal

Only Gun There Is

Browning .
I have three of them ,the Silver,Gold,Maxus .Not a single problem with any of them . I work as a guide and All have been used and abused in the marsh over 45 days a year . Only 3.5's shot out of them except for teal season ,and still no malfunctions. Only cleaned if it gets rained on ,and still no malfunctions. Shoot all brands of shells ,and still no malfunctions .
More customer complaints about Benellis than anything else in over 15 yrs as a duck guide.

Mooseberg, eggceptional gun all the waay A-round!!

My cousin got a single shot browning gold. I let him use the ol Vinci to finish out his limit this year dove huntin.

Now that the Winchester SX-3 is made by FN from Belgium , I bought one and love it . You can adjust it with factory provided shims and butt plates to fit you which is a nice touch. They start at 800 all the way up to 1299 . Also for what you want to pay I bought a 12 ga. and a 20 ga. SX-3 for 1600 dollars one for teal one for big ducks

I got the xtrema 2 and I love it. Shoots Amy shell you put in it with no problems. And the patternmaster extend long range choke is a good investment to add to it.

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Take a look at the Browining BPS. A good all around gun. I have shot and owned many guns and I always go back to my BPS. JMO.

Hard to go wrong with an 870 which IMO is the AK of shotguns. You can beat it, abuse it, dirty it, talk dirty to it :cool: and it will keep on trucking. I've seen several benellis fail and saw a brand new winchester fall apart almost right out of the box. It ain't sexy but at the end of the day you know it's going to shoot.

I owned a maxus and liked the gun itself. However i had to send it back only a couple months after I bought it for not cycling shells. They fixed something and it worked good for a while. Then the 2nd season I had it I ended up sending it back because it wouldn't fire after cycling shells sometimes. They fixed it and sent it back and i promptly sold it. Also, dura touch is crap!!
I now own beretta a400 xtreme and love it. So far it has cycled everything I put in it every single time. I'm looking forward to my first full season with it.
Take it for what it's worth. That's my experience.

had the same problem with the maxus...sent it back once...did fine last season...

I am partial to the Browning Maxus since I have bought it. Lightest gun on the market. Belches out 3 1/2" with hardly any hangups. I was having problems with hangups, I got into the forums and found that it is not wise to lube the gun with a teflon based lube such as remington oil. Well I started lubricating the gun with clp5 and the hangups went away.

I was previously an 870 Express and a Benelli Nova owner.

A buddy of mine got a maxxus a few years ago and has had a lot of problems with it cycling. Also the camo peeled off of it after only afew hunts. The guy at G&H in gueydan told him the off on his hands caused the camo to peel. I shot it a few times during teal seaon and when it cycled good, it was a great gun.

don't get me wrong the feel of the gun is awesome and its light light and the swing feels natural because of the weight...I use rem oil exclusively...really haven't had issues with hangups just the trigger mech. which is gone now. May try clp5

Now the camo on these guns is poo...xtremas definately have better coating. I have scrapes on the barrel and such. I try to keep mesquito dope off the bottom of my hands as much as possible....

Benelli, Performance worth the PRICE.....:D;):)

I used to shoot a Beretta 391 Silver Pigeon in skeet shooting and trap shooting competitions, and I had a Browning BPS that was my shotgun for hunting season. The wieght difference was unbelievable, when I swung the Browning it felt like swinging a sack of concrete compared to my Beretta. The 391 had 1000 to 1500 rounds put through it every month year round and never had any issues... I was so impressued I got rid of my Browning and bought the extrema 2, Liked it so much I actually began using it as my skeet and trap gun as well as my hunting gun, 391 Silver Pigeon now sits in the closet.

If i were in the market i would look at the A400 xplorer...haven't had a chance to pick one up though.