What type of Shotgun do you use?

JasonW77 · Post by **JasonW77** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:25 pm

I'm just wondering what types of shotguns does everyone use and love?

Type?
Gauge?
Brand?
Barrel Length?
Load?
What are you hunting?

jbraun · Post by **jbraun** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:16 am

I use a Franchi Alcione in 12g with 26" barrels for quail because it is light,easy to carry, gets on birds quick, and I like an O/U. Wish I had a set of 20g barrels for it. For doves most of the time I use a 28g Remington 1100 Sporting model that I absolutely love. Also have an 1100 20g that that my son has laid claim to that I use when I can steal it away from him. There is a 12g 1960s model 870 in the safe with a 30" full and an ic barrel that I need to find more time for. A 12g CZ Mallard with 28" barrels that I got last fall. I have used it a few times, those double triggers will take some getting used to. A Winchester 1300 with a rifled deer barrel from when I used to live in Indiana and a Mossberg 835 Ulti-Mag for turkeys. You want to talk rifles next?

Post by **kninebirddog** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:39 am

Browning 20pa O/U

CZ Woodcock Deluxe 20ga O/U

dove pheasant mostly quail

have a remington 1100 for turkey ahve yet to use it can't shake the obession for the bow hunting

jkoehler · Post by **jkoehler** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:31 am

Berreta
12gauge
Pintail
28"
5 shot Federal
Pheasant / Quail

Orangecrush · Post by **Orangecrush** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:59 am

I have a Savage Fox Model B SxS that I love to shoot with. Unfortunately, I was shooting clay about a month ago and broke the rear stock. I had some old 5s that I wanted to get rid of and a box of those cracked the stock near the tang. So, I'm in the market for a new stock for this gun.

mtjim · Post by **mtjim** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:25 pm

Type? Over/Under + Automatic
Gauge? 16 ga. + 12 ga.
Brand? Browning + Benelli
Barrel Length? 26" + 24"
Load? 7/8 oz 9's to 1 1/8 oz 4's depending on what I'm shooting
What are you hunting? Quail/Pheasant

cmccoy76 · Post by **cmccoy76** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:28 pm

I use a Citori 20ga. 26" for quail and dove.
Benelli M2 for pheasant and waterfowl.

Benny · Post by **Benny** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:35 pm

Question for a question...what type of government agency do you work for Jason

...just kidding

I don't own any guns, especially not a 12ga pump 28" barrel winchester 1200, and definitely not a O/U Remington Spartan 20 ga.

jayhawkj · Post by **jayhawkj** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:17 pm

I own many guns and I have found that I almost always grab the cheapest gun I own when I'm in the field ( stoeger o/u ). It has a ton of draw backs for most people, but it's cheap so I don't care if it gets dinged or scratched and it knocks down birds. It's not the gun it's the guy holding it is what I've heard a hundred times.

aylaschamp · Post by **aylaschamp** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:09 pm

Type? White Wing
Gauge? 12
Brand? Beretta
Barrel Length? 28"
Load? usually Fiocchi spreader loads in #7

My gun is a relatively cheap off the shelf model that has been tweaked and played with till it's perfect for me. The entire stock is modified, safety is removed and both barrels are ported and honed extremely long.

nj gsp · Post by **nj gsp** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:09 pm

I have to say that this is always a difficult question for me to answer. I like almost all the guns I own - if I didn't, why would I have them, right?

My favorites are a 16 gauge Browning 525 Field with 28" barrels, a 16 gauge A.H. Fox A grade, and a 20 gauge Remington Spartan (Baikal) 310S. I've been trying Gamebore loads these days in the Fox, just because a low pressure 2-1/2" load seemed like a more attractive option with such a light gun, and they work pretty well too. I've been using the Winchester #6 high brass loads for pheasants, and Federal #7-1/2's for quail, mostly because I bought a case on sale back in 2007. But 7-1/2's are good enough for any planted bird, so I use them for training too.

But the Spartan is a pretty good gun for the money, and it fits me well too - it's currently my crappy weather gun, but I'd bet I end up using that for training all summer. I have several cases of Winchester 7-1/2's I'm burning through with that, as well as a bunch of Remington Gun Club loads in #8 that seem to work fine on quail also.

claybuster_aa · Post by **claybuster_aa** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:57 pm

JasonW77 wrote:I'm just wondering what types of shotguns does everyone use and love?

Type?
Gauge?
Brand?
Barrel Length?
Load?
What are you hunting?

Silver Pigeon Sporting O/U
12
Beretta
29 1/2"
0ne ounce reloads #8.5 or 9
Skeet

200E Ithaca S/S
20 (fixed chokes skeet/skeet)
SKB
25"
7/8 ounce reloads #6
Pen raised birds (Pheasant)

JasonW77 · Post by **JasonW77** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:12 pm

I have a Remington 1100 semi auto 12ga with a 28" barrell. I hunt pheasents on the west side and quail and chukers on the east side of the mountains here in North WA. It was my dad's gun he bought 20+ years ago. Its in great shape. But now i'm looking at getting a o/u. Haven't deided on what yet. Just like to see what others are using and trust.

Benny I can't say where I work I haven't learn how to spell the initials yet

djloder · Post by **djloder** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:11 am

A benail super nova 12 ga for wild pheasants, ducks and turkeys.
A Mossberg slug for deer.
A Fausti sxs 20 ga for woodcock and grouse and planted birds.

remmy · Post by **remmy** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:27 pm

I mostly use:

Beretta 686 silver pigeon 20 ga O/U 28"bbl. for pheasant or any other small game with #6 or 7 1/2 Remington loads.
Remington 870 12 ga slug gun for deer with Leupold scope using 2 3/4" Winchester sabot slugs
Mossberg 500 12 ga 28"bbl for deer using 3" winchester copper plated 00 buck
Mossberg 835 12 ga 22" bbl for turkey using 3 1/2" Remington Hevi shot #5

prairiefirepointers · Post by **prairiefirepointers** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:25 pm

For upland birds I have a Benelli Legacy Limited Edition Y2K 1 of 250 In a 12 Gauge. It has 28" Barrel and I use Fiocchi Golden Pheasant for big bird, and Whatever is cheap by the case in 7 1/2's for Quail.

As for H20Fowln I have a Benelli Super Black Eagle II In 12 Guage and It sports a 26" barrel (which is what I prefer) and I use Kent Fasteel 3 1/2" BB for Geese, and 3" Fasteel in 2's for Ducks.
The Legacy and Super Black Eagle both have the exact same frame's so switching between guns is never an issue. SMOOTH!

Come a long ways from my Dads old H&R 12 Gauge.

Gordon Guy · Post by **Gordon Guy** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:18 pm

Type? S X S
Gauge? 28
Brand? Tri-Star, 411D
Barrel Length? 26"
Load? 3/4 oz, low velocity - 1160fps (RST) 7's and 6's, lead
What are you hunting? Woodland Grouse (Blues and Ruffs), Huns, Quail, Chukar, Sage Grouse, and Pheasant

texscala · Post by **texscala** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:34 am

SxS
20
Stevens 311 H
26
Kent fast lead #6 or # 7 1/2
Chukar, Grouse

Pump
12
Rem 870
26
#2 or #4
Waterfowl

Post by **ezzy333** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:12 pm

I alternate between my old Ted Williams 20 Guage pump with the adjustable choke and a cheap 20 guage O/U that is Italian made. Have a 12 Guage A5 semi-auto but haven't shot it for a couple of years. They all shoot alike, all miss when I don't shoot where the bird is, but the main thing in my mind is the weight when I have to carry them. Thats the reason my 12 guages sit in the cabinet while the 20's go to the field. As far as kick goes, they all do when shooting paper but have never felt one kick when shooting birds. Have a 20 guage Remington Express combination that goes to the timber during deer season and occasionally I take a 50 Cal. muzzleloader instead. Shooting sabots for deer and 4's or 5's for birds using either open cylinder or improved depending how tight the birds are sitting and how windy it is. 90% of my hunting is for pheasants.

Ezzy

vikings269 · Post by **vikings269** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:35 am

Shooting sabots for deer and 4's or 5's for birds using either open cylinder or improved depending how tight the birds are sitting and how windy it is. 90% of my hunting is for pheasants.

Ezzy

90% of my hunting is also for pheasants and i use improved cylinder exclusively with #6 shot as my first shell followed by all #4's and after i proceed to put a #6 back into the chamber, while i'm not dogging your efforts im mearly stating how similar they are to mine. yet a little different.

Post by **ezzy333** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:27 am

I do the same thing with my shells. I do use 6's if I can't find the others which happens once in a while. But I use a smaaller one for the first shot.

Ezzy

GSPVIZ · Post by **GSPVIZ** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:11 pm

Type: 870 Express
Gauge: 12 ga.
Brand: Remington
Barrel Length: 28"
Load: #7, 1 1/8 oz.
What are you hunting? Pen raised Pheasant, Chukar, Quail

Wildweeds · Post by **Wildweeds** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:48 pm

Got all kinds but LOVE my O/U's......Browning superposed silver pigeon 12,citiori 20,Emillio Rizzini 20/28 combo,and my current favorite clays buster CZ woodcock .410.I've got a 870 12 duck getter,a coast to coast .410 pumpgun,an 1100,and an A-5

vikings269 · Post by **vikings269** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:44 pm

the .410 is actually a very effective weapon even for pheasant especially if hunting in corn fields.

vikings269 · Post by **vikings269** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:46 pm

The range is shitty and the amount of lead sent is too but with birds right above your head it is just fine.

jeogsp · Post by **jeogsp** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:00 pm

Ceasar Guerini Magnus 12ga o/u - 26" barrels for pheasants (#5's) and grouse (#8's)
Benelli M1 Semi Auto 12ga - 28" barrel for ducks (#4's) and turkey (#5's)
Stoeger 28ga sxs - 26" barrel for training birds (#8's)

gspmo1 · Post by **gspmo1** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:50 pm

Browning BPS 28 gauge
7.5 Shot Golden Pheasant
Bobwhite Quail

IANative · Post by **IANative** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:01 am

Beretta 686 Pheasants Forever Ringneck Edition for upland. I prefer copper-plated 5's or 6's for phez, regular ol' 7 1/2's for quail.

Benelli SBE for waterfowl, turkey and doves. Three and half inch, BB for geese, 3 1/2" #3 for ducks (smaller for teal, of course), 3 1/2" copper-plated number 5's for turkey, 1 1/8 oz #8's for dove.

BigShooter · Post by **BigShooter** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:10 am

One that works when there is a shell in the chamber, the firing pin is cocked, the safety is off, it's aimed in a safe direction & I pull the trigger.

Ron R · Post by **Ron R** » Mon May 11, 2009 3:48 pm

CZ Ringneck
SxS
12 gauge
28 in barrels
7 1/2 shot - 1oz or 1 1/8 oz
for quail, chucker and pheasants
5 shot for squirrels in summertime and 7 1/2 when the leaves fall or 22lr

OHIO VIZSLA · Post by **OHIO VIZSLA** » Wed May 13, 2009 9:36 am

O/U
28 ga
Browning Citori
26"
7/8 oz #7-1/2 copper plated for S.D. roosters
7/8 oz #9 for dove/woodcock/quail
13/16 oz #6 bismuth for decoyed mallards

fase3 · Post by **fase3** » Fri May 15, 2009 12:44 pm

Have a Beretta SP II Combo(20/28). For quail here in the south it is the 28ga bbls and for other upland game around the country it is mostly the 20ga bls.

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Sun May 17, 2009 9:20 am

Browning Citori Upland Special 20- 24" barrels, english stock-skeet/skeet for pheasants- 8, 7.5, 7 steel-

Maverick57 · Post by **Maverick57** » Sun May 17, 2009 9:51 pm

Browning Bps 12ga or my ever trusty 410

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:04 am

ever trusty 410

- whenever I hear that it makes me sit up and pay attention

Maverick57 · Post by **Maverick57** » Mon May 18, 2009 8:22 pm

You do that Shadow,

I like my 410, never could make up my mind tried a few different Shotguns, thought I had my mind set but in the end THE EVER FAITHFUL 410 wins again. How is Candy doing do we know if she is with pups yet ?

Mav57

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Tue May 19, 2009 8:16 am

you know- I'm sort of going with "you might have pups you might not" either way will be just fine- first time we bred her figured I had to convince her she was with pups- so we'll just have to wait and see

reason I said that- is because I've been with a few who could handle a 410- so it goes without saying that you can shoot

btw- see the locals down there are still thinking UFO's

Maverick57 · Post by **Maverick57** » Wed May 20, 2009 9:59 pm

Ya the big tourist season is starting, lots more strange people than normal ,the biggest deal comes around 4th July now you want to see alot of wack jobs come on over they come from all over to see What ? little green or Grey men, WHo nows, it brings money to town.

Maverick57

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:03 am

yep- and we have a bit of that- seems there's always someone checking into Dorithy's place-

can't really fault the ones who go seeking the strange and unexplained- wizards, witches, spirits, goblins, and little green men- some are looking for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow- you know- this is the year- what with our new choosen one

I do mean to be carefull about speaking of the spirits and witches- can really scare some

BigShooter · Post by **BigShooter** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:38 am

I suggest you guys use the PMs for this side conversation.

Maverick57 · Post by **Maverick57** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:57 pm

Sorry we got off topic. PM or email it is

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Thu May 21, 2009 3:27 pm

sorry about that- haven't been on this board long enough to know the rules-

marshboy · Post by **marshboy** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:20 pm

For pheasants, I use a Benelli UltraLight, 12 ga, 24 inch barrel. I shoot Kent Fasteel 3 inch 1 and 1/4 ounces of #4s.
For ducks and turkeys, I shoot a Benelli SBE 12 ga, 26 inch barrel. I shoot the same load for ducks as I do pheasants. For turkeys, I shoot HeviShot 3.5 inch, 1 and 7/8 ounce of #6 shot.
My baby is my Beretta 28 ga Silver Pidgeon Grade III, 28 inch barrels. I shoot HeviShot Classic Doubles through it, 5/8 ounce of #6 shot. I killed a few pheasants with it last fall. During a New Years trip to South Dakota for three days of pheasant hunting, I shot three limits of birds on public land. I shot the UltraLight. In hindsight (and for next year), I should have shot the 28 ga...all shots were point blank, 20 yards max.
marshboy

tommyboy72 · Post by **tommyboy72** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:18 pm

I have a Yildiz O/U in 12 gauge, a Baikal SxS in 20 gauge and a Remington 1100 in 12 gauge as well as the Lil Skeeter Gauge Converters for my O/U.

I hunt mostly pheasant and quail

I usually use 6 or 7 1/2 shot lead with Skeet and IC chokes for quail and IC and Mod. for pheasant since I have pointing dogs the shots are fairly close.