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Shotgun recommendation ?
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Yota79
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Stoeger M3000. It's owned by Benneli. Built with the same technology, but at a fraction of the price. I've got a M3K set up for 3 gun that I love. http://www.stoegerindustries.com/turkey-shotguns
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MisterHappy
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If you are not familiar with shotguns, go to your club, and see if the friendly Trapezoids will let you try a few.
No fit, no hit.
If you want one for both turkey and Trap, remember, you will shoot hundreds of shots at Trap foe every shot you take a a turkey.
Make sure you can change chokes.
Oh, did I mention you should try some out?![[laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif "Laugh [laugh]")
The proof* of the pudding is in the eating. (that's the original aphorism)
The proof* of the shotgun is in the shooting.
*Proof in this context means, "test."
No fit, no hit.
If you want one for both turkey and Trap, remember, you will shoot hundreds of shots at Trap foe every shot you take a a turkey.
Make sure you can change chokes.
Oh, did I mention you should try some out?
The proof* of the pudding is in the eating. (that's the original aphorism)
The proof* of the shotgun is in the shooting.
*Proof in this context means, "test."
![[wink]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/002.gif "Wink [wink]")
MisterHappy
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Don't ever sell an SKS. Ever!
Op......Mossy 500. Hunted for years with mine. Taken every game imaginable with the one gun duck hare rabbit squirrel pheasant deer.....And shoot trap with it too......Probably 4-6 times a month.
MachineHead
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I've learned a lesson: semi-auto > pump.
amm5061
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With shotguns it's all about what fits you. It was already mentioned, but go out to your local club during open hours for trap and let them know you're looking for a shotgun and ask to try out a few. I'm sure you'll get more than a few people offering to let you try theirs.
Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 are classic choices and if they fit then I would go that route. I have a Winchester SXP which I actually like a lot, but has had some minor problems, and I have far more expensive Brownings. I still shoot trap with the cheep Winchester on occasion, and it's what I would choose to take turkey hunting. If I drop it in a mud puddle or wack it off a branch, it's no big deal. The synthetic stock doesn't care.
Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 are classic choices and if they fit then I would go that route. I have a Winchester SXP which I actually like a lot, but has had some minor problems, and I have far more expensive Brownings. I still shoot trap with the cheep Winchester on occasion, and it's what I would choose to take turkey hunting. If I drop it in a mud puddle or wack it off a branch, it's no big deal. The synthetic stock doesn't care.
SJan
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No it's not
This^
I actually find myself a better hunter with my Mossberg 500 than when I bring the "high dollar" guns. My mossy looks like it's been dragged behind a truck on a gravel road! But I don't think twice about pushing through the thick shit when hunting cotton tail snowshoe hare or small game! When I was bringing the expensive furniture I found myself sticking to the trails.......Where the game ain't!!! I now love that old mossy
If you got about 1500 burning a hole in your pocket a Benelli M2.
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^this. I have fallen away from competitive Trap but still jump in every now and then with a full-choke Beretta O/U or a Benelli M4. First time I brought it, I heard, "Hey, who brought the street-sweeper?" Cracked me up.
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