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    Modern Semiauto 12 Ga 3.5 inch

    Looking for people opinions on what modern Semi Auto 12 Gauge 3.5 inch you recommend for Geese and why?

    Looking at Any and all manufacturers.
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    Re: Modern Semiauto 12 Ga 3.5 inch

    Benelli Super black eagle 2 ,quick point ,reliable , not a lot of maintenance ,most of the outfitters I have been too use them ,but they have more recoil than the A 400 Beretta which is also a fine gun ,

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    Re: Modern Semiauto 12 Ga 3.5 inch

    If money is not an object Benellis would be my first choice.
    Otherwise Remington, Mossberg and Stoeger.
    These days even the cheapest Turkish semis don't jam.
    I'd say that semi shotgun actions have been perfected by most manufacturers and they haven't changed much in a long time.
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    Re: Modern Semiauto 12 Ga 3.5 inch

    Benelli Super Vinci. The thing is smooth, reliable, and consistant.

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    Re: Modern Semiauto 12 Ga 3.5 inch

    The brand matters little, the fit matters a great deal. Your better quality Turkish are very good, with O/Us it's a different story.

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    Re: Modern Semiauto 12 Ga 3.5 inch

    Winchester SX4

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    Re: Modern Semiauto 12 Ga 3.5 inch

    I took some Canada's last fall with a 1950's vintage Browning A5, Federal 2&3/4 inch #4 steel shot, 1&1/16oz load. Heavier load than that would have prolly knocked me outa the canoe lol.


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    Re: Modern Semiauto 12 Ga 3.5 inch

    Quote Originally Posted by Downwindtracker2 View Post
    The brand matters little, the fit matters a great deal. Your better quality Turkish are very good, with O/Us it's a different story.
    I got a crazy deal on a new browning A5. A few adjustments and it fits me well so that is what I run. No complaints.

    But I am curious about the last part. Now, I am not saying that a Turkish O/I is nicely finished and they weigh a lot but I have never had a problem with mine. Now to be clear, I have a proper trap gun but I have got a Turkish O/U to hunt out my kayak, I wanted to extract the shells rather then send them flying into the water and litter. That gun has been exposed to the marsh, salt water, snow storms, rain, never a hiccup. Weighs a ton but it stays in the kayak on a cart so meh. I wouldn't want to run a trap course with it but for a hunting rig that could literally suffer a boating accident I am impresses.
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    Re: Modern Semiauto 12 Ga 3.5 inch

    Browning Maxus are nice to shoot and point well for me. I also have a Beretta 391 that I like but its a 3",Its all about fit but most of the guns have shims for the stocks to help with that now.

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    Re: Modern Semiauto 12 Ga 3.5 inch

    Shot Maxus 2, SX4, SBE3. My buddies shoot A400. All are good.

    Go to the store and try the fit for yourself.
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