New shotgun?

[hoochie]

my wife just bought a Browning BPS in shadow grass camo. $700... only 6 in Canada right now?
Excellent gun, and makes my mossbergs look and feel like cheap trash.

[MichelD]

Ian,

I am well aware of the benefits of Fluid Film. My 1957 Wingmaster doesn't have a spot of rust on it either from the last 5 years of salt water waterfowling. (I'm new at the game)

I like your suggestion of the Winchester. I've never had anyone else recommend that model.

I'm slowly selling off unused guns and accessories, building up my "New Shotgun Fund."

[Ian F.]

Here's what the winchester has going for it..

Made in Belgium at the famous FN factory of belgium browning fame

The X2 was developed during the flip flop that saw browning buy winchester. So it had all the development started at winchester and then also had access to all of brownings development and the oppertunity to learn from the issues with the early golds

Price, most of the 3"'s are around $1000, I purposely didn't get a 3 1/2 as most issue I've heard about with auto's, and pumps has been with 3 1/2 models. Just too much room to deal with going from 2 3/4 to 3 1/2.

Speed, reported to be the fastest, not that's not a typo, shotgun in production. Not that that should be a concern, just a point to note, and if sea duckin is in your future, speed can be important.

fit, finish, out of the box function, definetly got a piece of John M. Browning int here as they are well built and finished. Restated, it's a gun you like to look at, won't here that from the SBE crowd

Cleaning, basically 5 or 6 parts, the trigger mechanism (similar to your 870) the bolt (2 parts), space shuttle thingy, spring and plastic thingy and that's it for things that can fall off the gun, so similar to the modern blow backs in that regard.

All weather, I've shot it with absolutely no issue in everything from too hot to be shooting, down to too cold to be hunting, and that's not lower mainland cold, that's maritimes salt water freezing around your feet cold!

I have had exactly 2 problems with it in the 3 or 4 years I've owned it. 1. the bead popped off a day or two after getting it, replaced it with and after market true glo. 2. while cleaning it I popped of this little tiny weeny spring on the trigger mechanism and it wouldn't fire! figured out out, but blew a whole opening morning shoot!

So yes I really like this gun and it had worked very well for me, I have the traditional model, in 3" with wood, and if I had to do it again I'd go camo just to gain the weather resistance.

Very best,

Ian

[Ian F.]

P.S. if we hook up sometime you can run a box through it and see before you buy..

[Huli Huli]

The Wingmaster action is very smooth. If you try an Express, you will not recognize anything related to the handling of the Wingmaster. The Express is very rough. I have both. I mostly use a Benelli Super Black Eagle II now.

Things may seem expensive today, but when you ante up a little more and have something better, as your earning power increases, you will probably look back and be very glad you stretched a little.

[mr eagle]

I bought an 870 express magnum from Wholesale last year, $399 delivered to my door in three days. It is great, I've put about 400 rounds through it so far.

[kishman]

I also own an 870 express mag. Never given me any trouble what-so-ever, I'd prefer a hardwwod stock but for the money you can't go wrong.
369.99 + shipping from wholesale sports over in Alberta.
http://www.wholesalesports.com/onlin...ory=1012000102

[Tarp Man]

Michael, I bought a used Benelli Nova from CGN and have been very happy with it. This is my first season with it though, so I will have to see about longevity. It was advertized as having 400 or so rounds through it, mostly steel, but it shoots well, and fits well. The grip area on the Benelli's is longer than on Remingtons, so fit is important. There is a Remington Express Super Mag (2 3/4 - 3 1/2" chamber) on CGN right now for about $350? You should look there too. Especially since ducks and geese will be opening back up soon. Don't overlook local gunsmiths too as they may have some consignment stuff.

[Postal]

This summer I was in the market for a new shotgun.

After much research I decided you get what you pay for and put out the extra $ for a Beretta 391 Urika Synthetic.

I've used it a lot this fall on clays as well as upland game and ducks/geese and so far it's been very reliable and I love how it patterns.

I only plan on buying one shotgun in my life so what's an extra $300-500 to make sure you get a good'un.

Just my 2 cents

[Gunner]

I have a SuperXII in 31/2",and never use it.I like my Beretta Urika a lot more but neither could be considered a low end firearm.If your leaning toward a semi auto the 1100 is probably the way to go.I have yet to see a situation where I would need a 31/2" while shooting over decoys(I use good dekes,and I call reasonably well),and I'll probably give my SuperX to my godson,he lives for recoil! Good Luck!Gunner