Shotgun General

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>>31763090
Thinking about both the mossberg 500/maverick 88. Can't seem to find any Remington 870s in my area.
I want a shotgun because honestly I don't think getting an AR has ever been worth it in CA.
Or any semi auto for that matter since we're cucked into 10 round only mags.

Why did you get a shotgat OP? Home defense or tactically tactical shotgunning for tactics?

>>31763144
Oh I've also been looking at those Dickinson shotguns big 5 has. I've heard they're not bad for what they are. And shotguns are hard to fuck up anyways.

A Mossberg 500 I inherited. I've had it for a decade and I've never actually shot the thing. I probably should do something about that, I mean, my front yard is a shooting range.

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I traded a shitty Chinese sks for a Mossberg 835 ulti-mag badass deal imo. But I need some advice, should I saw off the barrel to 18 inches or just buy a new one(I'm having trouble finding an 18 inch barrel).

>>31763301
I should say the barrel is 24 inches currently

First shotgun was a Remington 1100.. I shoot skeet and sporting clay and I love it

>>31763301
Pretty sure the 590A1 18.5 inch barrel will fit it.

>>31763163
>A Mossberg 500 I inherited
I would be so pissed.

>>31763090
maverick 88

>>31763401
When I was like 12, for christmas my grandparents got my 14 year old brother a break open .410 shotty and they got me one of those bead kits that you assemble and then iron into shapes.

I was super, super pissed. I know they didn't owe me shit for christmas, but I was fucking insulted.

>>31763090
My first was a Remington 870 express. I used it for sporting clays and the like. Then I bought a mossberg 500 hoke defense one
I like my mossy better

>>31763163
Lucky dog you.. I used to shoot in my grandpa's front yard in GA but now I'm stuck in America's public hairs.. a la Floreeda and haz only public ranges that change lots of money for shit rules

>>31763409
But which one got used more I wonder?...

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>>31763090
Mossy 500 Persuader first one I've ever owned. Sold it tho.
Now I own
>14" 500
>20" 590
>24" 930
>18" H&R Single shit 12ga

It's a well rounded team of shotties. I love them all to death.
Eventually I'd like to get an M4, super 90, spas, and stuff like that. Mostly to bolster the meme element to my collection.

>>31763474
My dad gave me a H&R pardner 12 for Christmas when I was like 13.
First shotgun I bought was a Savage 720

My first shotgun was a Stoger Condor that my father bought me when I turned 13 and joined my school's trap/skeet team. Im 30 now and still use it regularly for sport shooting.

Have a New Haven for turkey, a Mossberg 500 for home, and looking at getting a KSG soon.

The only Mossberg or remingshit I'd buy would be a 590a1 or 870 police/wingmaster

I much rather get a benelli supernova if buying new

There are some semi autos I've had my eye on though, like the Beretta 1301 and various benellis/franchise like the m4, m1, Vinci, affinity

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>>31763090

Solid choice OP. Did you get the combo deal with a slug barrel and smoothbore?

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>>31763090
My first is still my only.

Maverick 88 in 12 ga

It somehow had a 50/50 chance for light primer strikes, so I sent it in after the first range trip and got it back a week or so later, no issue since.

>>31763301
DO NOT CUT THE GODDAMN BARREL!

find someone who wants to trade barrels. Nothing worse than that nigger shit, I swear to fucking god.

I''ve been looking into shotguns and really want a 590a1 because the sights and barrel and such, but its damn near 600 i think, is there any possible chance that it will go on sale in the very near future?

>>31763501
I have a ritual whenever I go shooting.
>clean up for the day before we all go home
>clean up all our shotgun shells
>any unfired shell we find must be shot out of the single shot 18" by the person who finds it.

Yeah that gun weighs maybe 4 pounds and I found a 3" turkey load once.

>>31763553
Go 590. Seriously consider if that fuckhueg barrel will really be used to its full potential.

Also no metal trigger guard, BUT if somehow you manage to break the plastic one? You can always buy the metal one.

>>31763090
My first was a $200 Ithaca 37

Are there any attachments for a home defense shotgun that aren't a waste of money or potential impediment?

>>31763588
Is the 590 just like the a1 but without the heavy barrel? Also considering between the 18" and the 20", home defense is good, but I want it to be an overall gun as well

>>31763090
>what was your first shotgun?
28ga Winchester 101, my dad won it in a skeet tournament about 4 hours before I was born and cut the stock down so I could start shooting at 5.

>>31763501
Wow, I got the same gun around 13. I still have it.

>>31763372
Thanks man i really needed some help

Ithaca Super Nitro Express sxs
then an 870 Super Magnum
then a Tristar Cobra

if I get another one I'll probably get a semi-auto or an over-under. I'm still chasing a vintage Weatherby. It's hard to describe how pleasant those are to shoot.

>>31763649
a flashlight and a shell sleeve, maybe optics.

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I want to get a Shotgun but I don't know what is good I've been looking at 3 different ones it will mainly be a range and clay shoot. 1 would be the DDI 12, 2 is the Adler a110, and 3 is a 870. If I can get some input that would be helpful

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My Maverick 88 has ran like a top for the thousands of rounds of various loads I've put through it without skipping a beat. Got it for $180 new. Have a Primary Arms GenII light and Mesa Tactical 6 shell side saddle on it.

>>31765254
>DD12
These have been getting sheered lugs on the bolts and other scary shit. Just get a Vepr12
>Addler
I don't have any experience with these, I don't see a reason for this unless you're Aussie but I am assuming that's not the case.
>870
If it's an old one sure, if it's a new one just get a Mossberg500. Remington QC has been nonexistent since Freedom Group.

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I gave my other two shotguns away to friends as gifts after I bought this. No ragrats.

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This thread needs more Zulu Shotgun

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>>31765593
Sexual as fuck

>>31765254
my 870 was actually really solid for range and clay, but it was an '01. 870's have very smooth bolt and pump actions and the pull feels pretty short. I could almost fire as fast as a semi-auto with it and the 28" barrel was great for outdoors. The load gate also was never really an issue because it was pretty light. If you want an 870 I'd recommend you look at competitor models. The cheaper ones have really stiff actions. CZ's are pretty good right now and they have specialty versions.

A lever action is not what you want for clay or trap but it could be fun, and the ak pattern shotguns work better for 3 gun competition.

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>>31763090
first was a 590
sold it to buy 590a1 shown
...picked up a 500 recently
finally got SOE sidesaddles for these
practicing reloads is fun

have my eye on benelli for the future

>>31763315
pics?

>>31763572
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1w1MVZVevo

>>31763666
one difference is the barrel finish
..the a1s have parkerized barrels

>>31763666
the 590 is essentially a 500 with a different mag tube and barrel on it.
you dont get the parkerized finish the trigger group is the same plastic one as the 500

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My 590a1 with hogue forend.

>>31765527
>>31765685
Thanks guys I'll keep my eyes out for an older 870, what years do recommend

>>31766412
Freedom Group got Remington in 2007 so 870s before that year should be fine.

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Question:

I'm a nogunz faggot. Wanting to get a shotgun, but I'm a poorfag. I've been thinking about getting a Maverick 88 for HD purposes. What model should I get and should I buy used or new?

>>31766810
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr9_SYMmEmY

These are the 3 guns you want to be comparing between. I would get the 500 because you can put more aftermarket stuff on it, but if you can only afford an 88 it's perfectly fine as long as you aren't planning on pimping it out.

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>first shotgun
A pre H&R buyout Bay state arms single shot that's been in my family since not long after the gun was made.

>>31766810
at grabagun.com they got 88s for 200 and 500 PGO for 300. A full stock is like $30. Just not that much more money for the slightly better version. They only reason I've looked at the 88 was I was thinking about getting like five of them so cumulatively thats a bigger savings.

>>31764061
>optic
>shotgun
nigga, just point

>>31767066
retard detected

>>31766810
heres what you do, go to a gunstore, if they have a used 500 or 870 that costs less than a new 88 you buy that. if the used rack has nothing you buy a 88

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Just ordered my first SG.

Mossberg 500 with wood furniture and two barrels: 18.5" and 28"

I'm a happy camper.

>>31767138
anyone know when mossberg added slingswivels to the bottom of the tube?

>>31766916
You do know that you can put all aftermarket parts for the 500 on the maverick 88 right?

>>31767458
Not all. fore end has a different setup.

>>31763315
Mah nigga. 1100 here too, got the mag tube extension on it

>that feeling when dumping a full tube of buckshot in just under 3 seconds

Mossberg 500 is a hunk of shit. The forearm and action rods broke the second time I ever had it out. This was a brand new gun. WTF Mossberg. I'm selling it as soon as they fix it.

Knew I shoulda bought my co-worker's old ass Remington or O/U CZ.

>>31766412
Even my '01 was a little rough in materials and finish, and the sun of a bitch rusts if air gets on it. My friends had several Expresses in those years that could not handle certain brands of ammo or 3" brass because the extractors sucked. I would just avoid the Express. The Wingmaster is brilliant. My friend has a 1979 Wingmaster for sale for $279 that completely outclasses the new models and I'm shocked nobody has bought it yet.

>>31766810

Depending on what GS, you can find a used mossy 500 for as low as $175. One has to search though.

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any stoeger fans?

I want a break action shotgun, but can't find anything below the 500-600 range. Why so expensive?

>>31763437
I don't know but after I passed the Hunter's Safety Course in about 1973 my dad bought me a Savage 20 Ga single from Western Auto that got the crap shot out of it. That used to be the right of passage pass the test around 12 years old and dad would buy you a shotgun or a rifle

>>31769942
>Why so expensive?
You looking at over unders or side by sides?

O/Uers can be retardedly expensive, but I've had 300 dollar side by sides

>>31763401
>being pissed about free guns

>>31770201
I think I might just be retarded. I'm not seeing any in either category below 500. Haven't found single shots that arent used (which I dont want to fuck with because I don't have the technical know how to fix up a junker).

>>31765491
>>31763531
>>31763409

Anybody else have a problem with dropping shells at first with their mossy 88? It's stopped since I've broken it in but for like the first 60 or so rounds it was bad about dropping shells out the bottom rather than properly loading them.

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My 870. I'm not a huge fan of shotguns but I really like this one.

I want to get a modern day ithaca 37 and build it to trench gun specs

I'm deadset on buying a 590A1 variant at some point for fun. How much should I be looking to spend?

Must haves:

Heat Shield
8+1 Capacity
18.5"/20' Barrel

Anything that fulfills those desires without costing $600?

>>31771585
>590A1
if you want an a1 you pay 600
the normal 590 are cheaper but its not the 590a1

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>>31763090
muh baby

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>>31769791
yep...just bought a used condor for trap n skeet. have put over 500 rds through it in last 2 months without issue.

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>>31763090
I have this bad boy but I need to get it looked at to be sure it's safe to shoot.

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>>31771684

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>>31771718

>>31771585
Samefag, fucking sucks that I don't earn shit from working 2 days a week and college fag, but i'll buy a a1, one day

>>31771812
>Samefag
thats not what that means you newfriend

>>31771920
I'm trying here, no bully

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>>31772232
On related note to the 590a1, what is the sight called in image related? And can it be changed for the beaded sight?

>>31767458
Nogunz detected

>>31772647
ghost rings
it would be easy to replace with a bead since the rear is screwed on and all you need to do is swap the barrel out.
that said the ghostring model is like $100 bucks more than the bead sight so it would be better to buy a gun with what you wanted installed from the start.
replacement barrels are pricey too/

>>31763090
Debating between the Benelli supernova tactical and the Mossberg 500 tactical. The "comfortech" looks nice, but I'd rather have 6+1 than 4+1 for the difference of half an inch of barrel.

My first shotgun ended up being the fedora king of mossbergs, the 590DA1.

Allegedly Mossberg made these because cops were ND'ing their shotguns too much since they were too used to sa/da pistols, so the DA1 has a double action-ish trigger, with over a half inch of travel and a 9-10 pound pull.

I found 2 cop trade ins at a pawn shop for 300 each, and it's still a heavy barrel A1

I'm thinking of picking up a Mossberg 590A1, been looking at the used market I should be able to pick one up next pay check if the listing is still up.

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>>31773555
Supernovas are patrician-tier.

Just get a Nordiccomp extended tube.

>tfw Supernova field with 24" barrel and 10+1 capacity.

>>31772957
I kinda wanted both, but if that's the case, i'll stick to the ghost sights

Thinking about getting a shotgun for just shits and giggles. Friends and I love to go shoot yet Noone owns a shotgun.

Was thinking of an iver Johnson 12 or 20 gauge single shot for 125. Pawnshop near me seems to be the safe haven for em. But at that same store there's a mosberg pistol grip shotgun for only 200.

>>31774348
Are they as easy to reload as people claim? I'm looking for a pump to start in heavy 3 gun matches and the Supernova is at the top of my list.

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Having trouble figuring out why this one is about 50 dollars cheaper than the normal 9 shot with a bead sight

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>>31763090
My first shotgun (was also the first gun I had ever purchased) is my Mossberg 590A1 SPX. Purchased it for home defense/shtf. I've never run into anything I don't like about it. Being left handed, I appreciate the top mounted ambi safety and 9 round capacity is quite nice.

>>31774408
>Iver Johnson
You do not want to do this. You can find a better anything sub $200 if you wait for outlet sales, like a decent maverick 88 (~190). If you must have a single shot look elsewhere.

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>>31773589
just searched this. never heard of it
>double action-ish trigger, with over a half inch of travel and a 9-10 pound pull.
..super weird

>>31774929
I found my new toy for tax returns

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>>31771673
Is this you, anon?

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Benelli super nova tactical, my first 12 gauge

>>31774929
Okay where the fuck do I find this thing

>>31775602
>>31775514
None of you fucks are answering my question, but I would guess that you order it online and get it transfered

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>>31771673

Mah nigga.

My first was a 28'' barrel Maverick 88, worked like a charm and was a great first shotgun, I knew I would love shotguns but I had no idea how hooked it would get me. I sold it because it was a little massive for my local woods. Now I have...

Norinco 1887
Boito Single Shot 12 Gauge
Maverick 88 18.5'' with pistol grip
JC Higgins Model 10
ASIL Bulldog 12 Gauge, Turkish Gun
Stevens Model 520

I've also had a Norinco 13'' coach gun and a UTS15, both of which I liked. I'm getting another Gen 4 UTS some day for sure. I probably have another five kinds of shotguns I'd like to buy at the moment.

>>31771673
AAAAAHHHHH MY DICK

>>31770734
Im liking the shells mounted on the side like that who do i give my money to So mine will look the same?

>>31763666
>>31765999
>>31766014
Some of the 590 non a1 will have parkerized barrels too. My Magpul 590 i picked up on sale about 7 months ago for $350 has a bayo lug and is parkerized. It has the insanely stiff plastic safety and a plastic trigger guard I believe

Been feeling to get a 12g semi with magazines. I know there is the vepr12 and saiga, but are there any other kinds? In addition, how do they stack up?

>>31775702
Is pistol grip only viable?

>>31778057
Cut up shotgun cards from your favorite source or you could cut up a shotgun shell holding bandolier or sling but they aren't as nice as cards which are usually made from thicker, stiffer nylon.
I recently bought some metal shotgun cards and am trying those out. I like them better than nylon. $10 on sale and they come in a 2 shell and 4 shell sections that can be joined together for 6 total. I have the 4 hole on the left side and the 2 hole on the forend. They have rubber grippers inside to prevent movement, which I like as my elastic loops were getting kinda loose.

>>31778564
Not really. It's mostly just for literal niggers and white trailer trash figurative niggers.
Bretty not gud.
You can tell someone doesn't know WTF they are doing as soon as you spot a PGO shotgun.

>>31763090
my first gun too. got it for $275~ after taxes/fees. brand spanking new with pistol grip/stock. already has knobs for a sling.
>captcha:stop solicitors

I spent $25 on a Stevens Model 58. I almost regret it.

>>31778564
depends on how much effort you are willing to put in mastering it
a pgo gun takes a stockedgun that was easy to shoot up to 75 yards with 00 buck and limits it to like 10-15 yards

Is a Winchester 1300 pretty good?

Bought an old Brazilian F.I.E. 20g, single shot several months ago. Fun gun, might need a new spring for the firing pin though. Plan on buying a 500 sometime in the future.