Shotguns! Can We Chat?!

[sawhorseray]

AFTER REVERSE REPLACEMENT SHOULDER SURGERY ON BOTH SIDES ALL MY LONG GUNS ARE GONE NOW. MY LAST SHOTGUN WAS A WINCHESTER SX-2, THESE DAYS I BELIEVE IT'S NOW THE SX-4. SEMI-AUTO THAT WEIGHS SEVEN POUNDS, HANDLES 2&3/4" QUAIL LOADS TO 3&1/2" MAGS, 28" BARREL, FAST AS A BENELLI, I NEVER HAD A JAM. COMES WITH CHOKES THAT'LL HANDLE EVERYTHING FROM DOVES TO GEESE, GET SLUG CHOKES FOR BUCKS TOO. ONE GUN THAT'LL DO IT ALL, MINE LASTED 25 YEARS, GOT $500 FOR IT AT CABELAS WHEN I HAD TO DUMP IT LAST YEAR, PRETTY TOUGH TO BEAT.

I HAD A REMINGTON 1100 DISINTIGRATE IN A DUCK BLIND IN MY HANDS, AND THEIR SEMI-AUTO 22 MAG BLEW UP IN MY FACE. IF YOU DECIDE ON A REMINGTON GET A 870 PUMP, THEIR AUTOS ARE JUNK. RAY

 

[chopsaw]

REMINGTON 1100

My buddie had one . Drive 8 hours to Iowa to pheasant hunt . Bang , jamb ,, cuss , cuss , bang , jamb , repeat .

FAST AS A BENELLI,

I heard that about the Winchester .
I was looking at a Benelli years ago . They had a video of it shooting five shells before the first casing hit the ground .

 

[schlotz]

Lots of good advice & opinions here on what to get. Teaching him to shoulder it correctly before squeezing the trigger would be my first suggestion. Done properly either gauge will work for your son. Once you decide, take him skeet shooting. Great place to learn a number of valuable techniques.

In earlier days this Browning 20ga was my choice. Purchased brand new in 1969 - Belgium produced. Haven't used it in a number of years, but the grandson is now 11 and it just might come out of hibernation

 

[chopsaw]

A5 Browning ,, awesome shotgun .
A feature I love on those is the chamber lock out . Blocks the feed , and you unchamber the shell . Leaves the chamber empty for moving around .
Always wanted one .

 

[schlotz]

FYI, don't properly hold this 20 ga for a lengthy skeet session and you'll come home black & blue. Don't ask me how I know

 

[crazymoon]

Justin, I too agree with the "get a 12 ga." crowd. You can always buy a slip-on Limbsaver recoil pad until your son gets a bit older. No picks for make or model, there are too many good ones out there .