Shotguns! Can We Chat?!

[ajbert]

I'll echo the Rem 870 and the Moss 500. Also agree with the older 870's. I have a couple of them, along with a Moss 500 and a couple of old Stevens side by sides. I never took semi-autos for some reason. One thing that hasn't be mentioned is the weight of the shotgun and the amount of felt recoil. As with handguns and rifles, the lighter they are the more felt recoil. The more they weigh the less recoil. A good place to find something that will fit your son is at Cabela's, if there is one close to you. They have a gun library that he can test out a number of shotguns to find with just the right fit. I haven't bought a shotgun in about 20 years or so, so I'm not real up to date on the new stuff. I have no problem with buying older guns, though, as I know them pretty well. In fact, I have a 75 year old Win Mod 95 that I still hunt with today. My wife and son both shot their deer with it this year. This is a rifle of course but I have an old Stevens that is older than me in 12 gauge that I still hunt with.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

I'll echo the Rem 870 and the Moss 500. Also agree with the older 870's. I have a couple of them, along with a Moss 500 and a couple of old Stevens side by sides. I never took semi-autos for some reason. One thing that hasn't be mentioned is the weight of the shotgun and the amount of felt recoil. As with handguns and rifles, the lighter they are the more felt recoil. The more they weigh the less recoil. A good place to find something that will fit your son is at Cabela's, if there is one close to you. They have a gun library that he can test out a number of shotguns to find with just the right fit. I haven't bought a shotgun in about 20 years or so, so I'm not real up to date on the new stuff. I have no problem with buying older guns, though, as I know them pretty well. In fact, I have a 75 year old Win Mod 95 that I still hunt with today. My wife and son both shot their deer with it this year. This is a rifle of course but I have an old Stevens that is older than me in 12 gauge that I still hunt with.

This is a great point I forgot to mention. I'm a fan of having the correct weight for the uses. Sure walking for upland a lighter gun is nice but with that you do get the increases recoil which depending on the person you may or may not notice when shooting at game.

 

[normanaj]

When I was in Combat Arms school in the AF the Rem 870 Wingmaster was one of the weapons we were taught.Unfortunately after becoming an instructor I never had the opportunity to teach it or even come across it again.

 

[texomakid]

I guess I'm just out of touch when it comes to shotguns. I still have the Montgomery Wards Western Fields 16 ga my dad purchased back in the late 60's. I haven't shot it in years but the recoil isn't much. Dad used it for quail hunting and I later used it to plink clay disk with my buddies in Highschool. I'm guessing he paid around $100 for it new, maybe less (Money was tight back then!) I would assume it's still worth around that same price.