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What’s your pick? #4102239
03/16/24 02:17 PM
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Requirements:
-Sub $1k
-12ga, 3in shells
-Semi-auto

General purpose hunting shotgun for occasional use. Dove, squirrel, and turkey hunting gun

Re: What’s your pick? [Re: chevydude2015] #4102245
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For sub $1k I'd go with the Franchi or Sx4


Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!

Re: What’s your pick? [Re: James] #4102247
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Originally Posted by James
For sub $1k I'd go with the Franchi or Sx4

Re: What’s your pick? [Re: chevydude2015] #4102252
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SX4 100%. Love mine

Re: What’s your pick? [Re: chevydude2015] #4102260
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Beretta A300

Re: What’s your pick? [Re: blade] #4102272
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Originally Posted by blade
Beretta A300

^^^ This 👆


Duty, Honor, Country

Robert E. Lee
Re: What’s your pick? [Re: Narrow Gap] #4102274
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Originally Posted by Narrow Gap
Originally Posted by blade
Beretta A300

^^^ This 👆

Winner winner


Micah 6:8
Re: What’s your pick? [Re: chevydude2015] #4102281
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None of the above!!! I’d find an original Rem 870 in excellent shape and never look back!!


It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.


Re: What’s your pick? [Re: marshmud991] #4102284
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Originally Posted by marshmud991
None of the above!!! I’d find an original Rem 870 in excellent shape and never look back!!


That’s what I first tried to steer them towards but they want a semi-auto.

Doesn’t have to be a new gun either by the way

Re: What’s your pick? [Re: chevydude2015] #4102306
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Originally Posted by chevydude2015
Originally Posted by marshmud991
None of the above!!! I’d find an original Rem 870 in excellent shape and never look back!!


That’s what I first tried to steer them towards but they want a semi-auto.

Doesn’t have to be a new gun either by the way

I can understand that!! I agree with Blade if it has to be a semi.


It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.


Re: What’s your pick? [Re: chevydude2015] #4102319
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I've held a few of those A300s, and they just don't feel good to me. But to each their own 😁


Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!

Re: What’s your pick? [Re: TurkeyJoe] #4102340
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Originally Posted by TurkeyJoe
Originally Posted by Narrow Gap
Originally Posted by blade
Beretta A300

^^^ This 👆

Winner winner

What they said...I have one. I really like it, and I don't say that about many guns


There are two types of gun enthusiasts ... Those who have been F#CKED by PTG and those who will be!

~ unknown
Re: What’s your pick? [Re: chevydude2015] #4102343
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Somebody just had another deal on a beretta, I deleted it. Maybe palmetto, maybe prepper gun shop.
It was 799 or 899

Last edited by globe; 03/16/24 06:29 PM.

Everything woke turns to shucks
Re: What’s your pick? [Re: chevydude2015] #4102353
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Re: What’s your pick? [Re: gundoc] #4102369
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Some Marriott/Auburn
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Originally Posted by gundoc
Originally Posted by TurkeyJoe
Originally Posted by Narrow Gap
Originally Posted by blade
Beretta A300

^^^ This 👆

Winner winner

What they said...I have one. I really like it, and I don't say that about many guns


I really like my A300 patrol, it’s got me wanting a 26” type gun

Re: What’s your pick? [Re: chevydude2015] #4102487
03/17/24 07:10 AM
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1. Beretta A300 Ultima
2. SX4 Winchester

These 2 rule the sub $1k shotgun market and deservedly so


Sent leaning against a big oak in knee deep water
Re: What’s your pick? [Re: chevydude2015] #4102533
03/17/24 09:13 AM
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Beretta is the easy choice.


Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales

Molon Labe
Re: What’s your pick? [Re: chevydude2015] #4102591
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IF I wanted best bang for the $, AND I didn’t want to have to worry about POA VS POI and barrel/choke spec and thread issues, I’d find a used Browning Gold or Winchester SX2/3……sure, they don’t have all the trendy new fishnipple features and gay stock lines, but they’re the design the rest came from, and (the best part) they aren’t spaghetti guns with Turkish parts and machining mysteries to unlock. Seriously, if you want a spaghetti gun, look for older/used Beretra/Franchi/Benelli stuff…..the newer stuff can come with baggage those older 390s, 612s, and SBE1s don’t have. If you want bulletproof, more reliable than anything else, period? Find an older Auto 5 Mag 12 and deal with screw in choke and synthetic conversions later, if needed. Tons of folks won’t enjoy hearing that, but over 40 years of shooting all sorts of shotguns from saltwater marsh mud, to rice stubble dust, to blizzards in Canada, the original Auto 5 has saved a LOT of hunts from newer guns. You want more ‘sacrilege’? If you’re looking at pumps, the Winchester 1300 has quite a few things going for it over an 870. Not saying it’s better in all ways, but it’s definitely underrated and is (in my mind) a better compromise if you can’t have a semi-auto than many 870s….ESPECIALLY for young shooters. It’s even better if you can find a true youth model….the forend reach is shortened. Couple that with them releasing the bolt/pump automatically on firing, they’re FAST. I also think a BPS is a gem for a pump.

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Re: What’s your pick? [Re: Narrow Gap] #4103386
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Originally Posted by Narrow Gap
Originally Posted by blade
Beretta A300

^^^ This 👆

Re: What’s your pick? [Re: ALMODUX] #4103387
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Originally Posted by ALMODUX
IF I wanted best bang for the $, AND I didn’t want to have to worry about POA VS POI and barrel/choke spec and thread issues, I’d find a used Browning Gold or Winchester SX2/3……sure, they don’t have all the trendy new fishnipple features and gay stock lines, but they’re the design the rest came from, and (the best part) they aren’t spaghetti guns with Turkish parts and machining mysteries to unlock. Seriously, if you want a spaghetti gun, look for older/used Beretra/Franchi/Benelli stuff…..the newer stuff can come with baggage those older 390s, 612s, and SBE1s don’t have. If you want bulletproof, more reliable than anything else, period? Find an older Auto 5 Mag 12 and deal with screw in choke and synthetic conversions later, if needed. Tons of folks won’t enjoy hearing that, but over 40 years of shooting all sorts of shotguns from saltwater marsh mud, to rice stubble dust, to blizzards in Canada, the original Auto 5 has saved a LOT of hunts from newer guns. You want more ‘sacrilege’? If you’re looking at pumps, the Winchester 1300 has quite a few things going for it over an 870. Not saying it’s better in all ways, but it’s definitely underrated and is (in my mind) a better compromise if you can’t have a semi-auto than many 870s….ESPECIALLY for young shooters. It’s even better if you can find a true youth model….the forend reach is shortened. Couple that with them releasing the bolt/pump automatically on firing, they’re FAST. I also think a BPS is a gem for a pump.


Cant disagree with anything. However, I said the A300 because I dont like the SX4 safety for kids. It is too easy to hit IMO. The SX3 does not have this issue. I bought one used (dont think it was ever shot) for my son. Great gun. But I bought my other son an A300 and it is a fine gun too. It was used but only had a couple boxes of shells through it. The browning golds are awesome and I have one I biught in 1997. But, I'll add that it is a good idea to steer clear of the 3.5 inch ones because they havr know issues.

I like the BPS guns but would not buy ine for a kid because they are too hard to tell if they are loaded because of the bottom ejection. If the kid has good attention to detail then go for it, but they are a little more difficult to cycle all the shells through to load and unload.

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