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On the used racks Remington 1100s were always a good shotgun for the money. I think about everything is high these days. May look for a ratty looking one in good mechanical shape. Refinish the stock and blue it and you'll be way ahead.
A couple more to look for are the rem 11-48 and savage 775 or browning A5. All are good old shotguns even today. Those are old recoil type shotguns where the barrels slide back to cock the gun and put another one in the chamber. Pretty popular in the 50s and 60s. I still hunt with them and they don't jam, unlike a lot of the 80s and 90s models that came and went.
A couple more to look for are the rem 11-48 and savage 775 or browning A5. All are good old shotguns even today. Those are old recoil type shotguns where the barrels slide back to cock the gun and put another one in the chamber. Pretty popular in the 50s and 60s. I still hunt with them and they don't jam, unlike a lot of the 80s and 90s models that came and went.
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On the used racks Remington 1100s were always a good shotgun for the money. I think about everything is high these days. May look for a ratty looking one in good mechanical shape. Refinish the stock and blue it and you'll be way ahead.
A couple more to look for are the rem 11-48 and savage 775 or browning A5. All are good old shotguns even today. Those are old recoil type shotguns where the barrels slide back to cock the gun and put another one in the chamber. Pretty popular in the 50s and 60s. I still hunt with them and they don't jam, unlike a lot of the 80s and 90s models that came and went.
A couple more to look for are the rem 11-48 and savage 775 or browning A5. All are good old shotguns even today. Those are old recoil type shotguns where the barrels slide back to cock the gun and put another one in the chamber. Pretty popular in the 50s and 60s. I still hunt with them and they don't jam, unlike a lot of the 80s and 90s models that came and went.
#4
Although I own a couple of nice SGs, a BSS 20ga, Franchi 48AL 20ga, A-5 12ga, Valmet 412 12 ga and Ruger Woodside 12ga, when I decided to purchase a dedicated turkey SG, I went cheap. I purchased an H & R Excell Auto (5) and have been pretty darn happy with it. It's a camo finish gun, so no real comments to make about finish, although the fit and camo finish are just fine to my eye. I ended up leaving the darn thing (by mistake) in my garage for almost an entire year and when I finally pulled it out of the case, all was well. I disassembled it expecting to find some rust, perhaps, but it was all just fine. A couple links to follow, if you want:
http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Shotguns/excell.asp
http://www.shootingtimes.com/2010/09...auto_5_012009/
http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Shotguns/excell.asp
http://www.shootingtimes.com/2010/09...auto_5_012009/