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If you were to buy a brand new shotgun today, which one is the best out there in terms of reliability, low recoil and ergonomics? Mainly for ducks and geese in the midwest. I don't care about 1100's or A5's, I want to know about the latest generation of scatterguns, beretta, browning, benelli, etc. ----------------------------------------------------- Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. Proverbs 26-4 National Rifle Association Life Member | ||
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I really like the Benelli M2 which will likely be my next but Benelli Super Black Eagles are a very good choice as well. I currently shoot a Beretta Pintail which I absolutely love, but no made here any longer. You can still find them new on Gunbroker.com for reasonable prices. Good luck in your search | |||
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beretta 391, 390, beretta extrema, benelli m1 or m2 or super black eagle..... or my new favorite, the beretta extreme 400 in cammo...... Note, a lot of people have had problems with light primer strikes on the extrema 2's so I would probably not get that (I have 4 and have problems with 2)..... | |||
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Benelli Or Bretta make good guns. I shoot a 1100 sometimes too. I have 2 Vinci's and an Valmet Trap over & under I had Briley make steel tubes for. | |||
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The new Beretta is grand and easy on the shoulder. I'm a big fan of both Beretta and Benelli. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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Beretta Beretta Beretta | |||
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Benelli Super Vinci,comes with all the crio chokes. The only all purpose shotgun worth owning since the SBE II. For waterfowl hunting there's way to much dirt involved to have a gas operated shotgun IMO | |||
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baxter, I have allways shot berettas........ just dont get an extrema 2 as they had really bad light firing pin strike problems....... every other beretta I have ever owned was awesome, probably 2 dozen so far.... | |||
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If you will be hunting marine environment then get a dipped gun. It prevents rust. Here would be my top 3 picks in this particular order: 1) Benelli Super Black Eagle II  Advantage: Easy to clean Disadvantage: None There will be no SBE III...instead Benelli has come out with the 3.5" Super Vinci. I handled the gun and it is very very nice. 2)Benelli Super Vinci  Advantage: Easy to clean Disadvantage: None 3) Beretta Extrema II  Advantage: Very very easy on Recoil Disadvantages: Gas action is a bitch to clean . | |||
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Make sure you shoot that Vinci first.....a bud bought one and had a hell of a time smashing his fingers on the back of the trigger guard with recoil......if you look at the pictures comparatively you can get a sense of what I mean......but it's probably something one can adjust to. PS.....I shoot a SBEII......and I NEVER feel recoil while hunting and shooting 3.5" all day long. | |||
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Thanks for the insights, I suspected benelli and beretta would top most peoples lists. Are the brownings or winchesters worth looking at? ----------------------------------------------------- Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. Proverbs 26-4 National Rifle Association Life Member | |||
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All of the high-end semis are good I suspect....it all comes down to fit and if you want gas-driven.....I think KG shoots an Extrema2 these days.....the forestock on Benellis is unlike any other and part of why I like it so much. | |||
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No sir. Beretta AL 390. ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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I won an Extrema2 and sold it unused to buy a 375. I had heard of the light strikes. I don't shoot 3 1/2 inch shells at all so my choice would be the Urika 2. | |||
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Thanks Patricio....I checked out the Sporting Clays version couple of months ago...this one looks pretty good as well. | |||
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there is only 2 types of scatterguns, them with 2 barrels and all the others  | |||
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The UNico looks interesting. I;m not much for the styling but the technology is always fun... | |||
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@butchloc Salt marshes are brutal to all guns. I would dare not expose a fancy O/U or SxS to that environment...I respect them too much. Have seen many hardcore badass waterfowlers with SxS hunting the saltwater....they learn quickly Also, the semi-autos can pump 3.5" shells all day for specific hunts such as Snow Goose pass shooting. One will need shoulder surgery with a SxS or O/U (assuming it can handle 3.5" shells). All sentiments aside...there is a time and place for waterfowling guns. They would not be my choice for say a Grouse and Woodcock hunt in Maine. I would much rather prefer a short barrel 28ga SxS for that. BUT take me to the Maine Coast for Eiders in saltwater and my preference would change to a semi in a heartbeat. | |||
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Up here in Iceland Benelli and Beretta pretty much dominate the semi market like most other places but for waterfowl and seabird hunting i see Benelli´s most of the time! Ive had Benelli S90 M1 left hand and loved the gun, easy to strip down after a dirty day and never fails! Never had a Beretta and never will as long as they continue to ignore us lefties.. Have a Rem 1100 left hand that i use for all hunting be it wildfowl, highland ptarmigans, cormorants on the shore or seabirds. never failed and have not had any rust issues, just soak it in oil and go huntin;P | |||
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Got a beretta a400 extreme yesterday, definitively a nice gun, shot some ducks and geese today in north dakota..... Will give a more detailed report in a couple of days.... | |||
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Went from 870 to a Nova to a SBEII to a 390 and now back to the Nova. So, if I were buying a waterfowl gun tomorrow? Nova. Hunting: Exercising dominion over creation at 2800 fps. | |||
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