Shotgun of Choice?

I shoot a browning BPS. Love the simplicity and reliability of a pump and the bottom eject means all my empties end up in the boat and not in the marsh
 
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Berretta 390, the Walmart version.
Bought it as a "my wife just left me" pity present to myself ( [smile] ) back in the fall of 2003. If I remember correctly, it was $526 + tax. Plain black synthetic, 3", 3 choke tubes, no magazine cutoff.
Best waterfowling purchase i ever made. Hands down, no questions asked.
Before that I had gone through an 870 Express, Mossberg 835, Mossberg 9200 (the jam-o-matic as I called it) and a Benelli Nova.
The Nova was the only one I shot well but its a clunk gun, not very pretty and I always wanted a semi.
I've put over a thousand rounds through my 390 and it has rarely failed me, and the few times it did it was because I was using leftover shells from the year before that had some corrosion on the bases that I didn't clean well.
 
Usually shoot my 12 gauge Benelli M2. Will switch up occasionaly , sometimes 1/2 the season and shoot my 12 gauge Browning Gold. In 20 gauge I shoot my Browning Gold, Citori or past couple seasons a Synthetic stocked SX3. Just can,t bare to beat up the pretty wood stocked guns waterfowl hunting. Usually shoot the 20,s early teal thru our early wood duck season. Once our Goose season overlaps with duck I,ll carry just the 12,s. Picked up a Benelli M2 20 gauge yesterday that I,m planning on shooting for my 20 gauge use this season. Looking forward to getting this gun tuned up as I love my 12 gauge M2.
 
Remington 11-87 for ducks and geese; 11-87 20 or Citori 12ga for quail. The 11-87 12 gauge, which my wife bought for me around 91, is my go to hunting gun. It's most important feature is it fits me well, second most important feature is the beat up wood stock which makes me smile from the memories.

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Bill
 
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These are awesome guys keep em coming! I have always used a semi-auto (more recently a Benelli SBE 3, not a huge fan), but more recently ive thought about going with an over under. I like the traditional look to them and I feel that the less moving parts you have the better (especially when it comes to salt water hunting). I also like the point of being able to control where the empty shells go. I've always thought there should be a way for us to control our plastic shells from drifting away into the marsh.
 
Benelli M2 has been my go-to shotgun for years. Love the reliability of the inertia drive system. But more recently I've been taking the Super Fox with me. Something different and quite pleasing about shooting vintage doubles.

Eric
 
I bought an M-2 two years ago and have never looked back. Patterns well, is reliable, inertia system only had an issue closing day last year when some sea spray (basically a wave) got on the action and made some slush. My gloves were also frozen stiff so I repositioned and was good after that.
 
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Wow, not a Remington Versa Max listed. I love this gun. I shot a Remington 870 Special Purpose for a lot of years and grew up with 870 Wingmasters. I was gifted a Remington 1100 with full choke and 30 inch barrel from a dear Uncle. I use this gun in special circumstances. Wish I still had my Wingmaster pump.
 
Another Benelli fan here

My turkey gun used to be my everything gun: ducks, rail, snipe, woodcock, mountain grouse, prairie grouse, quail, turkeys, pigs. Benelli M2 synthetic stock 20 ga. I ended up having to replace the inertia spring a few years back. I wore it out. Other than that, that gun has served me incredibly well in the 10 or 12 years I have owned it.

Now my upland gun is a Benelli Montefeltro in 20 ga. I also take it duck hunting, though I will be looking for a ducks only gun to take. Too much salt water around here for me to want to risk my pretty wooden stocked Montefeltro. I am hard on equipment but I do want to keep this one as pretty as possible for as long as possible.

I also have a 20 ga Ruger Red Label and a 20 ga Remington 870 Express that was my first gun (that gun will win NO beauty contests). They mostly do duty in the closet. But I take them out from time to time.
 
Dani

When Benelli fist hit the market in mid 90s I heard hunters rave about them. They were like a Benelli cult. Anything not a Benelli was sub-par in their minds. I always sort of figured they were trying to justify spending so much on a shotgun compared to US guns and basically thought they had to be full of crap with their claims. Then years later I found myself with a Benelli M1 and it didn't take long for me to figure out those guys were right, at least in the sense it was a great gun with reliability unseen in any gas operated gun at the time. I've been using one since.

Eric
 
Was hoping that someone would include doubles in their favorite gun or guns. I have several that I shoot for waterfowl, but the one I like best is a Charles Boswell 3 inch 12 bore with 32 inch barrels. It was made in 1912. A very good gun and adds to the day by just looking at it.
 
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Was hoping that someone would include doubles in their favorite gun or guns. I have several that I shoot for waterfowl, but the one I like best is a Charles Boswell 3 inch 12 bore with 32 inch barrels. It was made in 1912. A very good gun and adds to the day by just looking at it.
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That is the exact satisfaction I get when I use the Fox. Maybe even moreso since I know Jeff would be pleased I'm taking it to the marsh. Do you still take the Webley & Scott that sat on the bottom of a lake?

Eric
 
Big Browning fan here, especially the humpback. They just fit me better than any other gun I have shouldered and have had no mechanical issues with them.

Mostly use the newer Browning A5 in 12 gauge for ducks, and Browning Gold 10 gauge for geese. Grew up using my grandpa's older Browning Belgium(which I still use exclusively for dove hunting now), thus the easy transition to the A5.

My son uses a Tri-Star Waterfowler over/under when he goes. He absolutely loves it and will not switch to semi auto.
 
I have switched to a double as well, a Cynergy 3.5?, after becoming fed up with the ?Benelli click ? on a Super Vinci and with a 12ga Gold 3.5? that turned into Single shot in cold weather. No real complaints with the Cynergy- it goes bang whenever I pull the trigger.
I picked up an Ithaca SKB 100 in 12 ga last year and for tradition?s sake I may try it on ducks with bismuth shells this fall.
When going after late season divers I bring out a Gold 10 ga, which has been reliable enough.

Of course YMMV.
 
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