To buy any good over/under shotgun you are looking to drop at least $2500. They get beat up in the duck boats and pits, that is the reason I bought my SBii and use my Browning over under for trap or upland game.eldiablo said:Forget semi autos buy a o/u 2 shots is all you ever need
dmeats44 said:Chad, you can't go wrong with the Benelli Super Nova. It is the second best shotgun out there for waterfowling behind it's Big Brother the Super Black Eagle II. Unlike your wingmaster the Benelli can shoot Man Shells 3 1/2" and with the recoil system on the stock you hardly feel the kick. As for retiring the wingmaster leave it in your truck you never know when you may need a prybar!!
It does not matter what gun you have semi or pump if you don't take care of it, and clean it after each use they will act up. My SBII shoots really dirty i clean it after every use and have never had a problem with it. The one good thing about the SBII is you can strip them in the blind with no tools if they act up. It comes down to how you look after you gun. If you watch any of the goose or duck DVD's out there 80% of them are shooting a Benelli from Phill Robertson and the duck commanders to Fred Zink to Jeff Foiles" Once he can hunt again". They all shot Benelli they are not going to get sponsored by a gun manufacturer who makes sh!t guns! The last thing they need when shooting a show is a gun that [email protected]@ked up!jimmypic said:dmeats44 said:Chad, you can't go wrong with the Benelli Super Nova. It is the second best shotgun out there for waterfowling behind it's Big Brother the Super Black Eagle II. Unlike your wingmaster the Benelli can shoot Man Shells 3 1/2" and with the recoil system on the stock you hardly feel the kick. As for retiring the wingmaster leave it in your truck you never know when you may need a prybar!!
I've seen a LOT more semi-autos go down in the marsh than I have have pumps, especially Wingmasters. This includes a lot of Black Eagles and some Berettas as well. In the last 2 weeks I have seen an Ithica semi and a Beretta semi go down to a single shot. I had my model 37 Ithica with me so at least one time the other hunter had a gun with more than one shot to shoot. Keep the 870 with you, cased, and if you run into trouble with the new one, pull out the old one.
If you are selling the 870, let me know.
jimmypic said:No, the 870 Remington express comes on sale for about 359.00 and it will handle a 3 1/2 inch shell.
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