huntsman
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Happy Thanksgiving to you, did you buy?
There is no good reason for 28 ga to exist. LOL.
Just FYI, the CZ shotguns are made by Huglu in Turkey. The rifles are made in the Czech Republic.Thanks - I do have a CZ rifle in .223. It is very good quality in my opinion.....
Just FYI, the CZ shotguns are made by Huglu in Turkey. The rifles are made in the Czech Republic.
I'm not knocking the shotguns -- I have a CZ 20-gauge side-by-side that works fine. Just thought you should know that they're not from the same factory.
12s are usually more economical to purchase factory ammo for, while 20's are more economical to handload.Looking for probably my last shotgun. Don't have one currently.
The only actions I am pretty sure that I do not want are an autoloader or single shot. I LOVE the looks of O/U's. Pumps are ok. S/S would be my last pick.
I have hunted small game and birds only 3 or 4 times in my life. I have done sporting clays about half a dozen time at the range. I have NEVER shot skeet but probably should. Home defense is always an option with a shotgun in my opinion.
I have fired 20's, 16's, and 12 gauges from a variety of guns.
I have been told that, for a guy like me, 12 gauge is the BEST way to go. It will do everything that other gauges may not possibly do as well. A few have suggested to me that a 20 gauge is just as lethal and effective for most application with less felt recoil.
I am very interested in your collective opinion about any reason not to buy a 12 gauge. If you have a favorite or preferred model feel free to thought that suggestion in too... NOTHING beats the wisdom of the many shotgunners on forums like this. Thanks....
I read and believed that a 12 was better than a 20 in every way. Then I discovered a youth model 20 ga Beretta gas gun and I now enjoy tromping about in the field like never before. The little gun is easy to carry, easy to maneuver and as deadly as any 12 in my hands. I never notice recoil. Fits in a standard rifle case with its 24" barrel. You will do better with a 12 on targets and stationary shooting. For field work, I'm a believer in 20.
For me the 12ga is to shotguns as the 30-06 Springfield is to rifles. If I could just have one it would be a 12ga. With that said my Ithaca 37 20ga is a pound lighter than my Rem. 870 12gaLooking for probably my last shotgun. Don't have one currently
I LOVE the looks of O/U's.
I figure for a lower quality gun a smaller bore is better.
I hear ya brother, found myself saying the same thing every time I made the 40 minute one way drive to specifically look for 12ga ammo only to find 28ga, wondering why it exists and thinking the time and resources could have gone into making a shell people actually use....There is no reason not to get a 12 ga.
There is no good reason for 28 ga to exist. LOL.
Sorry I hated seeing that gauge on the shelf over the last year or two and sold out of 12 and 20 ga.