What gun do you have?

[pureinsanity]

If I said the true list, my wife would be angry. She looks on here. So I will say, I have plenty of guns for hunting.... right honey?!!!

Dear Mrs. "Right Honey"

If you would like me to take some of those guns off his hands I would gladly take donations

[gador2]

Beretta Extrema II. I promise, if you get this gun, you will never be disappointed. I have had it for 6 years. I have shot thousands of shells through it. It has malfunctioned once. Know why? I was pheasant hunting with my lab Jazzy. She was on point, rooster gets up, I raise my gun, and... click! I was [PoorWordUsage]! I thought the gun missfired but I looked at it and I FORGOT TO PUT A SHELL IN! LMFAO!! Seriously, it fires every time. From 80 degrees dove hunting with 1 oz loads to 5 degrees late season 3 1/2 inch goose loads. It cycles everything! This thing is a machine and anyone would love it!

[reddog]

My go to is still a Beretta 686 White Onxy 20 guage for bird hunting,and I never felt the need for a 12, but...... a I found a 686 White Onyx in the classifieds for $900, and I couldnt resist. $850 later, shes in the safe. Might have to run a few rounds thru her next season.

[Rippinlip]

Remington 870 Express, killed many a birds from Geese to Grouse.

[ReelTimes]

Browning Maxus 12 gauge. Really like the gun.

[srfishin15]

Remington 870 express.

[luv2rapala]

Not allot of experience just the last 4-5 years.

Browning BPS 12 ga I am a lefty so this works good for me. Kinda heavy but OHH so trusty and it kills em dead when I hit em.

luv2rapala

[toughguy]

Rem 870 Wingmaster.

[SalmonSlayer]

Remington 1187 for Pheasants, Remington 870 youth model 20 gauge for grouse. Nice and lite and also short, so it swings through the thick brush nicely.

[laportian]

Remington 870 Express. 12 ga. for grouse hunting I shop for the lightest steel loads so I don't over do it. I also keep a 20ga single shot New England Arms in the truck all fall long just in case. I used to hunt grouse with a bolt action 410 until I left it leaned up on a tree while I cleaned birds and forgot it there. Went back the next morning and it was gone. Miss that gun.

[suncruiser234]

Remington 1100 Special Field, 23" barrel

[TooTallTom]

A 'traditional' grouse gun (IMO) is 20 gauge or smaller, and short and lightweight. That said, I've used my 12 gauge plenty of times, and hunted with people that are using them.

Recently, I've actually really come to love my Sig Trailside .22 lr pistol. I give myself two shots, and if I haven't killed them, they got away. Even if they refuse to leave... Head shots only, no chance of ruining the meat. Plus it's pretty handy to have if I'm going to check deer stands and need to carry supplies for that as well. Just keep the chamber empty.

A 12-gauge is much better suited to pheasants. Typically longer, more open shots, and somewhat tougher birds.

If I was just starting, only buying one gun, and wanted to keep my options open, I'd buy an 870 in 12 gauge. That will keep your options open down the road, and you can play with different loads for different uses. Just be sure to practice with them all so you know how they perform for you.

[Muskiefool]

I picked up a Benelli Montefeltro in 93 or 94 Chris, its been a fantastic gun with no complaints. Literally thousands of rounds have been cycled like clockwork. Its easy to keep clean and has never jammed or misfired. I would say You'd be happy for the next 50+ years with it.

[life=outdoors92]

Ithaca model 37 featherlight (w/ vent rib) 20 gauge. beautiful gun. short. and lightest gun i have ever used. shoots 3" if you wanna pass shoot at ducks

[charliepete]

I've got a 20 gauge Beretta 687 SPII for grouse, a 12 gauge Beretta Ultralight Delux for pheasant, and a Benelli Montefeltro for Ducks and Geese. The Benelli is more reliable than most other auto's I've tried, but I do occasionally get a 'click' when the bolt gets hung on something and gets halfway rotated back so the bolt isn't enaging the shell. You Benelli guys know what I'm talking about even if you won't admit it

My o/u's get far more action than anything else in the safe because they are lighter, shorter overall even with longer barrels, and sweeter swinging. They are also much more likely to go 'boom' two times in a row than any auto or pump made.

[Jarrod32]

Here's what I gathered from reading through this thread. There are a lot of people with a lot of different guns who are happy with them. That just underscores what many have said; get the gun you are comfortable with. Like many others here, I have an 870 Express Magnum. That was my first gun; it has dropped a lot of pheasant and a fair amount of ducks. Though I have a couple other guns that are my go-to guns now, that ol' 870 is still pressed into service from time to time and always seems to get the job done. Can't go wrong with an 870.

Right now, my go-to pheasant gun is a Winchester Select Field O/U. This is about the same gun as the current Model 101. I like the style and feel of the double barrel break action. I had it narrowed down to the Winchester Select Field or the Browning Citori; this gun had just a bit better feel to me than the Browning Citori (which is probably a slightly better gun).

My waterfowl gun is a Winchester 1300 pump in the "Advantage" camo pattern (though the O/U has dropped its share of ducks as well). It's a matter of personal preference; I like the feel of the pump as opposed to a semi-auto.

[Ron Burgundy]

[PoorWordUsage] nice. Neither are beautiful but they work really well.

[mrfish1991]

I shoot both a 870 express, and a older montefeltro super 90. Both of them are in 12ga. My benelli is mostly my trap/skeet/sporting clays gun. Its just too pretty to beatup in the field. It does make the occasional field apperence when its nice out.

My 870 was my first shotgun and I think it shoots the best. My dad has a beretta and that thing shoots amazing.

[SORNO]

Browning Citori superlight feather 16 ga - fair weather gun.

870 Express 12 ga - foul weather gun.

Man can i tell the difference walking with the 870 all day.

[cribbageboy]

A little youth model Rossi break action 410 I got when I was 12. Absolutly love it. I can haul it all day without breakin a sweat. Its just a hair over 3 lbs. And its easy to swing through the thick stuff.

[fishtrapgirl]

Franchi Renaissance Field 12 gauge. Have only shot clays with it once. This fall it will hopefully help me put some pheasants on the ground for my GSPs to fetch for me. So far, I love this gun. Also have a Remington SPR 310 20 gauge-beautiful little gun that's put some pheasants in the crockpot.

[rkhinrichs]

870 express! gets the job down

[ditchparrotspreferred]

Shot the 870 Express for almost 20 years, then purchased a Franchi Alcione Ti 12 ga o/u...absolutely love the gun but only use it on bluebird days. Cpl years ago I picked up a used SBE II to replace the 870...great gun that shoots stright for me. Now I'm heading to pick up my Nova 20 ga for birds over close working dogs. I guess I broke the seal on gun buying now I can't stop...gonna look at a new rifle next!

[Fins-n-feathers]

Been shooting a 12 gauge remington 870 for a while now - absoulutely love it. But for upland stuff I would get a 20 gauge - a little lighter to carry.

[wirehaired]

Nobody shoots blackpowder at roosters? Traditions single shot 12 at roosters and a 870 youth model at grouse or long bow early season. Having a good pointer doesn't hurt either.