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< 16ga. Guns ~ best semi auto |
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:39 pm
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Joined: 01 Nov 2010
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Location: northwest Montana
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no necesarily a 16 ga question but, what would be a very reliable semi auto to buy? any make or model or ga. preferably not overly expensive, but will consider all options. thanks in advance for your input |
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:55 pm
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Rem 1100, years of proven service, easy to repair if necessary, lots of stocks and barrels available |
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:05 pm
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Location: northeast
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have to agree with skeettx on that...or a decent A5...you just can't kill these guns...in 12 , 16 , or 20. |
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:40 pm
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Joined: 26 Apr 2010
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Location: NCWa
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I think the best semi-auto ever made was a Win SuperX Model 1, but that was only made in standard 12 ga. For 16 ga, if you don't mind all the clanging around, a long-recoil such as an A5 or Rem 48, is you want smooth, then it's a Rem 1100. |
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:15 am
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:06 am
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Location: Rochester, MN
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I've had my 12 ga 1100 chambered in 2.75 for 35 years ... absolutely no issues other that the older I got the more of a burden it was to carry the 8+ lbs around all day. That was the major reason I bought the 16ga Citori.
My brother-in-law bought an 1100 12 ga mag gun that worked fine with 3 inch shells but shooting 2.75 inch shells was a problem. The mag guns have one gas port to operate the bolt and the 2.75 guns have two smaller ones. This was many years ago, but I seem to remember the fix was to enlarge the one port slightly so there was enough gas pressure from a 2.75 inch to operate the bolt. |
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:36 am
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Joined: 10 Aug 2009
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Location: New York
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Hard to go wrong with an 1100. My father has had a plain barrel one since the 1970s that he and I have used to take countless ducks, geese, and pheasants in nasty conditions without a single issue. In the recoil operated dept an A5 or 11-48 will do just about anything I need it to and seem to also last forever if maintained. I know people that love the Benelli's but I just couldn't bring myself to spend that kind of money on a gun that looks like that and is essentially recoil operated. I have heard good things about some of the Beretta's though, like the 390. If they made them in 16ga I'd buy one in a heartbeat. Besides the Rem 58 and 1100 I can't even think of any other gas operated 16 gauge guns. Seems like one of these companies would have picked up on that by now... |
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:09 am
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Get a nice old Sweet 16. They are classic and just keep on running. |
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:41 pm
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Remington model 11s are a bargain alternative to the A5. If you're recoil sensitive you can't beat a Winchester model 50 although they are heavier than most and were never made in 16 gauge (sad but true). I have a Beretta ES100 (original Benelli inertia action) which is a very good, reliable, lightweight gun, but it has no "soul." |
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:50 pm
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Location: Eagle, Nebraska
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:28 pm
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Location: Ohio..where ruffed grouse were
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A5s for the poet
Model 11s for the practical
1100s for the populace
Super-Xs for the picky
Benellis for the pounders
Berettas for the....pulchritude |
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:01 pm
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:02 pm
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I love my Benelli Ultra Light... |
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:20 pm
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I shoulda known better |
Last edited by Dogchaser37 on Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:31 am; edited 1 time in total _________________ Mark |
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Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:54 am
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Location: Cape Carteret, NC
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Classic Guns:
Recoil operated - Auto-5
Gas operated - Super X Model 1
Modern Guns:
Inertia - Benelli
Gas - never owned one, you guys fight it out! |
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