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<blockquote data-quote="ldp4570" data-source="post: 2994032" data-attributes="member: 5168"><p>Well everyone has posted their fav's, and spoke on reliability of the gun, reliability of the shooter with all kind of problems that may happen. So now on to mine. Since I've already spoken on the Browning A5 in a quote above, I'll finish up. Prior to the Browning the first shotgun I learned to run was my great-grandfathers Winchester 1897. I started out with her when I was eight or so. My dad told me if your going to use a shotgun you use a 12ga. So I was never one to have been given a .410 or 20ga. After four or so years of sitting in dove fields, and walking the pines and soybean fields of south Georgia busting coveys of Quail my dad bought me a used 1955 made Browning A5, I had always loved my dads Browning, and could always do my best shooting with her, I now had my own with that same 24"bbl an fixed modified choke. Only thing ever added to her was the 18" smoothbore slug barrel with rifle sights. She does pretty damn good out to 100yds with them old Foster slug's. I now have both A5's, mine has the slug barrel on her, and my dad's has a originally 26" ribbed barrel thats been cut to 20". I don't have extended mag tubes for either, so both only hold 4+1 of 2-3/4" shells, and spare leather shell carriers on each ones stock. On to my other shotguns available; I have my great-grandfathers Winchester 1897, she stays in the safe cause she's a little long in the tooth for that kind of duty. My two other ones are both Mossberg pumps, one 590A1 SP with all the bells an whistles, extended mag tube, ghost ring sights, bayonet lug, speedfeed stock so on so forth, and empty in the safe. Next is their 500SP 7+1 20Ga with the ghostring sights, and a sidesaddle holding an additional 4 rounds, and a leather shell carrier holding 6 more rounds. She is loaded with 3" #2 Buck, while the 12Ga guns are loaded with 2-3/4" 00 Buck controlled pattern. The 20Ga is more for my wife or daughter to use, although I have no objection to picking her up and using it myself, that #2 Buck throws a very nasty pattern. </p><p></p><p>I will also agree with what some others have stated, The shotgun is the most effective, and devastating weapon in ones personal arsenal!! I would rather grab a shotgun before ever grabbing a pistol or rifle!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ldp4570, post: 2994032, member: 5168"] Well everyone has posted their fav's, and spoke on reliability of the gun, reliability of the shooter with all kind of problems that may happen. So now on to mine. Since I've already spoken on the Browning A5 in a quote above, I'll finish up. Prior to the Browning the first shotgun I learned to run was my great-grandfathers Winchester 1897. I started out with her when I was eight or so. My dad told me if your going to use a shotgun you use a 12ga. So I was never one to have been given a .410 or 20ga. After four or so years of sitting in dove fields, and walking the pines and soybean fields of south Georgia busting coveys of Quail my dad bought me a used 1955 made Browning A5, I had always loved my dads Browning, and could always do my best shooting with her, I now had my own with that same 24"bbl an fixed modified choke. Only thing ever added to her was the 18" smoothbore slug barrel with rifle sights. She does pretty damn good out to 100yds with them old Foster slug's. I now have both A5's, mine has the slug barrel on her, and my dad's has a originally 26" ribbed barrel thats been cut to 20". I don't have extended mag tubes for either, so both only hold 4+1 of 2-3/4" shells, and spare leather shell carriers on each ones stock. On to my other shotguns available; I have my great-grandfathers Winchester 1897, she stays in the safe cause she's a little long in the tooth for that kind of duty. My two other ones are both Mossberg pumps, one 590A1 SP with all the bells an whistles, extended mag tube, ghost ring sights, bayonet lug, speedfeed stock so on so forth, and empty in the safe. Next is their 500SP 7+1 20Ga with the ghostring sights, and a sidesaddle holding an additional 4 rounds, and a leather shell carrier holding 6 more rounds. She is loaded with 3" #2 Buck, while the 12Ga guns are loaded with 2-3/4" 00 Buck controlled pattern. The 20Ga is more for my wife or daughter to use, although I have no objection to picking her up and using it myself, that #2 Buck throws a very nasty pattern. I will also agree with what some others have stated, The shotgun is the most effective, and devastating weapon in ones personal arsenal!! I would rather grab a shotgun before ever grabbing a pistol or rifle! [/QUOTE]
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