Autoloader 12Ga thats not A Benelli

[Daniel187]

if you could have an semiauto loader 12ga shot gun, what would it be? I am fed up with Benelli and there Customer service. Am looking at getting an something that parts and not retaredly expensive, and a wait list that's a mile long and years to get anything, sorry still pissed off at them

[SSChameleon]

I shoot Dove and Pheasant with a Remmington and love it. It's been reliable for everything from rabbits to clays. The heavier gun combined with autoloader action makes it real easy on the shoulder. Last weekend I put 100 rounds at some clays without any soreness. Both friends shooting pump actions left the range with big bruises.

[ryanek9freak]

Honestly, I have an old JC Higgins semi auto with an adjustable choke, and I LOVE that gun. It's never once jammed on me or failed to chamber another round. They just don't make them like that anymore.

That said, a few of my buddies have remington 1187's and they seem to work quite well.

[Irving]

For sporting I don't know, doesn't nearly every manufacturer have one?

For non-sporting, the Saiga.

[sniper7]

I have a Remington 11-87 SP super magnum. this is the most amazing all around gun you will find for the money.

I think mine was around $650 or so new.

2 3/4 inch shells all day long shooting trap...and extremely well.

3" shells for ducks and pheasants

3 1/2 shells for Geese...took 12 this year.


so there you have it, you can hunt anything with it, the price is good, this thing is extremely reliable. it shoots every size of 12 gauge you can find and cycles them great. only problems I've ever had were with my reloads when my powder metering got messed up and I undercharged a lot of 50, so they were shot out of my 870.

I have shot with friends who have winchester, Beretta, benelli, mossberg and other makes and models and all of them have loved this gun.

It is a touch on the heavy side but it is built solid. the matte finish is great for goose and duck blinds. non reflective so you are good to go.

[Daniel187]

Thanks guys. off to the store

[car-15]

for sd and target I use the winchester/fn practical, for sporting I use the sx2 3.5" mag by winchester/fn as well.

[68Charger]

For non-sporting, the Saiga.

+1 for the Saiga-
I know they have a non-sporting image- but they come imported in a "sporting" configuration... you can block a mag to 2 rounds for bird hunting (or get 2-round magazines)

they come in a 24" barrel version, with a threaded barrel:
http://www.centerfiresystems.com/SAI-12IZ-107.aspx
the threaded barrel accepts an adjustable polychoke, and many have used them for hunting with great success...

they won't take 3 1/2 shells, but mine will cycle anything in 2 3/4" or 3"

it'd be lighter than an 11-87, but also attracts more attention (even in the stock sporting configuration)

there's a community at saiga-12.com that will help with any issues, and RAA (the current importer) has made good on any quality issues I've heard of..

regardless, hope you find what you're looking for...

[Zundfolge]

What kind of shooting do you do?

If you shoot 3 gun and want to rank, the Benelli M2 is still king (although honestly I can't see why the Winchester/FN wouldn't work as well).

[ryanek9freak]

I have the 19 inch Saiga. I LOVE that gun, but I don't think I could ever hunt with it, unless it were the only thing I had. I'd much rather cut down the barrel and AK the damn thing! God bless the Kalishnakov action!