Brad W
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So I usually hunt pheasant with my Rem 1100 2 3/4" 12 gauge. It does the job when I get the bead on them. I have found that when hunting with others I am usually beat to the shot. I am not a small man but the weight of the 1100 seems to leave me a fraction of a second behind. I also notice that I end up taking long shots more often than when I use my dad's aluminum receiver 870 wingmaster. I have come to the conclusion that my one gun for all 1100 idea was dead wrong. It works great for turkey and water fowl but it's too slow for pheasant and really bad for grouse.
My dad is a grouse fanatic and used to shoot a Beretta silver pigeon and has a backup pigeon in the safe "just in case". Both are 20 gauge but with 28 gauge barrels as well. He found himself moving to the 28 gauge barrels for the reduced recoil. He takes more birds running our pointers every year than anyone I have ever met. Recently he picked up a Stevens 555 28 gauge. It's not a beautiful gun, it's a bit tight and clunky to open and close, but my goodness it's light! It's like swinging around a broom handle! We shot some Clay's with it and we both shot effortlessly. I could not wipe the smile from my face after smashing clay after clay without really even trying. I have never been so fast or confident with a shotgun.
I am sold. I need a light O/U in 20 or 28. My brother thinks 28 is too small for pheasant but again my dad seems to prove otherwise. What do you guys think about 20 vs 28?
So what I am really after is 20 or 28 gauge super light weight O/U shotgun recommendations. Any especially good options out there?
Thanks
Brad
My dad is a grouse fanatic and used to shoot a Beretta silver pigeon and has a backup pigeon in the safe "just in case". Both are 20 gauge but with 28 gauge barrels as well. He found himself moving to the 28 gauge barrels for the reduced recoil. He takes more birds running our pointers every year than anyone I have ever met. Recently he picked up a Stevens 555 28 gauge. It's not a beautiful gun, it's a bit tight and clunky to open and close, but my goodness it's light! It's like swinging around a broom handle! We shot some Clay's with it and we both shot effortlessly. I could not wipe the smile from my face after smashing clay after clay without really even trying. I have never been so fast or confident with a shotgun.
I am sold. I need a light O/U in 20 or 28. My brother thinks 28 is too small for pheasant but again my dad seems to prove otherwise. What do you guys think about 20 vs 28?
So what I am really after is 20 or 28 gauge super light weight O/U shotgun recommendations. Any especially good options out there?
Thanks
Brad