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RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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I've been wanting to pick up a new shotgun... I'd like a single shot in 20 gauge that has either a fixed mod choke or interchangable chokes, and a secondary rifled slug barrel...I don't know if they make such a beast... I know with h&r shotguns you can send you action back to them and have them fit it for you but it would be alot handier if one came with both right off the bat..anyone know of anything like this?
 
I dont want to hijack your post but i have sent you a few e mails regarding you give away and i was just wondering if you had shiped the clipper? Theres no rush at all I was just wondering.

And again thank you very very much.
 
got your emails and replied to them...might be a problem on my end as a few folks have not been getting my emails clipper goes out tomorrow.
 
RescueRiley said:
got your emails and replied to them...might be a problem on my end as a few folks have not been getting my emails clipper goes out tomorrow.
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Ya i didnt want to seem like a pest. I dont know whos e mail is not working. I have one last? Are you shiping it via usps or ups or fed ex....
 
The only single shots that I know of are H&R, Rossi, New England and Thompson Contender. I think they are all fixed chokes. The TC would take care of you but would be rather pricey.
 
I like h&r guns..Good solid "mora guns" I've heard of folks shooting rifled slugs out of a mod choke but I'm skeptical of the accuracy...
 
You can do it, but accuracy drops off alot as the distances you are shooting increase.

Whatcha hunting?
 
J-

I'm mostly looking for a beater camp gun for small game and filling the pot..I've never hunted deer with a fire arm, but would like to try it next year.. my state has some areas where you can only hunt with a shotgun..
 
I would probably go with an 870 as opposed to a single shot. Mossberg 500s are good guns too, and neither are very expensive. I've not seen any single shots that impressed me too much. The TC guns aren't bad but for the money you might as well get a pump-action shotgun. You can get a slug barrel for an 870 or Mossy without much hassle as far as I know, and both guns are true tanks. A lot of people put higher praise on the 870, but I've been very happy with my Mossberg, never given me any problems at all.
 
I've been looking real heavily at the mossberg 500, but hearing that frm a user is encouraging. thanks.
 
I know a couple other people personally who use 500s and they say good things about them as well.

Mine was the first shotgun I owned... Bantam model in 20 ga. Still use it from time to time, it's a good gun. Have had it for... Probably around 10 years now. It was the only gun I used until Dad bought me a Benelli 3 years ago.
 
The 870 has a very impressive record of reliability and durability !! It's the favorite by far in Alaska and that's saying a lot !
 
The Rem 870 with an 18" Factory Barrel only weighs 5 pounds 12 ounces; a mere 4 ounces more than the Savage 24C. The 870 brings much capability while weighing little more than some less robust options.

Although the sequence of my logic is convoluted, you might also consider the Savage 24C. Although out of production, these items offered the single shot 20 ga shotgun along with a single shot 22lr barrel riding on top. The over - under configuration will break down quickly into packable components. Because of this, they fetch a premium price on the gun auction sites.

My 870 has been a pack gun / field gun / hunting weapon for almost two decades, and I have had no problems with it. Through this use, the 870 has developed a glorious patina.
 
MattM_Gilbert said:
The Rem 870 with an 18" Factory Barrel only weighs 5 pounds 12 ounces; a mere 4 ounces more than the Savage 24C. The 870 brings much capability while weighing little more than some less robust options.

Although the sequence of my logic is convoluted, you might also consider the Savage 24C. Although out of production, these items offered the single shot 20 ga shotgun along with a single shot 22lr barrel riding on top. The over - under configuration will break down quickly into packable components. Because of this, they fetch a premium price on the gun auction sites.

My 870 has been a pack gun / field gun / hunting weapon for almost two decades, and I have had no problems with it. Through this use, the 870 has developed a glorious patina.
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I like your selections, I have both. I find that my favorite is the 24C with the 22 option, I wish it was a 22 mag at times. The cylinder bore shotgun has been quite the game getter for me. I have two of them with different stock configurations. The 870 has the advantage of back up shots and mine is a 12 guage.
 
I've got both a 500 and 870, and have had several of each in the past. Both are excellent platforms and I've not had a problem of any kind from either. Buy without fear there! The 500, if it matters, is one of my favorite camp longarms. Definitely wins in the weight department.

Not to try and sway you too much, but I haven't been able to find a single shot that is lightweight enough to merit choosing it over a pump. Largely to their credit, it seems (in my hands) that a lot of the single shots are pretty overbuilt.
 
I like, and hunt a great deal with, single shot shotguns...12 and 20 guage. Part of it is that I don't want to wipe out the pheasant population around here, so I figure I get one shot at the birds the dog and I find. :) Call it "flight training."

Both guns are old...and the 20 is a rescue from a farm...dented barrel end, lost fore-stock, and rusted action. Cut off the end, fabricated a foregrip, and cleaned up and loosened the action. The 20 is probably an open cylinder now, which is fine. I use it for walks along the crik, puddle jumping ducks, and in an area that adjoins the crik with 10 yards of cover, so if a pheasant flushes it will be within range for a while, anyway.

(Gotta tell this: the dog and I went out for a crik walk hunt. Snuck away from the crik so any birds there couldn't see over the bank...came up upon some, they flushed and I got a Mallard drake. (Steel shot #4).
Continued and let the dog mess around in the brush at about the point we turn back. Heard yelping, and darned if a bunny didn't run into an area in which I shot ! Not bad, eh?
Then, walking up to the house, the dog got birdy...and I scoffed...but followed, and there, in a spot in which no pheasants had ever appeared, flushed a rooster! I hit it. Dog retrieved it.
Three species, one beat-up hunter and shotgun. Never before, never again. But it was neat.)

Dunno if it is worth it to you, but interchangeable chokes on a single are very unusual. Most are full. You MIGHT get an older single 20 guage used, and have a gun smith thread for some mfr's chokes, but it would depend on the gun and the gunsmith. maybe some of the high-priced makers would make a single which has multiple choke options, but be prohibitively expensive, from my point of view.

Good luck. Report back, will you?




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I've had two Mossbergs for about 20 years now. :eek: Don't shoot them much anymore but was always happy with the package.

You can change the barrel in under 30 seconds, easily.

I like the safety on top instead of on the trigger guard (like on the Remington). Having it up there allows easy operation for right and left handers and an easy verification of the safety status.

Now if you are one of those types that just has to add a ton of do-dads on a shotgun, then the Remington is the way to go. There are many more do-dads avail for the Remington. Things like adding the number of rounds held is difficult on a Mossberg and fairly easy on a Remington. If you add a pistol grip, having the safety on the trigger guard puts the Remington in much better light than the Mossberg as well. You almost have to take you hand all the way off the pistol grip to activate the safety on a Mossberg.
 
I love an 870, but if you want a single shot with a great reputation I would look at the NEF New England Arms shotgun.
AI
 
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