Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!mordor!sri-spam!nike!ucbcad!ucbvax!jade!jkh From: jkh@jade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard) Newsgroups: mod.rec.guns Subject: Re: Which (shot)gun to purchase Message-ID: <1307@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: Fri, 19-Sep-86 16:29:58 EDT Article-I.D.: jade.1307 Posted: Fri Sep 19 16:29:58 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 20-Sep-86 09:57:48 EDT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 25 Approved: jkh@ucbjade Author: Mark O'Shea In-Reply-To: <1287@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> Article: 9:30 My opinion for the best gun as you describe its use is a 20 gauge semi- automatic shotgun. I recommend you get it with two barrels. The first one an improved cylinder for upland bird, clay targets, slugs for deer and home defense. By the way you will get a lot of argument on the use of a shotgun for home defense. The other barrel should, in my opinion, be a full choke for varmints and, if you so choose, waterfowl. The 20 gauge is my favorite all around shotgun and my favorite model is a Remington 1100 (you'll also get a lot of argument on this). There are other good guns on the market. A pump such as the Reminmgton 870 is also good. I recommend the semi-auto since you say your wife will also shoot it and the semi-auto has a lot less recoil as compared to a pump or double in the same gauge. The 20 gauge semi-auto is a pussy cat. You can shoot loads from 3/4oz to 1-1/2oz in the 20 gauge so it is versatile. This is not a commercial for Remington. I have several of their guns and have had good luck with all of them. There are other good guns in the price range you have indicated. Eg, Mossberg, Winchester, Ithaca and some foreign brand names. Hope this helps. Mark O'Shea