First Shotgun

[Bacchus88 0]

So as I am waiting on my FID to come back, I have been looking around for what shotgun i want to buy. I will primarily be using it for trap/skeet and the occaisonal sporting clays. The one that has peeked my interest is the Browning BPS. Has anyone here had experience with this one? Is it good for what i want to use it for? Any comments/opinions or other suggestions $500-$800 range would be greatly appreciated!

[Purple Patrick 638]

Mossberg 930. 18.5in barrel 28in ported barrel $700ish. Done

 

 

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[mcbethr 42]

IMHO, I used to shoot clays with a Mossberg 500 Pump, a 28" barrel and Skeet choke. The money you save can go toward ammunition, which will improve your score far more than the advantage you get from a gas or recoil-operated semi-auto. Buy the Mossberg and save yourself $400

[Rifleman1 32]

So as I am waiting on my FID to come back, I have been looking around for what shotgun i want to buy. I will primarily be using it for trap/skeet and the occaisonal sporting clays. The one that has peeked my interest is the Browning BPS. Has anyone here had experience with this one? Is it good for what i want to use it for? Any comments/opinions or other suggestions $500-$800 range would be greatly appreciated!

 

You can't go wrong with a Remington 870 or Mossberg 500 as a first shotgun / home defense firearm.

 

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[skruft 1]

The first shotgun I ever had was an inexpensive Zoli O/U with double triggers and 3" chambers. I was very happy with that. There were no removable chokes then, though.

[jon.squared 0]

I was torn between a Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 for my first pump. Ended up getting the Mossberg 500 SPX because they didn't have a Remington 870 in the shop... either way though you can't go wrong.

[jm1827 284]

I have a 40+ year old 870 that I use for clays and HD, has never let me down.

[Jcddefreese 0]

Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 always seem like good choices. For a spell the Winchester SXP Defender was the hot new thing. I was looking for it last year and the sales person, to my regret, talked me out of it.

[Parker 213]

So as I am waiting on my FID to come back, I have been looking around for what shotgun i want to buy. I will primarily be using it for trap/skeet and the occaisonal sporting clays. The one that has peeked my interest is the Browning BPS. Has anyone here had experience with this one? Is it good for what i want to use it for? Any comments/opinions or other suggestions $500-$800 range would be greatly appreciated!

 

The BPS is a quality gun, and could be used for all of the clay disciplines. The 870 and 500 would be as well. If you are picking a gun for the target games, pick the one that fits you best. The Remington & Mossberg are probably better choices because of lower cost and ability to be upgraded and outfitted in different configurations. Browning barrels are pricey and after-market products for them are fewer than for the Remington and Mossberg.

[VaultDweller 0]

I'm also hung up between the 500 and the 870... I'll let you know where I land!

[EWC88 24]

Stuck as well, I'm looking at 590a1, 500, or 870.

[alowerlevel 77]

X2 on the Mossberg 500 or Remington 870.  I perfer the Mossberg 500 personally, the safety on top of the 500, instead of underneath with the 870 is also a big plus in my book.  But thats just my .02

[VaultDweller 0]

IMHO, I used to shoot clays with a Mossberg 500 Pump, a 28" barrel and Skeet choke. The money you save can go toward ammunition, which will improve your score far more than the advantage you get from a gas or recoil-operated semi-auto. Buy the Mossberg and save yourself $400

I like this idea. the 500 seems to be in the same class as the 870, but a fair bit cheaper. I think I'm sold. Just gotta try one on for suze.

[Old Glock guy 1,127]

I'm also hung up between the 500 and the 870... I'll let you know where I land!

 

You could be hung up there for a long time if you dwell on it, because there is not much to choose between them.  I have three Mossbergs, because I find the safety easier to manipulate, as alowerlevel noted.  Now I really don't want to get a Remington, as I do not want any potential confusion about the safety in a critical situation.