I'm looking to get my first shotgun and want some advice on which direction to go.

 

I want the gun for both home defense and also casual skeet shooting. My first thought was to get a mossberg 500/590 or rem 870 with 2 barrels - one for hd, one for skeet. Is this realistic?

 

If so, any recommendation on where I would be able to go to get a setup like this for a decent price?

Welcome.....

 

 

 

 

.....check Dicks.... they usually have the Mossberg combo's there....

My Mossberg pump with 24" barrel worked for me on clays yesterday.

I manged to hit more then a few (not that much more) and it was my 1st time ever shooting a shotgun.

 

I imagine if someone broke into my home and attacked me, it would work on stopping the attacker as well

 

I would like a more dedicate HD shotty tho.

 

Tacticool grip/stock, 18" barrel, flashlight, etc.

Personally, I prefer to keep the two completely seperate. I love my Citori O/U 32" for trap. No way in heck it's a useful HD shotty though....

I've used my HD shotgun (18.5" Mossberg 590A1) for clay shooting. It's not ideal, but it is do-able. That said, I just picked a 28" Stoeger Over/Under (STF 3000 is what Dick's calls it) for clays. Happy with both so far.

Watch the shell ejectors on those over unders, right maksim?

LOL seriously. I quickly learned to tilt the gun a little to the right when breaking it open after watching Maks get repeatedly pelted in the face with empty shells from his O/U

LOL seriously. I quickly learned to tilt the gun a little to the right when breaking it open after watching Maks get repeatedly pelted in the face with empty shells from his O/U

 

I'd pay to have seen that!

 

Man ya don't crack the thing open fast, just let it out slow like and the shell won't face punch you.

Hit me square in the eyes when Maks let be shoot his.

 

Good thing I was practicing proper safety!

I got my Mossberg combo just for the ame reason as you. Primarily home defence, but also for the occasional trap shooting. Excellent price too.

 

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/prod ... s_id/46907

Look at the remington M887 for skeet.

I started with a Moss 500 with 2 barrels. Worked very well for clays, hunting and HD. Then my addiction began and I can't shake it.

 

 

 

Why did no one get a picture of Maks getting nailed in the head?

an 870 all the way! I might be a little biased since it was my first shotgun I owned, but I have shot plenty of skeet and small game with it, haven't used it in HD yet, but I keep rounds in the mag. You can't beat the sound of a pump to put fear in the intruders soul. (I keep a loaded Beretta 8045 as my main home defense, but if I hear the intruder before I see him I rather scare him off with racking a shotgun instead of having to take another life.

I rather scare him off with racking a shotgun instead of having to take another life.

 

Another? Implies you've taken one already... Seems to be a story here. 8-)

I've got a mossberg 500 field and deer combo. Getting the short barrel for home defense they are easy enough to swap out.

I thought one shotgun would do all. Then I got bored....

 

 

 

plus another 870 express for the GF and friends to use.

my cats like to sniff around my guns too

:text-coolphotos: Really like the 870!!! Have you ever considered mounting a light on it? Is that your HD gun ?

:text-coolphotos: Really like the 870!!! Have you ever considered mounting a light on it? Is that your HD gun ?

I thought I was a light whore... you put me to shame

haha lights on anything used for HD is a must in my book. Shotguns, pistols, crossbows....whatever! VERY important IMO.

No argument here I just picked up 2 more TLR-1s for my ARs - you're still a light whore tho

Awesome! TLR-1's are incredible lights.

 

I dont mind being a light whore hahaha

Awesome! TLR-1's are incredible lights.

 

I dont mind being a light whore hahaha

 

Love mine too! Gotta pick up one for the shotgun, though. Where do you get that wire thingy magigy so I can turn it off and on using the squezzy thingy?

 

:shifty:

A buncha places sell them. You're looking for this basically:

http://www.opticsplanet.net/streamlight ... embly.html

 

You need the battery door switch assembly and then the remote switch of your choice (I guess coiled for a shotgun).

 

Never tried one myself, so can't say how well they work or not

Believe it or not, I dont really like the TLRs on shotguns. I got all my lights from ebay. I have shot them many times at the range and have been super impressed with the functionality and reliability of these inexpensive lights.

 

I use these inexpensive ones...they work great.

 

Also, these are a great way to mount the light directly to the tube.

 

Believe it or not, I dont really like the TLRs on shotguns. I got all my lights from ebay. I have shot them many times at the range and have been super impressed with the functionality and reliability of these inexpensive lights.

 

I use these inexpensive ones...they work great.

 

Also, these are a great way to mount the light directly to the tube.

 

 

That blocks the bayonet lug :-P

I just can't get into the chinese knockoffs for a weapon mounted light. I picked up a cheap (~$25) LED handheld just to try it out and compare it to my other lights (mostly Surefires and Streamlights) and the thing is garbage. Supposedly puts out 200+ lumens, but i'll be damned if my 60 lumen incandescent surefire isn't brighter. And the "programmable" tailcap is just a pain. I never know which one of the "modes" it's in till I click it and then get blinded by the strobe mode which it's inevitably in

Not saying there aren't better ones out there, but after that little experiment, I think I'm sticking to the brands I know.

This looks nice for skeet:

 

http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/article68240.htm

So I finally got my FID and am preparing to buy a shot gun (again, thanks for all your input).

 

I went to Ramsey Outdoor to talk to someone and just get some recommendations (I tried Dick's, and I felt like the guy just didn't want to be bothered).

 

I told him what I was looking for (HD shutgun that I could use for very occasional and casual skeet). I asked about a tactical remmington 870 they had with an 18" barrel. I asked if I could just get a different barrel for skeet shooting and he said that it would be a bad idea...

This confused me because I thought for sure the answer would be yes, but seeing as how I'm still very ignorant to this stuff I didn't push it any further. The shot gun didn't look to have anything custom.

 

He did say they sold a 870 combo that would come with the 2 barrels, but they only had that with the wood style pump and stock which I didn't want.

 

On top of all this, I'm considering just getting a rifle for target shooting for now, so I'm all over the place with what I'm doing... I need a mentor...

Get the 870 you want and buy the barrels that you want. It's not a bad idea, no idea what that guy was talking about.

 

There are combo deals. Swapping barrels takes about 30 seconds.

 

You should check out Meltzers in Garfield. At least that's a gunshop where the guys will give you some of their time and are pretty nice too.

 

What town are you in?