Phaedrus/69
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Well, despite it being a weird time to do it what with the end of the world going on and everything, but lately I've been rejiggering my collection a bit. Sold off my tricked out CZ Scorpion and have a couple of other guns listed. My collection/arsenal has been stagnant for a long time. That is to say, my needs and my philosophy has evolved a bit over time. The Scorpion is awesome for what it is, but after tuning it and tweaking it over the years I've never really decided if it's a serious weapon or a range toy. Sure, it's military grade in construction...but back when I got it I didn't have much for rifles. But nowadays I find myself preferring a 5.56 carbine over a 9mm PCC.
The next thing is my shotgun. I have a Mossberg 500 nickel/marine-coat which has served me well. I upgraded it a bit with a Streamlight TL-Racker WML forend, a good sling and an ESSTAC shotshell card. Overall I like the gun. But I'm not really much of a hunter anymore. Even when I was, in my formative (and poor) years I did all my wingshooting with a break-open 20ga Stevens single shot. I used my dad's 870 occasionally but didn't have one of my own til I was 40! So I really never built that muscle memory that most other farm/rural kids did.
Obviously when/if ammo returns to stores I could get few hundred rounds of low brass and work it a bit. But more and more I'm yearning for a Beretta 1301 Tactical. I'm not going to wingshoot with my shotgun. I mostly carry mine in the backwoods and mountains of Montana to ward off Grizzlies, and to have as a home defense option. I've seen a lot of videos, read a lot of reviews, and the gun seems like a rock solid fighting shotgun.
So, aside from price, is there any good reason not to sell my Mossy and get the Beretta? It's not a cheap gun so I just want to see if there's any known "gotchas" that I'm missing. Help talk me into or out of one!
The next thing is my shotgun. I have a Mossberg 500 nickel/marine-coat which has served me well. I upgraded it a bit with a Streamlight TL-Racker WML forend, a good sling and an ESSTAC shotshell card. Overall I like the gun. But I'm not really much of a hunter anymore. Even when I was, in my formative (and poor) years I did all my wingshooting with a break-open 20ga Stevens single shot. I used my dad's 870 occasionally but didn't have one of my own til I was 40! So I really never built that muscle memory that most other farm/rural kids did.
Obviously when/if ammo returns to stores I could get few hundred rounds of low brass and work it a bit. But more and more I'm yearning for a Beretta 1301 Tactical. I'm not going to wingshoot with my shotgun. I mostly carry mine in the backwoods and mountains of Montana to ward off Grizzlies, and to have as a home defense option. I've seen a lot of videos, read a lot of reviews, and the gun seems like a rock solid fighting shotgun.
So, aside from price, is there any good reason not to sell my Mossy and get the Beretta? It's not a cheap gun so I just want to see if there's any known "gotchas" that I'm missing. Help talk me into or out of one!
