Browning maxus 12 ga

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I held one and it felt great! I most likely will buy it based on how it felt and what I've read. I put my name down for the next one that came in. I will keep you posted.
 
Awesome gun!!!

Shoots like dream. The recoil is surprisingly light. I can do follow up shots extremely quick. I shot 5 shells as fast as I could through it and couldn't pull the trigger fast enough to cause any problems. I've put about 300 2 3/4 target loads through it and I've had absolutely no misfeeds or jams. I have been doing a lot of trap shooting so I can get used to the gun and sharpen my aim. I put a Carlson's extra full choke when I shoot. I bought some 3 1/2 shell to try out and get used to but I haven't had a chance to shoot those. This gun is light! I pick my gun case up and have to make sure I have something in there. I looked very seriously at the Benelli Vinci and the Beretta xtrema 2. I didn't like how heavy the extrema was and the recoil is a little heavier on the two then with the Browning. The things that influenced my decision was. Reputation, Made in America, weight, overall performance, and looks. I can't wait to blast some pheasant and geese this year. It's hard to find one of these I had to drive to Cabela's to get mine.
 
I didn't like how heavy the extrema was and the recoil is a little heavier on the two then with the Browning.

Heavier recoil on the pound-heavier Extrema 2 with the Kick-off system? I don't buy it.

That doesn't mean the Maxxus isn't a better trade-off for the field. I'd buy the Extrema 2 for waterfowl, not quail.:)

The Maxxus is from Belgium and Portugal, isn't it? I don't think Browning produces guns in the US.
 
The only gun Browning makes in the US is some of their .22 pistols.

From what I read it looks like an upgraded version of the SX3 from Winchester.
Same parent company and factory in Belgium (FN)

I've put about 300 2 3/4 target loads through it and I've had absolutely no misfeeds or jams. I have been doing a lot of trap shooting so I can get used to the gun and sharpen my aim.
This isn't some handgun where you expect failures in the first few hundred rounds. Most shotguns go thousands, even hundreds of thousands of rounds with no failures or jams. Also, you POINT a shotgun, not aim it, especially at clay targets or winged game
 
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SX3 says 'made by FN' on the barrel. I am torn between the SX3 and a Beretta.
 
This isn't some handgun where you expect failures in the first few hundred rounds. Most shotguns go thousands, even hundreds of thousands of rounds with no failures or jams.

Maybe, but a lot of semi-auto shotguns will have failures in the first 100 rounds or so until they are broken in. I have seen it with a few 1100's and a Beretta at the trap range. My 1100 was also that way. After the first few boxes of shells at the range, I took it home and and cleaned it good again. I have had maybe one more failure in the few thousand since then a few years ago. That is using the cheapest 100 count value packs of Winchester, Remington, and Federal ammo from walmart. I wouldn't judge the gun on the first 100 rounds. I wouldn't give an opinion until after about 500. That is kind of hard for a casual hunter, but not hard at all for a clay shooter.

I am glad you like you new Maxus. Keep us posted on how it performs over the next few months. I am interested to know how it lasts.
 
You're missing the point.

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"This isn't some handgun where you expect failures in the first few hundred rounds. Most shotguns go thousands, even hundreds of thousands of rounds with no failures or jams. Also, you POINT a shotgun, not aim it, especially at clay targets or winged game"

What is your POINT? I didn't know it would be such an insult to not speak "shotgun" correctly.:evil: Usually there is an inherent risk with buying a new design. Sometimes problems come up in the field that wasn't caught during R&D. I just wanted people out there to know I haven't had any problems and still haven't had any problems with it. I have with other guns and found there was a break in period to get the gun to cycle correctly. Not this gun.
As for not buying lower recoil then the xtrema all I can say is trying it you will be surprised. I was. I'll keep you posted on its endurance. I plan on putting a lot of ammo through this over the next few months. It's just too fun shooting this gun.
 
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I've been dropping geese with mine with 3.5's and I have ZERO complaints about the recoil. Browning is claiming up to 18% less recoil and 44% less muzzle jump than competing autoloaders. (Check out the website for the graph). Now, who knows whether the Extrema II was tested against the Maxus but I would bet that's one of them on that graph. Beretta would come out with an ad showing their results against the Maxus if that were not the case.

There is no logical reason to believe that a such a light gun with less recoil than the heavier gun when shooting light loads would now start having more recoil when you switch to heavier loads. I use my Citori O/U for the field birds. I bought the Maxus as my waterfowl gun.

I looked primarily at the SBEII, the Vinci, and the Extrema II. I am very happy with my choice. I would be the first one to let you know if I started having problems down the road with the gun.
 
"There is no logical reason to believe that a such a light gun with less recoil than the heavier gun when shooting light loads would now start having more recoil when you switch to heavier loads."

You know, I just lurk and learn at this site, but have to say, this seems wrong to me. The gas action will only reduce recoil a certain amount. After that, it makes sense that the weight of the gun will make a big difference. Seems . . . logical, but I'm still going to get the Maxus.
 
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"This isn't some handgun where you expect failures in the first few hundred rounds. Most shotguns go thousands, even hundreds of thousands of rounds with no failures or jams. Also, you POINT a shotgun, not aim it, especially at clay targets or winged game"

What is your POINT? I didn't know it would be such an insult to not speak "shotgun" correctly

The POINT is, is that you point a shotgun, not aim it like a rifle (deer and turkey notwithstanding).......:evil:
 
You know, I just lurk and learn at this site, but have to say, this seems wrong to me. The gas action will only reduce recoil a certain amount. After that, it makes sense that the weight of the gun will make a big difference.

Yeah, it's hard to get around the laws of physics. If all the stuff you read in shotgun ads were true, then we wouldn't need to burn fossil fuels for energy...:D

Gas-operated shotguns have milder felt recoil than others, because the weight of the gas system moving in the gun spreads out the pulse. The weight of the gas system, and how fast it moves, would change the effect somewhat, but I can't say I've felt a dime's worth of difference between an 1100, a 390 and a 391, all of which I've owned and shot a fair amount. They all feel a lot "softer-kicking" than an Over/Under or pump gun, or, for that matter, a recoil-operated gun, all else being equal.

The Extrema 2 is gas-operated. So is the Maxus. The standard Extrema is about a half-pound heavier. With the Kick-Off, it gains about a half-pound as well as a shock-absorbing assembly at the butt. The Maxxus, OTOH, does have a really nice recoil pad. Still, all else being equal, a gun that weighs 7.9 lbs. is going to have less felt recoil than a 6.9 lb. gun. Of course, it will also be heavier to lug around in the field.

Is it possible that a Maxus would, at least for some people, feel more pleasant? Sure. It might fit better. It has a very different buttstock, with very little drop (only 1/4" from comb to heel). Lots of drop is known for making guns like old American doubles -- with extreme drop -- have higher perceived recoil. Very little drop would probably reduce the perception of recoil.

If the Browning's non-standard geometry fits you, it probably will feel a little softer than a Remington or Beretta.

Word is, the Maxus is a great gun, and Browning, with a mixed history in the autoloader market, "got it right" with this one. I'm definitely going to take a look at one if I ever get really into waterfowling. I know the Extrema series fits me, though, so I'll have to look at both.

However, if I already OWNED an Extrema or Extrema II, I wouldn't go trading it in on a Maxus because I thought there'd be less felt recoil. I doubt I'd really notice a difference between them in the field.

One way or another, I think that Browning has a hit. The fact that the Maxus is immediately mentioned along with the Extrema 2 and SBE 2 means they've probably hit it out of the park with this autoloader introduction (for the first time since the Auto-5 over a century ago). Time will tell. Even if you like one of the Italian guns better, you have to be glad that the competition will keep the B's from charging basically whatever they want for their waterfowl flagships.
 
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