Brian Williams
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Ok you are walking in to a gun shop........ What types and Brands of shotguns do you expect to see
Gun Shop expectations
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Arkady
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Around here, it's all Mossberg, all the time.
The three stores i went to yesterday in the process of buying my Mossberg 500 all had a dozen or more Mossbergs of the 18.5 and 20 inch variety, and only a handful of Remingtons, all at 26 inches or more.
You want a Mossberg with a barrel over 20 inches? Good luck.
You want a Remington with a barrel under 26 inches? Good luck.
Benelli? Don't bother.
The three stores i went to yesterday in the process of buying my Mossberg 500 all had a dozen or more Mossbergs of the 18.5 and 20 inch variety, and only a handful of Remingtons, all at 26 inches or more.
You want a Mossberg with a barrel over 20 inches? Good luck.
You want a Remington with a barrel under 26 inches? Good luck.
Benelli? Don't bother.
2 shops in the area.
shop 1
benelli
beretta
browning
mossberg
ruger
some other brands every now and again
a lot of used shotguns
too bad everything there is grotesquely overpriced.
shop 2
browning
mossberg
remington
ruger
skb
and serveral various used shotguns
i really like the second shop better, they can also get just about anything for you except benelli.
shop 1
benelli
beretta
browning
mossberg
ruger
some other brands every now and again
a lot of used shotguns
too bad everything there is grotesquely overpriced.
shop 2
browning
mossberg
remington
ruger
skb
and serveral various used shotguns
i really like the second shop better, they can also get just about anything for you except benelli.
Omaha-BeenGlockin
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Between the one in town and one about an hour away.
Beretta--auto--sxs-o/u
Benelli--auto--pump
Franchi---auto---o/u
Weatherby---auto---o/u
Mossberg---pump
Remington---pump---auto----o/u
Winchester---pump---auto---o/u
Ruger---o/u
Merkel---sxs
Perazzi---o/u
SKB---o/u---auto---sxs
Sig/Rizzini---IIRC----o/u
Verona----o/u
Stoger/IGA----Stoger/Luger---or something like that-----sxs----auto
Baikal----sxs---auto
Browning---pump---auto---o/u
Kreigoff(sp?)----o/u
Charles Daly---auto---pump
H&R/NEF---single shot
Savage---combo gun
Taurus/Rossi ----combo gun
Springfield Armory----combo gun
Heritage---auto
I'm sure one or 2 more will come to me if I think about it some more.
Its been awhile since I paid close attention to the higher end stuff---so might not be quite clear on my recall-ection-----the ones I can't afford don't get looked over too much.
Beretta--auto--sxs-o/u
Benelli--auto--pump
Franchi---auto---o/u
Weatherby---auto---o/u
Mossberg---pump
Remington---pump---auto----o/u
Winchester---pump---auto---o/u
Ruger---o/u
Merkel---sxs
Perazzi---o/u
SKB---o/u---auto---sxs
Sig/Rizzini---IIRC----o/u
Verona----o/u
Stoger/IGA----Stoger/Luger---or something like that-----sxs----auto
Baikal----sxs---auto
Browning---pump---auto---o/u
Kreigoff(sp?)----o/u
Charles Daly---auto---pump
H&R/NEF---single shot
Savage---combo gun
Taurus/Rossi ----combo gun
Springfield Armory----combo gun
Heritage---auto
I'm sure one or 2 more will come to me if I think about it some more.
Its been awhile since I paid close attention to the higher end stuff---so might not be quite clear on my recall-ection-----the ones I can't afford don't get looked over too much.
Grayrock
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I EXPECT to see a wide assortment of brands, actions, finishes, gauges and prices. I also expect there to be no pressure to sell me a $2000 gun when I'm looking for a $350 gun, as happened when I was shopping for my Baikal several years ago (before they became better known.)
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