If, you could have only one shotgun...

[DammitBoy]

My Benelli M1 Super 90

 

[Ala Dan]

Family Gun

Browning Citori O/U 20 gague

 

[oneounceload]

Perazzi MX-8 will do nicely enough

 

[SenecaGunner]

Remington 870

 

[Old Unc']

Jurist, that is a gorgeous Ithaca 37!! Great gun...

 

[jon86]

My maverick 88 works just fine. And it's my only shotgun. But if I could only have one, and someone is giving it to me then this one:
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/411540227

 

[Bernie Lomax]

My maverick 88 works just fine. And it's my only shotgun. But if I could only have one, and someone is giving it to me then this one:
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/p...s_id/411540227

I've got one of those, and I love it, but if I could choose any shotgun in the world, I'd probably get the Benelli M3. It's extremely versatile, since it can be operated both semiauto and by pump.

 

[Moose23]

Wow, no Winchester fans out there. How bout a Model 1200 (or 120 Ranger that I've had for 26 years)? Slick, points well, interchangeable chokes, and goes bang EVERY SINGLE TIME.

 

[pwrstrkd]

My browning silver hunter has been great for the last 3 years. Not the most expensive, but hasnt failed me yet

 

[Dave McCracken]

One shotgun!! Where's the fun in that?

But if I had to cover all the bases with one gun, one barrel or set of barrels, it'd be Frankenstein, my old parts 870.

Dead reliable, deadly, versatile as a SAK......

 

[Dreamcast270mhz]

amsel striker. Screw the sporting crap and 922r I WANT AN F-ING Striker!

 

[PJR]

Beretta 391 with two additional barrels.

 

[vaherder]

Browning Maxus Sporting w/wood. Don't need any CF decals. 30in barrel 12 gauge.

VA herder

 

[memphisjim]

benelli supernova tactical

 

[Justin]

Benelli M2.

 

[tactikel]

If I could only have one shotgun it would have to be a 870 12 ga 3" chamber 28" barrel with rem chokes. Thankfully I have 7 (and none are the above)

 

[gleaner26]

I would have to go with either a BPS or if i had the money a 37 Featherlight as said earlier.

 

[tdv]

A few come to mind...the Rem 870, Mossberg 500, or a quality double barrell shotgun, side by side or over under configuration. Since I can only have one, my choice would be a Stoeger "Coach" side by side, double barreled 12 gauge. With only one selection, I would choose one in a matte stainless finish, with fixed Mod and Full chokes. Also in a hammerless, double trigger configuration for simplicity. i have such a shotgun now, and slimmed down my inventory by making a hard choice such as this to keep what I feel is the most versatile and durable one shotgun model. incidently, I kept my pump-action in 20 gauge as a part of my overall battery of must have firearms. I can't think of a more indispensible shotgun to own than a good double barrel 12 gauge as mentioned. Nearly fool-proof, efficient, and effective for both field use and self-defense. Such a "one shotgun" selection is my best advise. I have witnessed no single other type of shotgun survive such long term use and abuse as this. If you can have only one, I say it better last and do everything needed from a scattergun. The same goes for the choice of 12 gauge. If you can only have one, it is certainly the most versatile gauge available. tdv

 

[tdv]

Another thought on a one choice shotgun selection. I judge field worthiness as a firearm that I can immerse in water, dirt, etc and it fill function. A stainless steel, double barrel shotgun is amazingly durable. You can drop it from your duck boat, retrieve it, and shoot ducks. A Rem 870, Mossberg 500 are tough as heck. But one gun, that takes the most use or abuse, it is a double barrel shotgun. There is no magazine to fail, less parts to break, and less mechanical design features that can be fouled by the elements. Also you can get off two consecutive shots as fast or faster than any other action. I imagine Lewis and Clark would have appreciated this, and that the Mountain Men of days gone by, would likely have came out of the Rockies with the same shotgun that they walked in with, still in working order. What more can you ask for in a shotgun? tdv

 

[Shurshot]

It would have to be my Remington 1100 Competition Master

 

[jbkebert]

My 60's 870 wingmaster 12ga with 3" chamber and a modified choke. It's all I have ever really needed.

 

[foghornl]

Maverick 88

I have the 28" Mod-choke barrel and the 18-1/2" cylinder-bore.

 

[Slamfire]

My Mossberg 500 in 12 Ga, with the Clect-choke barrel.

Killed massive number of squirrels, doves, and one deer with it.

It has always functined and works great.

I have an 870, but have not shot it enough to have a good idea of the reliablity.

 

[Jurist]

My shotguns over the years.

My first was a used Ithaca 100 12ga SXS,2ND Rem 870,3rdIthaca m37,4th Browning BT 99 , 5th Ithaca m 51,6th Ruger Red Label 20ga O/U,7th Savage 311 20ga SXS.All have been sold or traded but one.The 3rd one is a keeper.

 

[rajb123]

....Beretta 12ga O/U, 28 inch barrels w/choke tubes..... I have had one for 25 years....and still love it.... so much - I just bought its brother in 20 ga.