Inertia or gas Auto shotgun

[RUT]

Well, compared to an AR they aren't hard to clean at all. As I said, it's strictly a matter of personal preference and past experience. Many gas gun aficionados have never had anything but gas guns, thus their preference. I've had both, but now prefer inertia. There's no right or wrong answer to it.

 

[Fishbed77]

How hard are the gas guns to clean? I mean, whats involved? Is it as annoying as an ar15?

A modern Remington or Beretta gas-operated shotgun is MUCH easier to clean than an AR-15. Mostly because there are far fewer nooks and crannies to clean.

 

[MagnunJoe]

It's actually no big deal. A good 30 minutes in between shootings. 60 minutes for a good deep cleaning at the end of shooting season when u put her away for a while.

 

[oneounceload]

How hard are the gas guns to clean? I mean, whats involved?

Pull the barrel off the gun (10 seconds); spray barrel and pistons with brake cleaner (5 seconds); wipe both with patch (10 seconds); take out choke tube spray threads (10 seconds); regrease threads (5 seconds); reinstall tube (5 seconds); spray everything with Remoil and wipe down (10 seconds); reassemble gun and put away (10 seconds)

So that all adds up to 1 minute 5 seconds; if you aren't that nimble add another minute or two - if it takes you more than 5 minutes to clean a gas gun, something isn't right (add another 5 minutes to remove the trigger group and reinstall, done about 2X/year)

 

[45crittergitter]

Is their a way to tell gas from inertia, by looking at the outside of the gun, or do you just have to ask your (un)friendly gun counter guy?

In my experience, the average counter guy is NOT very knowledgeable. Kinda like asking a car salesman to explain how an auto trans or fuel injection works. Maybe you get a good answer, and maybe you don't.

 

[Virginian]

Except for a once a year tear down, or after a swim, a 5 minute spray and wipe of the gas parts keeps all my 30 and 40 year old 1100s running like a top. You do not need to do a detail clean every time, but if you do a minimum cleaning AFTER shooting your gas gun before putting it away it will reward you with excellent service.

 

[frank c]

My son wants to upgrade to a 3 1/2 mag auto. I'm not a shotgun guy so this is new to me. His hunting friends say to get an inertia auto for reliability over a gas gun. I have a 11 87 rem and it has been flawless. Do the inertia guns have less recoil? He is looking at one of the new A5 brownings. Thanks Truman56

Find a nice used Winchester SX2(gas operated)shoots 3 1/2 shells.Mine has been flawess.