Remington 11-48 Questions
Hello all. I am looking into getting my first shotgun (shot my first one today, actually, a 12ga Mossberg 500 w/ 18.5-20" barrel), and am looking for a relatively inexpensive used one. I checked out my local gun shops and found a Remingon 48 semi-auto with 30" barrel. I plan on using it for home defense, range, and I hope to get into clay shooting as well. How well would a low capacity semi-auto compare to a higher capacity pump for home defense? Also, while the longer barrel would be ideal for sporting, it seems a bit cumbersome for the home-defense aspect. How hard are shorter barrels to find for this particular gun? How are they in general? If I could come across a used Mossberg 500 or an 870 I'd probably get that, but they seem far and few between in my area. How hard are semi's to disassemble and maintain as opposed to a pump? Lastly, the guy at the shop tells me that it can only shoot 2 3/4" shells, but says that should be good enough for most things. Are good defense loads (eg. 00 buck) available in 2 3/4"? Anyone with any info. on this particular shotgun please fill me in. Oh, before I forget, the asking price is $175 which is why I thought it might be a good deal. It's a possibility that I may get that one to use for clay and get another one for HD, if the 48 isn't workable for that purpose.
Hello all. I am looking into getting my first shotgun (shot my first one today, actually, a 12ga Mossberg 500 w/ 18.5-20" barrel), and am looking for a relatively inexpensive used one. I checked out my local gun shops and found a Remingon 48 semi-auto with 30" barrel. I plan on using it for home defense, range, and I hope to get into clay shooting as well. How well would a low capacity semi-auto compare to a higher capacity pump for home defense? Also, while the longer barrel would be ideal for sporting, it seems a bit cumbersome for the home-defense aspect. How hard are shorter barrels to find for this particular gun? How are they in general? If I could come across a used Mossberg 500 or an 870 I'd probably get that, but they seem far and few between in my area. How hard are semi's to disassemble and maintain as opposed to a pump? Lastly, the guy at the shop tells me that it can only shoot 2 3/4" shells, but says that should be good enough for most things. Are good defense loads (eg. 00 buck) available in 2 3/4"? Anyone with any info. on this particular shotgun please fill me in. Oh, before I forget, the asking price is $175 which is why I thought it might be a good deal. It's a possibility that I may get that one to use for clay and get another one for HD, if the 48 isn't workable for that purpose.
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