the gun that replaced my Remington 1100 LT-20...

[Old Unc']

Franchi (Benelli) 20 gauge Affinity. It's a month old and I have about 800 rounds through it without one hiccup or any cleaning. Inertia driven action and so damn easy to carry and shoot. Only thing I added was an LM extended clay target choke tube. I call it the Glock 19 of auto-loading shotguns...

 

[Milkmaster]

Nice shotgun! Congrats... Let us know how the disassembly and cleaning goes when you do it.

 

[Old Unc']

will do. Maybe awhile...

 

[Hunterdad]

Very nice shotgun! It's funny....I'm taking my new-to-me LT-20 out today to knock the cobwebs off it. Going to see how it shoots some Remington foster slugs out of the smooth slug barrel.

 

[Old Unc']

my LT-20 is apart and in the process of a good cleaning!

 

[1KPerDay]

Have you found that loading shells into the magazine is easier than originally thought?

 

[Virginian]

As long as you're happy, but it ain't gonna replace mine.

 

[Old Unc']

loading shells into the mag is no different than any other autoloader. Not a problem...

 

[Old Unc']

Virginian, until you have one of each, how can you say that. I have both, and I can say the 1100 is a great gun, but doesn't compare with a Benelli/Franchi inertia gun. Like comparing a vintage Ford Falcon to an M Series BMW. Sorry...

 

[DaleCooper51]

Did you have any issues adjusting to it being a ~5.5lb gun from the 7 lb Remington? I tried it with a 20ga Franchi 48 and it was just too light for me. I had a heck of a time keeping it moving and shot it for crap. It was really nice to carry, but I ended up going back to my LT20.

 

[Virginian]

I shot one. And I can still say I haven't met an inertia or long recoil gun I liked. I used to say that about O/Us, but a little Beretta 28 gauge changed my mind a tiny bit on that one.

 

[Hunterdad]

I use a Stoeger 2000 Defense that's tricked out for 3 gun. It really kicks the snot out of me, even with targets loads. I'm thinking its time to get into a gas operated gun.