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I am a believer in the 20 gauge shotgun being a great general purpose shotgun.
I am not the only one, I assure you.
20 gauge shotguns tote easy in fields, will fell game from quail to deer, break any clay on a skeet field and allow to shoot not only the 20 ga event , also the 12 ga event in skeet.
I personally just use 2 3/4" shells, in everything , except in .410, where the
2 1/2" shell is used 99% of the time by me.
I grew up around all sorts of firearms, including shotguns of all gauges, and the 20 gauge protected homes, property, felled quail, ducks, geese, bear, deer, and of course rabbits and squirrels.
Single shot, O/U, SxS, pump, or semi-auto, will still do today, as they always have.
It is the user of a tool, not the tool itself ,that effectively and efficiently takes care of a task.
Another thing I believe in is a bigger person can effectively use a smaller shotgun, where a smaller person cannot.
Often times I also share the truism "the best kept secret is a 20 ga skeet gun", referring to a semi auto such as a Win 1400, Beretta 303, 390, 391, Rem 1100 in this respect.
Same applies to other platforms in 20 ga. used in skeet, or other clay sports.
Yes, I know of real life situations where a bone stock 20 ga 1100, 1400 have stopped an immediate threat.
I know too many folks, including couples, and families, where the Home/Business shotgun is a 20 ga.
One family, the dad is 6'3, mom is 5'4, teenager daughter 5'1, and grandma has shrunk to 5'2.
There are multiples of the same bone stock 20 ga, with youth stocks.
This family shoots together, and this includes hunting, property duty, clays and serious lessons.
Dad and mom have the most experience, grandma technically does as she competed and hunted forever, just does not do as much as she did, and the teenage gal, is learning real fast!
Tossing clays akin to low 7, except lower, all members were breaking targets.
Using slugs.
Consistently I might add.
There are some great buys on 20 gauge guns, especially with those with only 2 3/4" chambers.
Not to mention some folks buy a gun to hunt a season and sell it, and then next season buy another gun.
Add Tax season is upon us and Divorce Season starts in May around here.
Just a post to share some thoughts and plant some seeds is all...
I am not the only one, I assure you.
20 gauge shotguns tote easy in fields, will fell game from quail to deer, break any clay on a skeet field and allow to shoot not only the 20 ga event , also the 12 ga event in skeet.
I personally just use 2 3/4" shells, in everything , except in .410, where the
2 1/2" shell is used 99% of the time by me.
I grew up around all sorts of firearms, including shotguns of all gauges, and the 20 gauge protected homes, property, felled quail, ducks, geese, bear, deer, and of course rabbits and squirrels.
Single shot, O/U, SxS, pump, or semi-auto, will still do today, as they always have.
It is the user of a tool, not the tool itself ,that effectively and efficiently takes care of a task.
Another thing I believe in is a bigger person can effectively use a smaller shotgun, where a smaller person cannot.
Often times I also share the truism "the best kept secret is a 20 ga skeet gun", referring to a semi auto such as a Win 1400, Beretta 303, 390, 391, Rem 1100 in this respect.
Same applies to other platforms in 20 ga. used in skeet, or other clay sports.
Yes, I know of real life situations where a bone stock 20 ga 1100, 1400 have stopped an immediate threat.
I know too many folks, including couples, and families, where the Home/Business shotgun is a 20 ga.
One family, the dad is 6'3, mom is 5'4, teenager daughter 5'1, and grandma has shrunk to 5'2.
There are multiples of the same bone stock 20 ga, with youth stocks.
This family shoots together, and this includes hunting, property duty, clays and serious lessons.
Dad and mom have the most experience, grandma technically does as she competed and hunted forever, just does not do as much as she did, and the teenage gal, is learning real fast!
Tossing clays akin to low 7, except lower, all members were breaking targets.
Using slugs.
Consistently I might add.
There are some great buys on 20 gauge guns, especially with those with only 2 3/4" chambers.
Not to mention some folks buy a gun to hunt a season and sell it, and then next season buy another gun.
Add Tax season is upon us and Divorce Season starts in May around here.
Just a post to share some thoughts and plant some seeds is all...