LkWinnipesaukee
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Any suggestions on a 12 gauge pump gun for starting out shooting trap? I just want a cheap one (probably at a gun show ~$100) to see if i like it.
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Wanting a cheap shotgun for trap
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Dave McCracken
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Not for $100. But, for twice that and a little you can get an 870 Express that will do what you want for several generations.
Read the archives here, this is a well chewed question....
Read the archives here, this is a well chewed question....
chris in va
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See if the trap range rents guns. The one near me has semi's, pumps, o/u and sxs in all gauges.
Rupestris
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Lk Win.
I was in your neighborhood earlier this week (Dedham). I Can't offer much in the $100 range but I can second Dave McC's answer. Look for a used 870 or a new Express with the current mail-in rebate.
You will not be disappointed.
Unfortunately. there isn't much out there for a hundred beans that wont punish you. You might be able to find an ol' Mossberg bolt action at the local pawn shop for under $100, but most new offerings are closer to $200.
Keep us posted on your exploits in the realm of shotgunnin'.
I was in your neighborhood earlier this week (Dedham). I Can't offer much in the $100 range but I can second Dave McC's answer. Look for a used 870 or a new Express with the current mail-in rebate.
You will not be disappointed.
Unfortunately. there isn't much out there for a hundred beans that wont punish you. You might be able to find an ol' Mossberg bolt action at the local pawn shop for under $100, but most new offerings are closer to $200.
Keep us posted on your exploits in the realm of shotgunnin'.
Zundfolge
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saw this ... more than $100, but would more than fill the bill.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=230819
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=230819
SAG0282
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More then $100, but I'm very happy with the Mossberg Mav 88 I bought from Walmart. It was about $165 w/ taxes, very solid budget scattergun.
LkWinnipesaukee
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Maybe I'm being too cheap 
I'll take a look at the 870's
...and buy it right after I get the first two guns on my wishlist
I'll take a look at the 870's
...and buy it right after I get the first two guns on my wishlist
The Deer Hunter
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Spend some money and get a decent gun like a remington 870 or something.
Its reliable and will last you. dont go waste your money on some maverick 88, cheap but i dont think they are worth it.
BTW: your from that communism tooD )?
Its reliable and will last you. dont go waste your money on some maverick 88, cheap but i dont think they are worth it.
BTW: your from that communism too
D )?
ugaarguy
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Alright, I was once your age, and an AR-15 was my first centerfire rifle. It's a fun rifle, but get the shotgun first. Even working a part time job in high school that 870 should be affordable. They're tough and super reliable. Once you have it with a decent vent rib bbl. of 26 or 28 inches you can do quite a bit with it. After that you get bbls tailored to the specific purpose for $100, maybe a bit more on certain ones. In the 870 you'll have a gun for hunting birds, small game, and even deer with slugs; you can play al the clay games with it too; then you can take it home and use it as a defensive weapon. There is just too much utility in a 12ga shotgun to pass one up. The AR on the other hand is great target, defensive, or varmint rifle.
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