I'm supposed to go on my first quail hunt and I'm torn on which shotgun to take.
My first option is an 1100 Special Field 12 gauge I bought years ago at an auction in near new condition minus the box. I initially thought this would be perfect. I bought it years ago and have barely shot it. My hesitation is that I looked on GunBroker and the current value seems to be about 4x what I paid. I hate to tear this thing up an d ruin it's value.
Option #2 is a double barrel 20 gauge that I inherited. It has a lot of sentimental value. However, like a dumbass when I was teenager I hunted with it and put a few scratches on it. As I've gotten older I realized I never should have taken taken this out of the safe. However, it is what it is. I'm not sure if I want to risk additional damage, but it's also not 100% condition either. Honestly I'd be okay if I never shot this thing again and just passed it down to my kids one day. However, I also feel like it would be perfect for this. I have no idea how rough this quail hunt will be on a gun, so I'm lost on what to take.
My first option is an 1100 Special Field 12 gauge I bought years ago at an auction in near new condition minus the box. I initially thought this would be perfect. I bought it years ago and have barely shot it. My hesitation is that I looked on GunBroker and the current value seems to be about 4x what I paid. I hate to tear this thing up an d ruin it's value.
Option #2 is a double barrel 20 gauge that I inherited. It has a lot of sentimental value. However, like a dumbass when I was teenager I hunted with it and put a few scratches on it. As I've gotten older I realized I never should have taken taken this out of the safe. However, it is what it is. I'm not sure if I want to risk additional damage, but it's also not 100% condition either. Honestly I'd be okay if I never shot this thing again and just passed it down to my kids one day. However, I also feel like it would be perfect for this. I have no idea how rough this quail hunt will be on a gun, so I'm lost on what to take.