My thoughts on semi auto shotguns

[danebrewer10 6]

Hi all, I just thought I'd share my thoughts on semis, first off, I think they're great guns, great for clay busting or pigeon shooting, but why don't we see any on the driven shoot? even wood stocked ones? I think there's a lot of taboo regarding semis, on the continent and in the states, people use them for pheasant shooting.... OK they don't have the same type of formal driven shoot as we do, but a gun's a gun... isn't it? I might frown on a plastic stocked gun on a driven shoot, but a wooden stocked one, though not something you see every day I wouldn't have a problem with...

 

aand just a though on the two actions...

really (in my opinion), there are two premium auto shotguns in the country, the Beretta 391 and the Benelli of whatever model, they seem all to have the same action within the same brands, they just wear different clothes.

 

 

I would choose the Benelli over the Beretta any day, principally, because it's easier to clean, no gas tube, piston, fiddly *twang* bugger lost that bit.. springs only the bolt body, bolt head and recoil spring, (and the barrel) also the Beretta recoils unbelievably softly, I shoot an old English s/s with a 1" pachmayr decelerator pad, and the Beretta hardly seems to have any recoil at all, that really put me off, I much preferred the Benelli, though there's a bit of a more mechanical sound when the gun is fired, it does push you back a bit which I preferred, but the Beretta would be good for people of smaller stature, children, or guys who do a lot of wildfowling with heavy cartridges....of the Benelli line? I would have to choose the M2 with the comfortech stock, purely for ruggedness and a lower price then the other premium autos on the market.

 

anyway there's my opinion, and I'd love to hear what you guys think, especially from the users of these guns themselves!

 

heres' to warm barrels!