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Thread: General Purpose 12 GA Semi Auto Shotgun

  1. #21
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    Do you have one set up for social work, LR? I used to love Col. Askins tales of the Rio Grande action including A5s flinging blue-whistlers...

    Deadliest dove shooter I know uses a Light 12 w a 24-in. Skeet barrel. I suspect it would be right handy w Fed no.1 FC Buck.

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    Social A5s are some of my favorite weapons aesthetically.


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    This will not help the OP as he needs a three-inch chamber, but one can buy a pair of Remington Model 11 guns (a licensed version of the Auto-5) and a few cases of shells for less than the cost of any of the new gas guns. I picked up a Model 11 with a Cutts compensator choke made in 1940 for $350. I dropped another $40 on parts (new fiber buffer and rivet, spare friction piece and springs, and some screws) to keep it running for the next 75 years.

    If I was the OP, I would look for a Browning Auto-5 Magnum as it is three-inch capable. Once you get the hang of how to set the friction system for the loads, there is no better autoloading shotgun.

  4. #24
    I've been thinking of buying a general purpose semi-auto 12 ga shotgun and while reading about shotguns in this section I found this thread.
    I do have a few questions for those in the know:
    Should I stay with the same type of shotgun for the same manual of arms? I have an 18.5" HK imported Benelli M1 Super 90 that I really like. So the self-defense shotgun is covered. Should I stay with a semiautomatic Benelli for the same controls?

    I found a A400 28" barrel chambered for 3.5" locally for $1100. Seems like a good deal? Pic below.
    What about barrel length? There's a 24" Beretta 1301 available locally as well for $850.

    Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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    The Beretta A400 Extreme Plus is an absolute shooting machine and recoils like a 410. Could not be happier with ours.
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