pump, semi or select action? - The Firearms Forum

whitefeather · 05-21-2003, 11:45 AM

Just wanted to get some insight on how people felt about those 3 diff. shotguns...

Boomatic · 05-21-2003, 06:41 PM

Hey whitefeather...welcome to TFF!

I am an O/U man myself...for most thimgs. But I do own a Browning A5 and a 870 pump. If I could only have 1 for defense purposes, it'd be the 870, hands down. Sportwise I prefer the O/U.

Just depends on the application, I guess!

05-21-2003, 09:01 PM

Welcome to TFF

I love SXS shotguns. My favorite is a BSS. Even got a Stevens .410 SXS and a Savage 311 SXS with screw in choke tubes.

For an auto my favorite is my Browning A5

For a pump I use a Nova but my favorite is the Ithaca 37. Which I think is the smoothest pump gun ever made.

Marlin · 05-21-2003, 09:34 PM

My favorite is a 12 SxS. I do own both an 1187 and an 870, left handed models, in 12 also.

I am decidedly a lever mand, though, and wish there were a large bore shotgun in that type action.

pickenup · 05-22-2003, 12:42 AM

First off, Welcome to TFF
For the shotgun stage in a three-gun match, I use an 1187. For trap and skeet, an O/U. I have a pump around here somewhere, if I could only find it. Never could get used to an SxS. A SPAS, while it looks "bad" is just too darn heavy, and cumbersome. Now if I could find a street-sweeper????

05-22-2003, 11:34 AM

I wis I had a left handed shotgun

Marlin there are the old Browning designed Winchester shotguns that are lever action. A freind of mine has a 10ga.

whitefeather · 05-22-2003, 12:14 PM

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A SPAS, while it looks "bad" is just too darn heavy, and cumbersome.

I remember when I first saw that gun in Jurassic Park, I was just a kid, I was like that is one sweet looking gun. And I wanted one since...at least just to show off. I remember the first time I went shooting with my brother in law (hes a beretta man) there was a spas 12 for sale and i picked that thing up...it was like lead. I can only imagine shooting it

, one day i will purchase me one.

bigboom338 · 05-23-2003, 11:17 PM

Bennelli SBE, one gun for all occasions. But I still have a blast with grandpa's old 97 winchester.

wuzzagrunt · 05-24-2003, 08:01 AM

I like an over/under for game. I actually like a side by side but I shoot better with an o/u. Doubles are easier to clean and I have never found the third/fourth/fifth round in the magazine to be much of an advantage. I could see where it would be a plus for doves but they are considered songbirds in my state.

For defensive use, the pump gun gets my vote. You can keep it ready with an empty chamber and jack a round down the pipe without taking your hands off the forend and wrist of the piece. A semi-auto requires you to keep the chamber loaded--while stored--or to work the action with one hand while holding the gun with the other. I think this system creates too much potential for a bobble in an emergency situation (i.e., when you really need a shotgun). Semi-autos have caught on with LE entry teams but their situations are different from the homeowner who's awakened by an intruder at 3:am.

The semi-auto/pump types like the SPAS just seem needlessly complex. You can only use one action type at a time. So, just pick one.

05-21-2003, 11:45 AM	#1
whitefeather Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 42	pump, semi or select action? Just wanted to get some insight on how people felt about those 3 diff. shotguns... -->

05-21-2003, 06:41 PM	#2
Boomatic Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,088	Whitefeather Hey whitefeather...welcome to TFF! I am an O/U man myself...for most thimgs. But I do own a Browning A5 and a 870 pump. If I could only have 1 for defense purposes, it'd be the 870, hands down. Sportwise I prefer the O/U. Just depends on the application, I guess! __________________ Boom-a-tic Boomer Sooner!!

05-21-2003, 09:34 PM	#4
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	My favorite is a 12 SxS. I do own both an 1187 and an 870, left handed models, in 12 also. I am decidedly a lever mand, though, and wish there were a large bore shotgun in that type action. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

05-22-2003, 12:42 AM	#5
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,837	First off, Welcome to TFF For the shotgun stage in a three-gun match, I use an 1187. For trap and skeet, an O/U. I have a pump around here somewhere, if I could only find it. Never could get used to an SxS. A SPAS, while it looks "bad" is just too darn heavy, and cumbersome. Now if I could find a street-sweeper???? __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

05-23-2003, 11:17 PM	#8
bigboom338 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Dakota Posts: 399	Bennelli SBE, one gun for all occasions. But I still have a blast with grandpa's old 97 winchester. __________________ "Aim Small Miss Small"

05-21-2003, 09:01 PM	#3
warpig Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	Welcome to TFF I love SXS shotguns. My favorite is a BSS. Even got a Stevens .410 SXS and a Savage 311 SXS with screw in choke tubes. For an auto my favorite is my Browning A5 For a pump I use a Nova but my favorite is the Ithaca 37. Which I think is the smoothest pump gun ever made.

05-22-2003, 11:34 AM	#6
warpig Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	I wis I had a left handed shotgun Marlin there are the old Browning designed Winchester shotguns that are lever action. A freind of mine has a 10ga.

05-24-2003, 08:01 AM	#9
wuzzagrunt V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 369	Whatever floats yer boat! I like an over/under for game. I actually like a side by side but I shoot better with an o/u. Doubles are easier to clean and I have never found the third/fourth/fifth round in the magazine to be much of an advantage. I could see where it would be a plus for doves but they are considered songbirds in my state. For defensive use, the pump gun gets my vote. You can keep it ready with an empty chamber and jack a round down the pipe without taking your hands off the forend and wrist of the piece. A semi-auto requires you to keep the chamber loaded--while stored--or to work the action with one hand while holding the gun with the other. I think this system creates too much potential for a bobble in an emergency situation (i.e., when you really need a shotgun). Semi-autos have caught on with LE entry teams but their situations are different from the homeowner who's awakened by an intruder at 3:am. The semi-auto/pump types like the SPAS just seem needlessly complex. You can only use one action type at a time. So, just pick one.