From the article: Top 7 Semi-Automatic (Autoloading) Shotguns
There are many semi-auto shotguns out there, and we all have our individual preferences. What's yours? Has it helped your hunting or clay shooting? Fill us in on your favorite semi-auto scattergun! Do not ask a question or expect a reply! I cannot reply to you here. Please post in the forum if you have a question.
What's Your Favorite?
Remington 11-87
- Remington 11-87 is the very best gun because its shot pattern with full choke is very accurate at long range.
- —Guest rana wazir ali
Winchester Fan
- From my Dad to me, his Winchester Model 50. Heavy, sturdy, and very nice. Get the shotgun with the story behind it, learn it, love it, clean it, and enjoy yours!
- —Guest Dale
M50
- My Winchester M50 has been around since 1954 and has yet to let me down...:)
- —Guest Only winchester
Browning 2000
- I have had this shotgun for almost 30 years and it has been in constant use every shooting season. Fired more than 400 shots in a day. The performance of the gun is remarkable. The only problem is with the normal wear and tear, because spare parts are not available and the local-made ones don't have the same output. However it is still a good and reliable gun; easy to maintain and clean, and user-friendly.
- —Guest ather Syed
Remington 1100
- If you don't know why 1100 is still more popular than 11-87, maybe you should write about shoes or cars.
- —Guest Pete
"The Beast" Baikal MP-153
- Inexpensive, rough, ugly but the workhorse of shotguns. It eats every ammo you feed it, it shoots each time you squeeze the trigger. I love you, Baikal.
- —hunter95
Browning and Beretta
- I like the Browning Auto-5 and Beretta 12 gauge Model 303, but overall my favorite is a 12 gauge Beretta over/under Model 687.
- —Guest B. Petronzi
Benelli!
- I own a 20 gauge Benelli Nova and a first-generation Super Black Eagle that I got from my grandpa. Both are amazing guns! I've killed 4 turkeys with the Nova and the Super Black Eagle is very fun to shoot! :D
- —Guest Andy
DJ Dan
- I've owned Franchi 48AL and Benelli, as well as Remington 1100, 1148 and now Remington 1187. Benelli Montefeltros (owned two 20 gauges), both jammed on 7/8 ounce loads right out of the box, even meticulously lubed. For light recoil and dependability I like the 1100, 1148 and 1187 by Remington.
- —Guest DJ Dan
Browning Boy
- I have shot Browning Auto-5s since 1958. I also shoot Browning Auto-5 Silver Series (gas operated) and it fits me fine. The gas operated shotguns have a distinct jolting kick that the old Brownings simply do not have. I think Browning screwed up when they discontinued the inertia recoil action which was made from 1902-1998. That was the best there is, and now Benelli is using a similar system and getting all the press about how superior it is to the gas operated actions. Didn't mention how dirty the gas cylinder gets in the Browning after shooting a couple boxes of shells at the trap range. Browning, please bring back a foolproof 109-year-proven-and-perfected inertia action as an option so we won't have to buy the over-priced Benelli guns! Thank you.
- —Guest Jim Hamilton
Franchi 48AL
- This 20 gauge is a pure delight to carry in the field. I've hunted rabbits, squirrels, quail, pheasants, and turkey with this gun. It has a set of three chokes, and I have a 20" smooth bore rifle sight slug barrel for it. It's built on John Browning's long recoil system. I absolutely love this gun. It only weighs 5-1/2 lbs, making it a dream to carry all day. I can change the barrel and have a very capable deer gun out 75 yards. There are very few guns that can truly do it all while being light enough to carry afield all day. This one can and does. I've not just dropped one deer but many with this gun, as well as all the small game I mentioned. Did I mention it has beautiful lines also!
- —Guest vince
Saiga12
- I own and enjoy this tool very much. It is tactical, has light recoil as far as I'm concerned, and it's modifiable. I have a collapsible stock. Not a traditional hunting gun, especially those intimidating mags (user and business end alike), but it's a semi-auto and hey! If you dislike it because of the looks, just think about its intended purpose and function (high cap, lights, laser multi-purpose ect.). Job well done! P.S. I have the internally-modified version built correct, trigger group forward, and a 'smithed barrel, and it groups tighter with bargain 00 buck and slug than some of my pumps and my friend's semi-auto.
- —Guest Beretta R. WinchesterII
Browning A-5 (Belgium)
- I have had my A-5 for 25 years. Graduation present from college. I have hunted ducks and upland birds with this gun all along the west coast and love the reliable action. Shooting a triple with this gun is much easier, as the recoiling barrel puts you right back down on your target. It is a little heavy for chasing chukar up the mountain but when they flush and you have two or three flopping on the ground it is worth the effort. I got my son started with a pump for safety reasons in the duck blind, but then he inherited his great-grandfathers A-5 when he graduated from high school, and you could not pry that gun out of his hands. John Browning was a genius and his legacy will live for generations.
- —Guest Marc with a C
Browning A-5
- The Browning A-5 is very reliable. No O-rings, and it's easy to adjust for different loads. It was the first-ever semi-auto shotgun and it was made until 1998, that has to say something.
- —lucky48
The Gold Standard
- I have to go with my favorite old Auto-5 Browning. Yes, I know it can be a pain to change rings to shoot lighter loads, but for pointability and quick reliable follow up shots, I haven't met anything yet that can compare. The trigger is clean and crisp. I own three of them and wouldn't trade them for any other semi-auto. Also - show me another that has been in production for 100 years.
- —Guest matt
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