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!
What's Your Favorite?
Benelli every time
- My father got me into game and english sporting shooting, and he is a Beretta man through and through. So when I go out to a local clay ground, as a new shooter with a new Benelli semi auto on trail and beat him 41 to 38 I knew this was the gun for me. It is a delight to hold and shoot, never misses a beat. To make my chances even less I am a right handed shooter who blinded himself in the right eye (be careful cleaning that BBQ with a wire brush) who now shoots left handed. I clean it after approx 500 rounds and have never had it jam or miss a shot. I can strip it and clean it in minutes and the mechanism is the simplest I have ever seen. I originally wanted a Beretta semi auto until I saw how many parts had to come out to clean and that it wasn't that simple a job. I have now been shooting for 4 months (as of Sept 09) and still love my Benelli. I still get a smirk on my face when Browning and Beretta semi auto shooters tell me how reliable there guns are just as they jam. :)
- —Guest Paul L
Winchester SX3
- This is a beauty, fastest of all, a real gem. Try it!
- —Guest Hotshot
Beretta 391 vs. Benelli
- I've got a Beretta 391. Great gun, a real straight shooter you can't miss with. Very light recoil no matter what you shoot in it. But unlike the Benelli, you've got to keep it really clean or the gas ports clog when you're shooting 100 plus sporting clays. The Benelli can be dropped in the mud and still be Johnny-on-the-spot.
- —Guest Maverick
benelli vinci
- My Benelli Vinci is my current favorite. It moves from the field to the skeet range with a consistent character that will bring a smile to your face. Simplicity in design yet elegant between the hands, this shotgun jumps to the shoulder like a lifelong companion. This gun is a constant performer and does it all without breaking a sweat. I can take down this gun in 10 seconds and it is the easiest gun to clean that I have ever owned. Beyond the performance it’s just a joy to shoot – And isn’t that what it’s all about?
- —Guest Clayman
franchi 912
- Franchi 912 best shooting shotgun I have ever shot. Points good, handles great, just a great shotgun.
- —Guest ab
Mossberg 930
- Shoots everything from 7/8 oz target loads to heavy 3" magnums without any problems.
- —Guest c. basham
Saiga 12 !
- Saiga 12. Basically, a shotgun AK, slightly longer to accommodate the 12ga round. I highly recommend this for slugs and 00. Great for home defense, your family deserves a good semi auto shotty, and for 500 big ones this is it. Rugged as an AK, throw some dirt in it and shoot it like new. Stamped receiver weapons however are never as durable as the old thick recievers (like SKS or SVT 40). With a 5, 10, or 20 round mag, the fun can vary. I own two 10's and a 5 I like to fill with tactical slugs, recoil is even acceptable. My first slug shot was a non tactical out of a browning pump. It was brutal, I had to shoot 4 fast in competition, and every shot was another 4 letter word. :D
- —Guest 1337cshacker
Browning Gold 12 gauge
- I have had my Browning Gold 12 gauge for 12 years. It's a great field gun. Not too heavy to carry. I like the 3 different chokes that come with it. Does hold a good pattern for whatever I'm hunting.
- —Guest Bastin
Benelli SBE
- I've owned all of them from Rem mdl 11 to Benelli SBE and it can't be touched. Eats up light dove loads then handles 3 1/2 goose loads. Clean it once a year and it loves it. Pattern master choke is addicting with it so much that it is all I use now, even on doves. This gun loves abuse and keeps on popping them.
- —Guest kfowler
