Shotgun for Pheasants
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Colorado Cowboy
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I love my AYA SXS 3" 20 ga. It is light to carry, very fast pointing and the 3" #6 is just right. It is a personnel choice about what "feels" right for you. I also have O/U, Pumps & Semi Autos too. Like I said, FEEL!
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JimP
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I agree, what ever one you like.
I started hunting pheasants with a 12 ga and moved on to a Ruger O/U Red Label 20. But I have also used a Ithica Mag 10 and a 410 double.
I started hunting pheasants with a 12 ga and moved on to a Ruger O/U Red Label 20. But I have also used a Ithica Mag 10 and a 410 double.
dirtclod Az.
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Ithica Featherlight Pump 12ga...Lightwieght and plenty of gun(pump).
Great for waterfowl also in the 2 3/4-3"
Change barrels and you have a slug gun for Deer.
Great for waterfowl also in the 2 3/4-3"
Change barrels and you have a slug gun for Deer.
CODAK
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My favorite pheasant gun is my Auto 5 Sweet Sixteen. Very light to carry, and the light recoil lets me get on follow up shots quickly. Runners up would be my 16ga model 12 with an English stock, tied with my 1950 20ga Browning Superposed, which is usually what my wife is carrying. They all have mod chokes. Superposed is improved/mod.
Prerylyon
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Ruger Red Labels, O/U str8 english stocks, short barrels think maybe its 26" on the 12, 24" on the 20.
Loads will depend on season and how far you need shoot and such; but all around I like something with #6s in my 1st tube choked open, and #5s in the 2nd, choked a bit.
(The pic is at least 15 yrs old, back when I used to weigh 300#, ( 220# now), b4 contacts, when I still had my pooch, we still had a lot of fez here in Iowa-that was taken literally in my backyard back then)
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Loads will depend on season and how far you need shoot and such; but all around I like something with #6s in my 1st tube choked open, and #5s in the 2nd, choked a bit.
(The pic is at least 15 yrs old, back when I used to weigh 300#, ( 220# now), b4 contacts, when I still had my pooch, we still had a lot of fez here in Iowa-that was taken literally in my backyard back then)
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that's what I do with my .870 12 gauge .sometimes upland game ,sometimes my slug gun for deer.Ithica Featherlight Pump 12ga...Lightwieght and plenty of gun(pump).
Great for waterfowl also in the 2 3/4-3"
Change barrels and you have a slug gun for Deer.
shootbrownelk
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I used my Charles Daly model 500 20 gauge SXS or my light twelve Browning A5 for late season birds.
I love how the O/U's handle and carry. But I'm a cheap bastard, and went with a "one gun" approach == one shotgun that would meet all my needs. That was the Benelli SBE (left handed, I might add).
Primary hunt waterfowl and turkeys, with occasional upland birds and sporting clays. The SBE does it all for me, handles well, not too heavy to carry all day in the field. With the bigger 3.5" turkey loads, it does kick like a mule, but when the big tom is in the sights I don't feel it.
If you have the $$$, get what feels and handles best for you. I have always liked the Browning O/U's...
Primary hunt waterfowl and turkeys, with occasional upland birds and sporting clays. The SBE does it all for me, handles well, not too heavy to carry all day in the field. With the bigger 3.5" turkey loads, it does kick like a mule, but when the big tom is in the sights I don't feel it.
If you have the $$$, get what feels and handles best for you. I have always liked the Browning O/U's...
Fink
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I really love those English style straight stocks. One of these days, if I can find one, I'll buy a Citori in that style.
I'm sorta a shotgun nut. How big a guy are you? Whats the budget? How strong? Really, Browning O/U seem to fit the XL & XXL guys over 6 feet better than the Beretta's as the Beretta seem to typically fit the 5' 10" and down large and medium in O/U. O/U 30 inch barrels if you are over 5 foot 11. However, I really think for pheasant hunting a 28inch barrel Semi is the way to go unless you are a smaller guy then go with the 26in barrel. I like the Beretta semis gas over the interia benelli. 12 or 20 doesn't matter but I think I would go with a 12. A friend has the orien you mentioned and loves it.
6mm Remington
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I just purchased a CZ Woodcock 12 gauge and am very happy with this over/under! I've used it on ducks and upland birds already. It points fast and feels great, plus the wood is beautiful and has great figure in it.
https://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/sportsmans/CZ-Woodcock-G2-Over-and-Under-Shotgun/productDetail/Shotguns/prod99999049181/cat100004
https://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/sportsmans/CZ-Woodcock-G2-Over-and-Under-Shotgun/productDetail/Shotguns/prod99999049181/cat100004
Hilltop
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12 GA Remington 870... Not fancy but they shoot great and stand up to many years of abuse. I have tried many and still shoot one for everything from trap to geese. Won 2 trap meets last year with it and took 2nd in a large sporting clays tournament. Like others have said though- just comes down to feel.
Eberle
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I'm 5' 8" and 155lbs and very strong for my size. I really like the CZ O/U they feel good to me.