Lots of information posted Dave.

It's more fun to kill 3 on the raise than 2 IMO.

I've owned alot of different shotguns from Perazzi's to Brownings/Remingtons. 20ga Semi is my recomendation for your task (benelli is a solid choice). My favorite was a 1100 28ga (not for geese but everything else including ducks over dekes) I'd buy half a pallet of shells a year for that gun until steel came into play. Went bacl to 20ga for upland and 12ga for ducks & geese.

Killed alot of bird over the years. A bird doesn't know if it's shot with a 28ga or a 12ga. Speed kills though, and pattern density is crucial depending on your anticapated bird as well as distance.

There's more pellets in 1oz of #8's than 1 1/8oz of #7.5's. WOW...I thought I left 20yrs of trapshooting behind me.

Never have had a Monte..but original Benelli SuperBlackhawks you could load 4 shells (one in pipe and 3 waiting) in it with the plug installed....They changed it in newer models...

Dave i used a 28 for years in eastern Wa for Huns and pheasant around Sprague area and it sure was a lot easier to carry than my EB meruko[spelling] over and under 12 and it did the job just fine pointed well and fast mine was a browing auto with vented rib

I have a single shot 10 gauge if you want to give that a try, Dave.

Andy

I fired one of those once. That's enough. But I bet if you had one with a skeet choke and a load of 8 shot you might get every quail in the covey.

12 for things that float and 20 for things that hide in the brush. Love 2 tubes on the 20. If it don't fit, it don't hit fo' schit....

Cant go wrong with the Benelli Dave, very light and very dependable. I have never had a jam in my Benelli SBE.

got me a bunch of shotguns and while my duck gun is a 12 ga SBE2 it isnt the gun I shoot the best with. Nor is my high priced o/u its an old ultra light Ithaca xl 900 auto that aint worth much to anyone but me. The most popular guns in the world fit me like crap. Find the one that fits ya the best. I have always wanted a nice o/u that came up perfect to my shoulder. When I find it I don't care if its 12, 16, 28 or 20ga, $25 or $2500 it will probably be the last shotgun I ever buy for myself.
Wish I was in the need and had the funds to go out and buy myself a new gun but I need to control myself now. Just lookin for Drakes Christmas present has almost added a couple to the stable. Have fun Dave. Gun shoppin is good times. If ya find the one ya want try to find someone with the same gun and shoot a round with it first.

How much for the 20 Redd ??? for the Daughter of corse

Art----I had a shotgun like you describe...the fit, the undeniable ability to hit whatever you pointed her at.......and I let it let her slip away.

I've always regretted that....26/25 straight was easy.

A four gauge set....Beretta 682 Onyx.

The old Beretta worked okay today.

NICE!

What a classic, beautiful photo.

Thanks. I am going to try to redo that next time so the heads show better.

Tye looks attentive and satisfied....but I bet he's sleepin' at your feet in front of a fire.

Merry Christmas Dave, and many more great hunts with a beauty of a partner.

Nice photo but I'm confused with the lack of sage brush and that green stuff in the background.

redd, your gonna drooooll

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willy

I saw that. A bit more than I wanted to pay, but . . . .

Yep...Same thing on the SBE's. The rotating bolt has to be "seated" or it's a no go. I've been screwed before when I tried to load the gun "slow-n-quiet", by not letting the action slam shut. Then when I jumped a puddle for ducks the gun didn't fire on the first shot. Had to rack the action by hand for the final 2 shots. Definately something to remember.

same with the nova pump. rotating bolt. actually its probably a good thing it doesnt fire when its not locked up.....

410, 28, 20 gauges all hit birds with same power just the pattern is not as dense in a 28 gauge as in a 12 gauge. I had some friends back in michigan that would only hunt ducks with 410's, but they were really good shots and did not try 60 yd shots

In steelhead fishing you can catch 'em all with every technique with one rod/reel combo...in bird hunting you can kill them all with one gun, especially if that one gun is a .12 Gauge.

That being said...it's a lot more fun to have a lot of guns, too And if you're going to have a lot, may as well get a lot of different kinds!

Fish on...

Todd