My First Shotgun!

[Scully714]

Well, I went to Marlboro looking for a .12 gauge that I could use for Trap, Skeet and Hunting and maybe some defense as well, I saw a lot of good deals on Mossberg 500's, Remington 870's (Could only find one Wingmaster though, and it was .20 gauge), and some good Remington 1100's...this one followed me home for $310 including an additional deer barrel from On Target Ammo:

 

[Cuda444]

Holy huge pictures!!! Check out photobucket, but maybe imageshack does it too, they will automatically resize your pics and give you the forum code that you can just cut and paste.

That aside, nice shotgun! You'll have a blast with it.

 

[Scully714]

Sorry, I resized them.

 

[dixidawg]

Dude, You got a great deal!

 

[Scully714]

Dude, You got a great deal!

Thanks! it's got a few blemishes on the barrel, nothing major, but I am very happy with the deal I got! Thanks for helping straighten me out on the chokes....I thought I was going to have to go buy a bunch of chokes! Then, it would have been less of a deal lol

 

[guywithglasses]

Excellent gun. You can shoot an 1100 all day long and not get sore. They are nice and light, too... easy to carry.

Watch out for the sharp edges inside the receiver if you detail strip it.

Please, please don't "tacticalize" it....

 

[Scully714]

Definitely won't be making this a tactical....currently looking for a Moss. 500 or a Rem 870 to make into a tactical.

Excellent gun. You can shoot an 1100 all day long and not get sore. They are nice and light, too... easy to carry.

Watch out for the sharp edges inside the receiver if you detail strip it.

Please, please don't "tacticalize" it....

 

[WVBob]

You can get a recoil pad for an 1100 for under $30 and it is even softer shooting. Pending on the number of kids helping, it takes about 10 mins to swap out.

 

[USMA-82]

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Nice looking gun - congratulations!

Not to pick nits, but realize the decimal point in front of the number is not necessary.

The Gauge or bore of a shotgun is a unit of measurement used to express the diameter of the barrel. The gauge or bore of the inside diameter of a barrel corresponds with the number of identical solid spheres that can be made from a pound of lead. So, if you weighed 12 lead balls the diameter of the shotgun barrel, and it came in at one pound, you'd have a 12 gauge. It is obviously not the same as "caliber," where you might have a .45 indicating 45/100ths of an inch diameter.

This message is brought to you by the Massachusetts news media, who continue to make reference to .9mm handguns...

 

[Fooped]

This message is brought to you by the Massachusetts news media, who continue to make reference to .9mm handguns...

Now THAT'S a small bullet!



Good info BTW, rep point added.

 

[Scully714]

Now THAT'S a small bullet!



Good info BTW, rep point added.

Ditto! Thanks for clarifying for me!