What's a good shotgun for me?

Question

I want to start skeet shooting, yet I want to be able to blow a fist sized hole in the chest of an intruder. No hunting. I had experience with rifles when I was in my teens, and have a 357 Magnum now.

What is an over/under?

Answer 1

Gosh all these people suggesting cheap pump guns...they aren't for skeet! I've only seen a guy on a skeet field with a pump once, and his squad mates were yelling "pump, pump!" every double pair he shot so he remembered to pump it. Its an unnecessary movement. Get an over/under or auto.

A Remington 1100 Tournament Skeet is a great gun for skeet - of course you'll only be loading 2 shells maximum on a skeet field, but it'll hold 4 in the tube. The sound of the bolt racking is just as unsettling to an intruder as the pump. Follow up shots with the 1100 are quick, and the gas system takes the bite out of recoil. I shot a plate match with my 1100 Skeet and won by knocking 5 popper plates down in 2.8 seconds. Its a damn good gun. It'll set you back around $600.

There are lots of choices for over/under shotguns. I like these a lot, but if you're using this purchase for self-defense as well you'll probably want something with more capacity. An old Remington 3200 skeet is a great o/u, and there are many new ones floating around from Beretta, Browning (bleh!), Franchi, and others.

Answer 2

You've got a .357 for intruders so now get a skeet gun. The o/u are very popular but high dollar. I'd get a Browning or Beretta over n under 12 gauge for skeet.

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Answer 3

I own a 20 gauge remington model 870 express magnum. i have used it for skeet shooting and have great accuracy with it. It should do the job for what you need. They also make it in a 12 gauge for even more power. Over and under is a double-barrel shotgun with one barrel above the other. A side-by-side is a double-barrel with the barrels side by side.

Answer 4

Your basic Remimngton, Winchester or Mossberg 12 gauge pump should do for both. Skeet load in 12 gauge are light enough to not bothe most people recoil wise and actually are good in a defense situation to avoid the risk of a miss going through walls, but still will flatten an attacker.

Answer 5

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You can probally find this set up cheaper at a local gun store. I think Remington also has the same thing for the 870 (if you perfer them).

By the way alot of Professional skeet shooters use pump shotguns. Pumping the slide is easy and very natural. When I go hunting and see something I usually can empty the shotgun with out even having to think about moving my arm.

Answer 6

If you want skeet shooting I would suggest a 20 gauge which will also put a goodly size hole in a man too. Try a Winchester.

Answer 7

it depends on how much you want to spend and how serious you are about shooting skeet. if you want to compete there are many high dollar, good , specialized skeet and trap guns out there. if you just want to play around, shooting skeet with friends on sunday afternoon, get a rem. 870 or mossberg is making a nice, reasonably priced over and under now.

Answer 8

I agree with the third answer. A Remington 870 or Mossberg 500. These are both pump shotguns.

A semi-auto is more expensive, but might be better for skeet.

Use skeet shot for skeet and buckshot for self defense.

Answer 9

Remington 870. you can change the chokes for skeet shooting and it will blow a hole the size of a water melon it a person. for doing that i would suggest buckshot and for skeet shooting 9 shot.

Answer 10

Purchase an Ithica Shotgun and use #4 shot for home defense.. I have the trap and skeet grade and field grade. Great Guns..