Guns/Riffle for Duck Hunting???

Question

I want to get my finace a duck hunting gun/riffle for this season. He is familiar with guns, and has gone dove hunting a lot. What type of gun/riffle is the best with in a $300.00 budget, preferably closer $200.00?

as always 10 points for the best answer

Thanks!

Answer 1

You need to get the finace a Gift Certificate and let him shop and choose himself. Of course, you need to go along and pretend like it's fun.

There are laws that prevent one person from buying a gun for another, and while gift giving was not an intended consequence of outlawing criminal behaviours, the good need to sufer with the bad.

Bottom line, don't buy your guy a gun, he needs to buy it.

Duck are taken with shotguns and he will need to decide which of the many types and brands he prefers....this is not something you can guess at or we can tell you. Maybe his dad or brothers can help?

You are a really cool finace, btw!

Answer 2

He is almost certain to own a shotgun already. But if I had to get one, it would be a
Remington 870
Black stock
12ga
28" barrel
3" shells (the design of the 3 1/2" extention on the 870 is cheap and a 3" shell is just fine).

Winchester would be good too.

I like the 870 better than the Winchester pump because of the safety location. I like the 870 better than the mossburg because of the style (mossburgs are built like tanks though). And the Nova just rattles around too much making noise.

Not to change the post totally around, but you may want to see what shotgun he has already. You might be better off maybe buying something else he doesn't have but might want. A lot of 22lr, 17mach2, or 17hmr fits the bill nicely. There are a couple "deer rifles" and probably a couple revolvers out there that would also work.

My suggestion is take one of his hunting buddies shopping with you. Chances are he will have a good idea of your fiance's tastes.

Answer 3

For bird hunting, you use a shot gun instead of a rifle. A shot gun shoots out a bunch of steel or lead balls. A rifle on the other hand shoots out a single bullet. A rifle can shoot farther, but with a shot gun, the steel balls spread out and give you a better chance at hitting your flying target.

Smallest to largest, the shot gun sizes are as follows:

10 guage, 12 guage, 16 guage, 20 guage, 28 guage, .410 shot gun

Ducks should be hunted with a 12 guage, a 16 guage, or a 20 guage.

Doves can be hunted with all of the shot gun sizes, but a 10 guage or a 12 guage are really big for doves.

Find out what your husband uses for shooting doves. If he uses a 20 guage or smaller, then a good gun to get would be a 12 guage. The 12 guage is really common and can be used for almost any bird hunting.

The brand you get and where you get it? Sorry, can't tell you.

Answer 4

12 Gage 3" Magnum, Remington 870 pump capable of handling steel shot. If it is a used older one.
12 Gage 3" Magnum, Moss-berg 500 series pump. capable of handling steel shot if it is a used older one.

If you can afford it get them in 3 1/2 " magnum for duck hunting. A little better with steel shot as required by federal law when hunting water fowl
If getting new ones make use they have poly chokes which can be changed. I generally use full choke for duck hunting and modified for squirrel hunting. Also have choke tubes for hunting turkey.
I have both an like them equally the same. They are both good quality inexpensive guns that will give years of outstanding service with minimum maitainenance.

Here is something else you might want to look into getting him for duck hunting. Instead of steel shot they now have Bismuth shot that is approved for water fowl hunting. It has about 96% indentical to lead shot and it will not score the barrel like steel shot.

Answer 5

Never been duck hunting, but I would assume you would want a shotgun of some description. Your best bet would be to go to a local gun shop, something small where you are pretty much guaranteed that the people working there will know what they are doing and what weapon best fits the situation. Then when you are there, ask them, they can likely show you just what you will want to get.

Answer 6

Well if he is a dove hunter he has a shotgun. It is very likely that he can use that weapon for ducks.

If not then a Remington 870 is a very reasonably priced, well respected, extremely popular, reliable, workhorse of a gun.

Close to $200 is a challenge. Buying someone who is familiar with firearms a new one is perhaps a bigger challenge. I would not want my wife shopping for me in this catagory.

How about taking him to the store or giving him a gift certificate with your intent spelled out. I know I would be very happy with that.

Answer 7

This is definitely dependent on his style. Do you know if he likes wood guns or synthetic? (Synthetic is either black or camouflage in color)

If he likes wood, you could get a Remington 1100/1187.

Synthetic I would get a Benelli Nova.

Your price range is a little low for a Semi-auto, which is probably the preferred style, however you can get a decent "pump" for your range.

I have the Benelli Nova and I love it. It can shoot 2 3/4" -> 3.5" shells, easy to clean/maintain. I spent $350.

This is not an easy present!

Answer 8

Firstly one does not hunt duck with a rifle.

I would recommend a 12 gauge semi auto with a synthetic stock. For $200-$300 go for a decent used gun.

Good luck

Answer 9

Benilli Nova or Stoger, Remington model 870 12 gauge all are in the 300.00 range. They are all shot guns

Answer 10

the stoeger P350 is a pump action shotgun it is a 12 gauge and is chambered for 3 1/2" which is as big as 12 gauge goes they start at $290 for a black synthetic stock or a cammo gun for $350
Stoeger is owned by the same people that own benelli
here is a link for them
http://www.stoegerindustries.com/firearms/modelp350.tpl