20 guage auto?

I’m not sure if it’s illegal, or just a strong recommendation, but an upland gun is supposed to be stocked in walnut. The getting beat up are just stories to tell when you can’t take it out any longer.

That said, I have a synthetic A300 and bought my boy a synthetic Franchi Affinity 3 (used). Both have petformed flawlessly on ducks, and his on his first pheasant hunt a few weeks ago. Both 12s though.

My only 20 auto is a Tristan Viper G2. It’s been great as well.
 
I like my 12 gauge 725 field gun, it has 28" barrels and fits me very well. Wish it had better wood but so far, no problems at all with it. Bought a couple of Midas skeet chokes and they seem to be good at the skeet range far as patterns go. In Iowa this fall I put in the IC/Mod chokes and went 7 for 9 on the roosters, using Federal #6 factory Hi-Bird loads. I had not tried those before but will buy another box, those birds were dead right there.
 
cheesy said:
I’m not sure if it’s illegal, or just a strong recommendation, but an upland gun is supposed to be stocked in walnut. The getting beat up are just stories to tell when you can’t take it out any longer.
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Unfortunately synthetic shotgun stocks aren't illegal (at least on SD), but you definitely lose style points.
 
I agree a nice shotgun should have walnut. I get these weird looks since I bought a Legacy with wood stock, a Browning Sweet Sixteen with wood. I hunt with a lot of guys that use the camo plastic. I’m just not a fan. I do have an A400 12 ga and an A300 20 ga with black plastic that I bought for potential duck hunting and to save a little money but I’d prefer wood. Nothing like a nice walnut stock and foreend.
 
Obi_Wan said:
I agree a nice shotgun should have walnut. I get these weird looks since I bought a Legacy with wood stock, a Browning Sweet Sixteen with wood. I hunt with a lot of guys that use the camo plastic. I’m just not a fan. I do have an A400 12 ga and an A300 20 ga with black plastic that I bought for potential duck hunting and to save a little money but I’d prefer wood. Nothing like a nice walnut stock and foreend.
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Sometimes I use a camo 870, it's great in bad weather. I wouldn't call it an ugly gun, 870s are good looking guns as far as pumps go.
 
Bob Peters said:
What you need to try is a Parker reproduction 28 gauge.
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An original Parker 28 gauge would be even better…I wish Fox guns didn’t have so much drop, I’d like one that fit…my Sterlingworth 16 from ‘27 has too much drop, but I love the gun…a cheek riser helps, but too much bs…some of the original Parkers are 2 1/2” guns…not sure about 28’s…would like one regardless…
 
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Bob Peters said:
You don't want to have anything to do with a ported shotgun or chokes. One of the biggest gimmicks out there. No benefit, a lot of drawbacks. I'd never buy one. If I won one, I'd sell it. Garbage.
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I’ve never owned a ported shotgun.. your really that unhappy with them? I’m looking at adding a benelli for a modern gun with interchangeable chokes, I like the high vent rib so the m2 and supersport were on the short list, super sport is ported, m2 appears not to be.. in 20 gauge
 
Quailnerd said:
I’ve never owned a ported shotgun.. your really that unhappy with them? I’m looking at adding a benelli for a modern gun with interchangeable chokes, I like the high vent rib so the m2 and supersport were on the short list, super sport is ported, m2 appears not to be.. in 20 gauge
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Yes. Some posts on here can be tongue in cheek, but I want zero to do with any porting on a shotgun. They technically create the same amount of noise, but instead of blowing it out of the business end they spread it all around. I'm a big advocate of ear protection, but even with ear pro in, I can discern a large increase when shooting next to a ported gun on the trap field. I wouldn't want to hunt with anybody who had a ported gun. Porting on a shotgun has zero effect, the pressures don't get high enough for it to make a difference. I also think having a shotgun barrel that looks like Swiss cheese is ugly as hell. The ports collect carbon, a pain to clean so I've been told. They sell a decent amount of them so some people like them, I just can't figure out why.
 
Bob Peters said:
Yes. Some posts on here can be tongue in cheek, but I want zero to do with any porting on a shotgun. They technically create the same amount of noise, but instead of blowing it out of the business end they spread it all around. I'm a big advocate of ear protection, but even with ear pro in, I can discern a large increase when shooting next to a ported gun on the trap field. I wouldn't want to hunt with anybody who had a ported gun. Porting on a shotgun has zero effect, the pressures don't get high enough for it to make a difference. I also think having a shotgun barrel that looks like Swiss cheese is ugly as hell. The ports collect carbon, a pain to clean so I've been told. They sell a decent amount of them so some people like them, I just can't figure out why.
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Beg to differ Bob. As I said, my buddy and I bought new Beretta 686 ultralights at the same time. I ported mine he didn't. We were shooting skeet one day and swapped guns. I could tell a difference in kick and muzzle jump and so could he. So, I wonder if It's the lighter guns that it makes the most difference with? Not enough to do it again though. Are they a gimmick, mostly, probably.
 
I have a made in Japan, A5 20 gauge with a 20 inch barrel that I bought it in 1994 or 1995 for quail, rabbit and grouse hunting....at least that was my reasoning. It is a sweet little gun. Real wood and steel. Has a hump right where it's supposed too. I don't take it out hunting near enough but I smile every time I pick it up. I looked at some new shotguns yesterday at Scheels. I know they are lighter but they sure are fugly.
 
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