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Posted by JeremyKS (Member # 736) on January 13, 2006, 06:37 PM:
Wondering if anybody here has ever shot one or handled one of these guns? These guns were the Baikal MP-153 before the remington spartan merger somewhere along the way. I am wanting a new semi-auto shotgun that will shoot 3.5inch and don't want to spend the $1500 for the benelli. I am also considering the Mossber 935. Any thoughts on this? here is the website for the SPR-453
http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/SPR_models/SPR453_autoloader.asp
Posted by varmit hunter (Member # 37) on January 14, 2006, 08:53 AM:
After owning more shotguns than I can ever possibly remember. Spend the money on the BENELLI. You will never regret it. It only has three moving parts. I have used mine on Ducks,Geese, Turkey,Dove, trap,skeet, hogs, and of course Coyotes. Never a failure to fire no matter what I put into it. You will live over the sticker shock. Then live haply ever after and marry a beautiful princes.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on January 14, 2006, 09:44 AM:
I just looked at that link. I can't understand a Remington auto shotgun for $400?
Ronnie, I agree that the Benelli is a good shotgun, they fit me fine. If money were no object, I'm sure I would own one. Should have bought one years ago when they didn't require a mortgage on the house? I don't see much difference in operation to the old Remington 11-47 I used to own? The truth is that the price is too steep for me. For bouncing around in the truck, hunting coyotes, I use a 835 Mossberg. They are cheap, and get the job done. If I flip it out of the bed on a rough road somewhere, I guess I'm out $300? Wouldn't be the first time I came home from a hunt missing a firearm.
Good hunting. LB
Posted by varmit hunter (Member # 37) on January 14, 2006, 11:12 AM:
Leonard. I have a 835 and could not agree with you more. They throw fantastic patterns with that 10 gauge back bore. Tuff as a sledge hammer.
I saved a year to by my Bennelli six years ago. The initial price gets cheaper every time I pull the trigger. Think about the price of a custom rifle. Lija barrel, McMillan stock, not to mention the glass. I have several custom rifles which are well worth the investment. That is why I consider the Benelli to fit into that class of guns.
Posted by JeremyKS (Member # 736) on January 14, 2006, 11:19 AM:
well thats what I was thinking about the $1500 benelli as my coyote gun. I treat my mossberg pretty rough now the way it is and don't think I want to worry about the benelli but I thought it would be nice to step up to the semi 3.5in. Its not needed but I thought it would be a nice additional.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on January 14, 2006, 11:37 AM:
You need to remember something about 3½" chambers. For all practical purposes, two ounces of lead fits into a 3" shell and that's about all you will get from a twelve gauge. Yes, as Ronnie said, that back boring on the Mossberg really helps for patterning, but the extra length of the chamber is mostly so you can stuff a little more iron shot into a shell. The ones I buy, they still only have 1 9/16 ounces. On the other hand, some people say that a 2 3/4" shell at higher velocity is a good solution, no need for even 3" shells.
I don't know about dead coyote, heavy shot, busmuth, tungsten etc. I use the 3" Winchester XX #4buck and it seems to work for me.
Good hunting. LB
Posted by TheHuntedOne (Member # 623) on January 14, 2006, 04:56 PM:
I own a 935, and an 835. Both of them are very reliable and work well for hunting coyotes. The 935 has worked everytime as advertised. I like it. I would buy it again and not go through what I went through when I got it.
Another gun you can look at is the Stoger (I think that is how they spell it) I was torn between the two. I did not want to spend over 600 on a shotgun that was going to go through heck and back in the woods. I chose the Mosbergs because they come drilled and tapped for scope mounts. Both of mine have red dots on them.
I sometimes feel bad about leaving the 835 at home, since I bought it and used it for a couple of years before I got the 935, but for the money, the 935 is a nice gun. I do only shoot the 3" shells though.
Al
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