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**Spats McGee** · November 15, 2012, 05:10 PM

I'm not a SD/HD expert by any means, but for $1500 (as stated in the OP), I'd be looking for:

a used Rem 870 or Mossberg;
a few goodies & mods (stock, mag extension, sights); and
the rest in ammunition.

Personally, I'm an 870 guy, but there's nothing wrong with Mossberg, either. IMHO, getting a basic gun and lots of trigger time is probably a better plan than a really fancy gun but no bullet budget.

November 15, 2012, 05:10 PM	#40
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,328	I'm not a SD/HD expert by any means, but for $1500 (as stated in the OP), I'd be looking for: a used Rem 870 or Mossberg; a few goodies & mods (stock, mag extension, sights); and the rest in ammunition. Personally, I'm an 870 guy, but there's nothing wrong with Mossberg, either. IMHO, getting a basic gun and lots of trigger time is probably a better plan than a really fancy gun but no bullet budget. __________________ A gunfight is not the time to learn new skills. If you ever have a real need for more than a couple of magazines, your problem is not a shortage of magazines. It's a shortage of people on your side of the argument. -- Art Eatman