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General Tso · October 25, 2000, 10:15 AM

Yeah, the Beretta might be something to look into. A fairly large local PD just switched over from 870's to the Beretta and they love them. Admittedly they're likely using heavier buck and slug loads though. Not sure how the lighter loads cycle.

This months "Guns and Weapons for law Enforcement" has an article on them too although I ahven'y gotten to it yet.

Last time I priced them they were in the mid $600's, just a bit more than the 11-87.

I don't know how much you'd gain by getting an 1100. As Dave said they aren't all that easy to find anymore and not all that cheap either. Unless you want to use a 28" vent rib gun with a short mag tube you're going to have to do some retrofitting to one anyway before using it for IDPA so there's an additional cost factor involved there too.

October 25, 2000, 10:15 AM	#4
General Tso Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2000 Posts: 133	Yeah, the Beretta might be something to look into. A fairly large local PD just switched over from 870's to the Beretta and they love them. Admittedly they're likely using heavier buck and slug loads though. Not sure how the lighter loads cycle. This months "Guns and Weapons for law Enforcement" has an article on them too although I ahven'y gotten to it yet. Last time I priced them they were in the mid $600's, just a bit more than the 11-87. I don't know how much you'd gain by getting an 1100. As Dave said they aren't all that easy to find anymore and not all that cheap either. Unless you want to use a 28" vent rib gun with a short mag tube you're going to have to do some retrofitting to one anyway before using it for IDPA so there's an additional cost factor involved there too.