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BigJimP · July 28, 2011, 04:47 PM

If I were going to rate pump shotguns ....Browning BPS would be at the top of my list / followed by the Remington 870 Wingmaster ...but I'm not as fond of the other versions of the Rem 870's ( the express, etc ) / and I would rate the Benelli Nova very high as well ...( and above most of the Rem 870's except the Wingmaster models) ...and then the Mossberg pumps.

But none of these companies - Browning, Remington, Benelli or Mossberg are making terrible guns ...but there are some lower end models in most of the mfg's line of guns.

The real question is ....what do you want the gun to do / what is your intended usage ...maybe we can help narrow your search down a little.../ but many of us have pump guns we bought 30 or 40 yrs ago ---that are still going strong and are still very solid guns...

July 28, 2011, 04:47 PM	#2
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	If I were going to rate pump shotguns ....Browning BPS would be at the top of my list / followed by the Remington 870 Wingmaster ...but I'm not as fond of the other versions of the Rem 870's ( the express, etc ) / and I would rate the Benelli Nova very high as well ...( and above most of the Rem 870's except the Wingmaster models) ...and then the Mossberg pumps. But none of these companies - Browning, Remington, Benelli or Mossberg are making terrible guns ...but there are some lower end models in most of the mfg's line of guns. The real question is ....what do you want the gun to do / what is your intended usage ...maybe we can help narrow your search down a little.../ but many of us have pump guns we bought 30 or 40 yrs ago ---that are still going strong and are still very solid guns... Last edited by BigJimP; July 28, 2011 at 04:52 PM.