Good points made by all. One thing I forgot that certainly needs mentioning. No matter what type of shotgun you purchase.......always remember to wear sunscreen. (Well actually that's a line from a song). What I want to say is always get one with screw in chokes. I'm not even sure that there are many guns out there without them nowadays. Screw in chokes provide you with the option to hunt the most variety of game over different ranges, that a fixed choke gun just can't do. I'd say for an all around shotgun they are a MUST HAVE. I own IMP CYL, MOD and SUPER FULL screw in chokes, these have worked very well for me, one day I may even break down and get a std FULL choke. The practice idea is good too, FWIW Wal-Marts is selling cases of 12ga Dove shells size 6-8 for the whoping sum of $29.95. Cases of Blue Rocks (Clay pidgeons) for $3.95. So you can see that even if on a severly restricted budget like me(read the Wife won't give me any more money) practice with your scattergun can be fairly inexpensive.
Rob
RKBA!
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