What would you choose?

Sf045 · July 25, 2014, 07:30 AM

Hello,

I have a option to buy one of the semi-auto shotguns and I cant decide which one buy first.
Please vote and let me know what do you think.

1. Browning Gold Hunter - 12 Gauge - 26" bbl
2. Beretta A300 Outlander - 12 Gauge - 26" bbl

Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you much.

Deja vu · July 26, 2014, 07:12 PM

I like shorter barrels but that is neither here nor there. I had to pick browning because I am a fan of the brand. But to be honest either will work just fine. Have you tried holding them? Does either feel better?

Brotherbadger · July 29, 2014, 12:33 AM

Browning gold all day.

Virginian · July 30, 2014, 02:11 AM

Whichever one felt best to me, but neither with a 26" barrel.

sigpro2340 · July 30, 2014, 05:04 AM

Always shot Brownings .... but if I was buying new today, I'd have to go with the Beretta A300. Very high quality.

A400 Fan · July 30, 2014, 09:19 AM

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Whichever one felt best to me, but neither with a 26" barrel.

Agreed! 28 or 30 just swings better and smoother - at least for me

BigJimP · July 30, 2014, 12:03 PM

Neither for me either..../ 26" barrel on a semi-auto makes it about the same overall length as an O/U with a 28" barrel .....but in both cases, I personally find them a little short and "whippy" ...where longer guns, with a longer sight plane tend to smooth out a swing.../ but the barrel length is relative to the length of your arms, general build, etc...( 20 yrs ago, shorter barrels were the trend --- today, longer barrels are the trend )...

I like a 30" barrel on a semi-auto - especially if its a light gun.../ but I would not go any shorter than a 28" barrel.

Mechanically, they are probably both good options ..both gas guns...the Gold has not been made new in the 12ga for about 5 years now...but there are still some around new in box...

I doubt the stock dimensions are the same....drop at comb and at heel might be different ...so you should know what stock dimensions you need to "fit" you...but that comes with experience...

pete2 · July 30, 2014, 06:27 PM

Neither of the above.

Bake · July 31, 2014, 12:07 PM

Don't care for the 26" barrels, what would Beretta or Browning want for an extra barrel?

BigJimP · July 31, 2014, 12:24 PM

http://www.browning.com/products/cat...?webflag_=013B

So about $ 340 for the Browning with a 3" chamber..../ and I don't know but I assume Beretta would be about the same...

A400 Fan · July 31, 2014, 01:10 PM

Barrel will normally cost about half the cost of a new gun.

BlueSmoke14 · July 31, 2014, 10:28 PM

Browning Gold ....... its a short stroke....piston gas action. very fast.

darkgael · August 5, 2014, 03:04 PM

Both are good guns. What is the most likely use for which ever you end up with?

P

Beentown71 · August 9, 2014, 10:23 PM

I went A300.

View Poll Results: Which one would you choose?
Browning Gold Hunter	14	56.00%
Beretta a300 Outlander	11	44.00%
Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll

July 25, 2014, 07:30 AM	#1
Sf045 Junior Member Join Date: February 27, 2014 Location: IL Posts: 10	What would you choose? Hello, I have a option to buy one of the semi-auto shotguns and I cant decide which one buy first. Please vote and let me know what do you think. 1. Browning Gold Hunter - 12 Gauge - 26" bbl 2. Beretta A300 Outlander - 12 Gauge - 26" bbl Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you much. __________________ --- Be yourself, always. Glock 26

July 26, 2014, 07:12 PM	#2
Deja vu Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2010 Location: Border of Idaho & Montana Posts: 2,584	I like shorter barrels but that is neither here nor there. I had to pick browning because I am a fan of the brand. But to be honest either will work just fine. Have you tried holding them? Does either feel better? __________________ Shot placement is everything! I would rather take a round of 50BMG to the foot than a 22short to the base of the skull. all 26 of my guns are 45/70 govt, 357 mag, 22 or 12 ga... I believe in keeping it simple. Wish my wife did as well...

July 29, 2014, 12:33 AM	#3
Brotherbadger Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2010 Posts: 1,149	Browning gold all day. __________________ Once Fired Brass, Top quality, Fast shipping, Best prices. http://300AacBrass.com/ -10% Coupon use code " badger "

July 30, 2014, 02:11 AM	#4
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	Whichever one felt best to me, but neither with a 26" barrel. __________________ What could have happened... did.

July 30, 2014, 05:04 AM	#5
sigpro2340 Member Join Date: July 7, 2014 Posts: 61	Always shot Brownings .... but if I was buying new today, I'd have to go with the Beretta A300. Very high quality.

July 30, 2014, 12:03 PM	#7
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Neither for me either..../ 26" barrel on a semi-auto makes it about the same overall length as an O/U with a 28" barrel .....but in both cases, I personally find them a little short and "whippy" ...where longer guns, with a longer sight plane tend to smooth out a swing.../ but the barrel length is relative to the length of your arms, general build, etc...( 20 yrs ago, shorter barrels were the trend --- today, longer barrels are the trend )... I like a 30" barrel on a semi-auto - especially if its a light gun.../ but I would not go any shorter than a 28" barrel. Mechanically, they are probably both good options ..both gas guns...the Gold has not been made new in the 12ga for about 5 years now...but there are still some around new in box... I doubt the stock dimensions are the same....drop at comb and at heel might be different ...so you should know what stock dimensions you need to "fit" you...but that comes with experience...

July 30, 2014, 06:27 PM	#8
pete2 Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 2,566	Neither of the above.

July 31, 2014, 12:07 PM	#9
Bake Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2012 Location: San Joaquin Valley, Calif. Posts: 482	Don't care for the 26" barrels, what would Beretta or Browning want for an extra barrel? __________________ 1. The pattern board is your friend, use the Dam thing!!! 2. The maximum range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually measured in miles, and means nothing. 2a. The effective range of a firearm and/or cartridge, is usually (the ability of the shooter) measured in yards, and means everything.

July 31, 2014, 12:24 PM	#10
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	http://www.browning.com/products/cat...?webflag_=013B So about $ 340 for the Browning with a 3" chamber..../ and I don't know but I assume Beretta would be about the same...

July 31, 2014, 01:10 PM	#11
A400 Fan Junior member Join Date: June 17, 2014 Posts: 242	Barrel will normally cost about half the cost of a new gun.

July 31, 2014, 10:28 PM	#12
BlueSmoke14 Member Join Date: February 13, 2014 Location: Minneapolis Area Posts: 30	Browning Gold ....... its a short stroke....piston gas action. very fast. __________________ Regards, BlueSmoke www.sjhardware.us www.pardnerpump.com www.facebook.com/PardnerProtector

August 5, 2014, 03:04 PM	#13
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	which? Both are good guns. What is the most likely use for which ever you end up with? P __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member

August 9, 2014, 10:23 PM	#14
Beentown71 Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,560	I went A300.

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