What is your favorite pump gun... - Page 3

sparkysteve · July 17, 2011, 09:12 AM

I like my 870, but as a lefty, I LOVE my Browning BPS.

gunut · July 17, 2011, 09:28 AM

All I know is that I have to many....Win model 12/42s, Ithaca 37s, Browning BPSs....and still regret the ones I have sold....

dang

Dave McC · July 17, 2011, 05:33 PM

ET, try Numrich for parts....

Jack O'Conner · July 17, 2011, 06:18 PM

My deer slug gun is a Mossberg and it kicks bad.

For upland game, I hunt with a side by side in 16 gauge.

Jack

E,T, · July 17, 2011, 07:04 PM

Thank's Dave, I will check it out. In the meantime, I was looking at a Maverick 88. Do you know anything about them good or would i be wasting more money. I'm on a broke income but maybe i should save pennies until i can afford something better. Any suggestions please? I have a few great handguns but won"t sell any of them to buy a in my opinion much needed shotgun. Thank"s again. E,T, S. Ms.

Dave McC · July 18, 2011, 10:48 AM

Maverick= Mexican Mossberg. A durable, reliable shotgun that lacks little except a high price tag.

There's a crossbolt safety instead of the tang one on the 500,etc, but most parts interchange.

I like 870s best, but the Mossberg family is in my Top Ten.

HTH....

jaughtman · July 18, 2011, 10:55 AM

I just love the classic looks and the bottom ejection is mighty handy in a duck blind. However, I passed on a Browning BPS 2 years ago that was pristine and in my LGS' yearly clearance sale for $250....still kicking myself.

J

AllenJ · July 18, 2011, 11:26 AM

I've been lucky enough to shoot 870 Wingmasters and Express', Ithica 37's, BPS's and Mossberg's. The Ithica was the lightest and smoothest but I preferred the Wingmaster. It was just a better balanced gun for me.

SurplusShooter · July 18, 2011, 11:56 AM

Mossberg 500 persader in 12ga.

Hardcase · July 18, 2011, 01:55 PM

How about a pair of Winchester 1897s? Really just because they were my grandpa's and great grandpa's guns. But they still bust clays! My wife shoots the one on the right and I shoot the one on the left. A hundred years old and still going! (The guns, not my wife.)

B. Lahey · July 18, 2011, 02:03 PM

Winchester 1300

I just like the feel of the action.

Slugo · July 18, 2011, 03:12 PM

Hardcase, those are an outstanding pair! I'm talking about your two Winchesters!!

egor20 · July 18, 2011, 03:40 PM

My dads Ithaca 37 deerslayer, now my one and only "safe queen".

Bowhunter57 · July 18, 2011, 05:58 PM

I went looking for a tactical shotgun, to use for HD. However, everything with the word "tactical" cost another $100 or more.

Then one day I was in my LGS and spotted a Mossberg 500 Turkey Special, in 12 gauge. It has everything that I was looking for in a HD shotgun, plus it doubles as a coyote/turkey shotgun...with the correct choke tube.

* 3" chamber
* full camo = no maintenance ie. rust.
* duel slide rails for the pump action = very smooth
* 5 rd. magazine
* 20" barrel...very nice for CQB, indoors or outdoors.

* Pacmyar Magnum recoil pad.

Good hunting, Bowhunter57

KnightofCydonia · July 18, 2011, 10:03 PM

Rem 870 and Mossberg 500 for me as I've owned both! Sold the 870 express for a mossberg, and I'm looking for a wingmaster!

darkgael · July 19, 2011, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Ithaca 37. Slick and well made - all steel but light and easy to carry and swing.

Yep. I agree.
Pete

krimmie · July 23, 2011, 04:04 PM

I received a call from the police yesterday morning, they informed me that my Model 12 has been recovered! He said it would take up to a week before I could claim it...I also wonder what condition it will be in after 4 years?

Model 12...far left.

dgludwig · July 23, 2011, 04:24 PM

I hope it's still as nice as the one pictured in the photo. I assume it was stolen?

Bones · July 23, 2011, 04:42 PM

Winchester Model 12, with 28" barrel and fixed Mod Chock. Why, because it was with this gun that I got my first "100" in skeet, and later my first "100" in Trap...

TheKlawMan · July 23, 2011, 08:13 PM

Score one for TFL. A week after posting on TFL of your guns theft years ago the police notify you that one has been recovered.

melt215 · July 24, 2011, 04:19 AM

Just picked up a Remington 17 B made in 1929. Slick as snot and points like a dream.

I'd also have to go with my Browning BPS 20 gauge.

Locoweed · July 24, 2011, 09:19 AM

I've got an 870 Wingmaster in 20 ga which is a superior bird gun. Also an 870 Express tactical. Love them both. When I was a young teenager I had a Mossberg 12 ga mag with a 30" full choke barrel and although it weighed a ton I still carried it everywhere I went and used it on waterfowl and upland game. The Mossberg 500 still has a place in my heart too.

Hookem2244 · July 25, 2011, 01:38 PM

870 followed by the Winchester Defender

microman · July 27, 2011, 08:34 PM

Pardner Pump

Why? Price

10P8TRIOT · July 30, 2011, 12:41 AM

Winchester 1300 Defender (18", 7+1) loaded with Federal Tactical LE132 00 Buck

July 17, 2011, 09:12 AM	#51
sparkysteve Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2005 Location: Byron Center, Michigan Posts: 418	I like my 870, but as a lefty, I LOVE my Browning BPS. __________________ I have ADHD........Attention, Defficit, Hey there goes a squirrel! Dont tread on me.

July 17, 2011, 09:28 AM	#52
gunut Member Join Date: March 12, 2011 Location: Sussex Wi. Posts: 24	All I know is that I have to many....Win model 12/42s, Ithaca 37s, Browning BPSs....and still regret the ones I have sold....dang

July 17, 2011, 06:18 PM	#54
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,320	My deer slug gun is a Mossberg and it kicks bad. For upland game, I hunt with a side by side in 16 gauge. Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release.

July 17, 2011, 07:04 PM	#55
E,T, Member Join Date: October 10, 2009 Location: South Ms. Posts: 37	parts Thank's Dave, I will check it out. In the meantime, I was looking at a Maverick 88. Do you know anything about them good or would i be wasting more money. I'm on a broke income but maybe i should save pennies until i can afford something better. Any suggestions please? I have a few great handguns but won"t sell any of them to buy a in my opinion much needed shotgun. Thank"s again. E,T, S. Ms.

July 18, 2011, 10:55 AM	#57
jaughtman Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2010 Posts: 620	Ithaca 37.... I just love the classic looks and the bottom ejection is mighty handy in a duck blind. However, I passed on a Browning BPS 2 years ago that was pristine and in my LGS' yearly clearance sale for $250....still kicking myself. J

July 17, 2011, 05:33 PM	#53
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,831	ET, try Numrich for parts....

July 18, 2011, 10:48 AM	#56
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,831	Maverick= Mexican Mossberg. A durable, reliable shotgun that lacks little except a high price tag. There's a crossbolt safety instead of the tang one on the 500,etc, but most parts interchange. I like 870s best, but the Mossberg family is in my Top Ten. HTH....

July 18, 2011, 11:26 AM	#58
AllenJ Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 682	I've been lucky enough to shoot 870 Wingmasters and Express', Ithica 37's, BPS's and Mossberg's. The Ithica was the lightest and smoothest but I preferred the Wingmaster. It was just a better balanced gun for me. Last edited by AllenJ; July 18, 2011 at 04:01 PM.

July 18, 2011, 11:56 AM	#59
SurplusShooter Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2011 Location: Upstate,New york Posts: 290	Mossberg 500 persader in 12ga. __________________ "Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not." Thomas Jefferson Somethings are given, somethings are earned, and somethings are taken. It is important to know how these things were acquired, for our sake and the sake of others.

July 18, 2011, 01:55 PM	#60
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,880	How about a pair of Winchester 1897s? Really just because they were my grandpa's and great grandpa's guns. But they still bust clays! My wife shoots the one on the right and I shoot the one on the left. A hundred years old and still going! (The guns, not my wife.) __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae

July 18, 2011, 02:03 PM	#61
B. Lahey Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,811	Winchester 1300 I just like the feel of the action. __________________ "A human being is primarily a bag for putting food into; the other functions and faculties may be more godlike, but in point of time they come afterwards." -George Orwell

July 18, 2011, 03:12 PM	#62
Slugo Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Central PA Posts: 938	Hardcase, those are an outstanding pair! I'm talking about your two Winchesters!! __________________ *"Sometimes the search is most of the fun!" - BigJimP*

July 18, 2011, 03:40 PM	#63
egor20 Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,743	My dads Ithaca 37 deerslayer, now my one and only "safe queen". __________________ Chief stall mucker and grain chef Country don't mean dumb. Steven King. The Stand

July 18, 2011, 05:58 PM	#64
Bowhunter57 Senior Member Join Date: July 23, 2002 Location: N.W. Ohio Posts: 204	I went looking for a tactical shotgun, to use for HD. However, everything with the word "tactical" cost another $100 or more. Then one day I was in my LGS and spotted a Mossberg 500 Turkey Special, in 12 gauge. It has everything that I was looking for in a HD shotgun, plus it doubles as a coyote/turkey shotgun...with the correct choke tube. * 3" chamber * full camo = no maintenance ie. rust. * duel slide rails for the pump action = very smooth * 5 rd. magazine * 20" barrel...very nice for CQB, indoors or outdoors. * Pacmyar Magnum recoil pad. Good hunting, Bowhunter57 __________________ Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving, by not selling cars to sober people.

July 18, 2011, 10:03 PM	#65
KnightofCydonia Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2009 Posts: 148	Rem 870 and Mossberg 500 for me as I've owned both! Sold the 870 express for a mossberg, and I'm looking for a wingmaster! __________________ Norinco 1911A1C\|Mossberg 500A\|Remington 870\|Savage MkII\|Marlin 30AS\|BSA CF2\|Savage 99C\|HVA 640

July 23, 2011, 04:04 PM	#67
krimmie Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2007 Location: S. Florida Posts: 147	I received a call from the police yesterday morning, they informed me that my Model 12 has been recovered! He said it would take up to a week before I could claim it...I also wonder what condition it will be in after 4 years? Model 12...far left. Last edited by krimmie; July 26, 2011 at 11:05 AM.

July 23, 2011, 04:24 PM	#68
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 4,468	I hope it's still as nice as the one pictured in the photo. I assume it was stolen? __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

July 23, 2011, 04:42 PM	#69
Bones Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2010 Posts: 122	Winchester Model 12, with 28" barrel and fixed Mod Chock. Why, because it was with this gun that I got my first "100" in skeet, and later my first "100" in Trap... __________________ READY on the "LEFT!"....READY on the "RIGHT!"...PULL!

July 23, 2011, 08:13 PM	#70
TheKlawMan Junior member Join Date: June 23, 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,150	Score one for TFL. A week after posting on TFL of your guns theft years ago the police notify you that one has been recovered.

July 24, 2011, 04:19 AM	#71
melt215 Junior Member Join Date: July 23, 2011 Posts: 2	Just picked up a Remington 17 B made in 1929. Slick as snot and points like a dream. I'd also have to go with my Browning BPS 20 gauge.

July 24, 2011, 09:19 AM	#72
Locoweed Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 613	I've got an 870 Wingmaster in 20 ga which is a superior bird gun. Also an 870 Express tactical. Love them both. When I was a young teenager I had a Mossberg 12 ga mag with a 30" full choke barrel and although it weighed a ton I still carried it everywhere I went and used it on waterfowl and upland game. The Mossberg 500 still has a place in my heart too.

July 25, 2011, 01:38 PM	#73
Hookem2244 Member Join Date: April 4, 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 29	870 followed by the Winchester Defender

July 27, 2011, 08:34 PM	#74
microman Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2011 Posts: 428	Pardner Pump Why? Price

July 30, 2011, 12:41 AM	#75
10P8TRIOT Member Join Date: December 11, 2010 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 16	Winchester 1300 Defender Winchester 1300 Defender (18", 7+1) loaded with Federal Tactical LE132 00 Buck __________________ NRA Life Member Μολὼν λαβέ