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Dave McC · October 14, 2001, 07:46 PM

I'm no auto expert, but if I had to rank the modern gas guns, they'd probably go like this, with the best at the top...

Berettas.303/390/391 series.

Remington 1100.

Winchester X-1 and now the X-2.

Browning Gold.

And then the rest.

11-87s got a bad rep when first out, and a few turkeys still show up periodically. Probs I hear about include triggers that bust,feeding glitches, and non concentric choke tubes. That last seems to be not limited to 11-87s, tho.

Unless you've a real affinity with one of the other autos, I'd stick to the Berettas, then the 1100, and MAYBE an 11-87. Addon stuff is very limited other than the 1100, so if someone cannot abide having a stock shotgun, the 1100 would be the way to go.

October 14, 2001, 07:46 PM	#6
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	I'm no auto expert, but if I had to rank the modern gas guns, they'd probably go like this, with the best at the top... Berettas.303/390/391 series. Remington 1100. Winchester X-1 and now the X-2. Browning Gold. And then the rest. 11-87s got a bad rep when first out, and a few turkeys still show up periodically. Probs I hear about include triggers that bust,feeding glitches, and non concentric choke tubes. That last seems to be not limited to 11-87s, tho. Unless you've a real affinity with one of the other autos, I'd stick to the Berettas, then the 1100, and MAYBE an 11-87. Addon stuff is very limited other than the 1100, so if someone cannot abide having a stock shotgun, the 1100 would be the way to go.