Help me decide which 12 gauge semi-auto shotgun?

dentodoc · June 30, 2006, 05:41 PM

I have decided to purchase a new 12 gauge semi-auto shotgun. I have read reviews and I would like comments from people who know---which of these three shotguns is the best?

1) Browning Gold Hunter 3 1/2 inch Wood or Synthetic

2) Benelli Super Black Eagle II 3 1/2 inch Wood or Synthetic

3) Beretta Xtrema 2 3 1/2 inch Synthetic

This gun will be used on everything from doves, quail, waterfowl, pheasants, prairie chicken, turkey.

Comments please! Thanks.

Renfield · June 30, 2006, 07:47 PM

wish I could help but those are all good solid choices

rhoffler · June 30, 2006, 07:51 PM

If your going to hunt with it and are not concerend about looks the synthic is the way to go

maas · June 30, 2006, 07:56 PM

go for the gold. thats what i have and its always been good to me. i bought a wood 3 1/2 30" barrel in 2000 and have fiered alot of reloads through it and still works fine. they dont kick much they are the cadilacs of semiautos.

Dave McC · June 30, 2006, 08:27 PM

All good, get the one that FEELS best....

Lycanthrope · June 30, 2006, 08:49 PM

Browning or Winchester Super X2.

mathman · July 1, 2006, 02:15 AM

I like and own some Benellis, but I've heard through more than one source that SBEs can be finicky. They are all good choices I suppose, but I'd probably go with the Beretta Extrema 2.

David Berkowitz · July 1, 2006, 11:53 AM

Is price an issue?
I think there is a considerable range in price, depending where you live. For me, a couple of hundred dollars is considerable.

Really, all are excellent and quality wise, you won't make a mistake.
As Dave said, you need to go by feel, and you can't do that on a bulletin board. You have to heft it and see how it fits you. What I shoot very well may not work for you.
Is there a dealer near you where you can go and check them out?

June 30, 2006, 05:41 PM	#1
dentodoc Member Join Date: November 24, 2004 Location: Northwest Kansas Posts: 59	Help me decide which 12 gauge semi-auto shotgun? I have decided to purchase a new 12 gauge semi-auto shotgun. I have read reviews and I would like comments from people who know---which of these three shotguns is the best? 1) Browning Gold Hunter 3 1/2 inch Wood or Synthetic 2) Benelli Super Black Eagle II 3 1/2 inch Wood or Synthetic 3) Beretta Xtrema 2 3 1/2 inch Synthetic This gun will be used on everything from doves, quail, waterfowl, pheasants, prairie chicken, turkey. Comments please! Thanks.

June 30, 2006, 07:47 PM	#2
Renfield Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2006 Location: just down the street Posts: 599	wish I could help but those are all good solid choices __________________ "Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest" Benjamin Franklin "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends" Martin Luther King, Jr. "Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero

June 30, 2006, 07:56 PM	#4
maas Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2005 Location: The state of Jefferson Posts: 897	go for the gold. thats what i have and its always been good to me. i bought a wood 3 1/2 30" barrel in 2000 and have fiered alot of reloads through it and still works fine. they dont kick much they are the cadilacs of semiautos. __________________ I don't try to offend....some times i get lucky! There's always one thing that makes Republicans look good on election day...........Democrats!

July 1, 2006, 02:15 AM	#7
mathman Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,531	I like and own some Benellis, but I've heard through more than one source that SBEs can be finicky. They are all good choices I suppose, but I'd probably go with the Beretta Extrema 2. __________________ Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak.

July 1, 2006, 11:53 AM	#8
David Berkowitz Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 1999 Location: Yucaipa, CA USA Posts: 214	Is price an issue? I think there is a considerable range in price, depending where you live. For me, a couple of hundred dollars is considerable. Really, all are excellent and quality wise, you won't make a mistake. As Dave said, you need to go by feel, and you can't do that on a bulletin board. You have to heft it and see how it fits you. What I shoot very well may not work for you. Is there a dealer near you where you can go and check them out? __________________ David You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

June 30, 2006, 07:51 PM	#3
rhoffler Member Join Date: February 26, 2006 Location: North Central Flordia Posts: 48	If your going to hunt with it and are not concerend about looks the synthic is the way to go

June 30, 2006, 08:27 PM	#5
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	All good, get the one that FEELS best....

June 30, 2006, 08:49 PM	#6
Lycanthrope Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,752	Browning or Winchester Super X2.