Good quality semi-auto shotgun recommendations?

[Willy Leadwell]

And enjoy the time & experience with your sons! That's the best part of the whole thing.

 

[ASH556]

Used Benelli. I bought my M1S90 for $625. I know guys that have paid even less for them. Mine eats Wal-mart birdshot like candy and has been 100% in the time I've had it. I got mine with a 28" vent rib barrel/chokes and then picked up an 18.5" rifle sighted barrel used for $250. Two outstanding guns in one. It'll last a lifetime and do anything I could ever want a shotgun to do:

 

[kuduman]

Thanks for the input (no sarcasm).
Everyone I've talked to who owns them speaks well of the semi-auto's.

Yep-- Stoeger M3000. I am not merely speculating-- I own one. Many hundreds of rounds in competitions with nary a hiccup. This is not the Stoeger of years past. About $450 out the door.

Remington 1100? I ditched mine after I cleaned it a couple of times. Too much work. Hence my move to the inertia action. Recoil's a lot less annoying than cleaning a gas shotgun.

 

[BamaFan]

I appreciate all the feedback - thanks!

 

[drewga11]

Franchi makes a fine gun for a reasonable price, CZ's are decent too.

 

[mikey357]

Remington 1100? I ditched mine after I cleaned it a couple of times. Too much work. Hence my move to the inertia action. Recoil's a lot less annoying than cleaning a gas shotgun.

"Too Much Work"?!?! LMAO! I am the POSTER CHILD for the "Work Smart, Not Hard" Movement, but it only takes me about TEN MINUTES to do a "Regular" cleaning of my 1100's & 11-87's--'Bout once a year, I will do a "Deep Cleaning", takes about 20 or 25 minutes--A VERY Worthwhile Trade-off for the LIGHTEST-KICKING Semiauto Shotgun ever built!... ....mikey357

 

[Dcb0220]

Stay clear of Stoeger. (my opinion) Spend a little more and go Benelli or Berretta.....take care of them and they can hand them down to their children.

 

[Willy Leadwell]

"Too Much Work"?!?! LMAO! I am the POSTER CHILD for the "Work Smart, Not Hard" Movement, but it only takes me about TEN MINUTES to do a "Regular" cleaning of my 1100's & 11-87's--'Bout once a year, I will do a "Deep Cleaning", takes about 20 or 25 minutes--A VERY Worthwhile Trade-off for the LIGHTEST-KICKING Semiauto Shotgun ever built!... ....mikey357

Seriously, an 1100 needs to be taken apart and cleaned what, every few thousand rounds? I was amazed how clean mine was when I took it apart for the first time.

 

[Glockman]

Beretta 3901. Had one for shooting clays and it ate every cheap light load I fed it. Very easy to clean also.

 

[jwill62307]

Beretta 390. Have 2 ,I bought a back up, turns out I never need it. i really like the humpback style with the thin vented rib. They are Simple, easy to clean, absolutely reliable with almost any factory load, I have never had a malfunction with it. I dropped it twice in frozen bayou meto ark. duck hunting ( crappy sling clip broke twice) picked it up, shook the water out, and it never missed a beat.