Im looking into buying a shotgun sometimes this month. I know there are a good number of gun owners on here. I need someone to point me in the right direction of which shotgun to purchase. My budget is around 300 give or take. Looking into getting a 12gauge. TIA

 

The real question is what you want to use it for.... Home defense? Trap/Skeet? Hunting?

 

With a $300 budget you can't go wrong with a Mossberg model 500 (they are about $350). There is even a "home security" specific version.

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Well definetly need to know what you're doing with it. A Remington 870 will never do you wrong. I've had an 1100 for years and have used it for everything.

 

$300ish budget? Get a remington 870. Badass shotty, and a whole bunch better that the Mossy500 in terms of quality of the gun... They are both uber reliable however. 7 in the tube, one 2 hole, some bastards are about to go home!
Also, pump action is far more reliable than semi-auto.

 

Oh yeah, Ive had both my 870 and Mossy 500 for years now, and I haven't cleaned them a SINGLE TIME and they still fire like they are new.

 

I had an Ithaca double-barrel 12ga for a while - I think it was made in the late 1800's. It was more a family heirloom than a gun so I gave it to my cousin who collects our family stuff. Not very practical and of course only has two shots. It's knocked me on my **** before as well.

 

i like the mossy bantem 500a. i have had mine for 9 years with no prob. but i do like my 870 more for hunting.

 

If three hundred is the budget, it's 870 Express, no question. Fits your budget and can be "modded" through the roof if you chose to do so later.

 

around $300, i would check on a USED remmie 870 POLICE model...

might have to go a little higher on the $$$...

 

I love the Remington 870, but the Mossberg 500 is a solid gun too. Big 5 sometimes have the for sale for that price range. Here are some pics of my 870 that I use for duty.

 

I'm looking for something myself. Something scary.

Pistol grips illegal? I shot one a long time ago that had a pistol grip and loved it.

Definately want pump.

any other ideas....larger budget...say $300-600?

 

If you're going pump pretty much anything is legal pistol grips included. Pretty much the only restrictions are overall length (21" I believe which all 870s and Moss's will be) a bbl length of 16" inches (again, all will have this) and a mag. capacity of 10 or less (no pumps accept more than this with non-detachable mags anyway).

BrokenArrow's shotgun shown above would be perfectly legal for a civilian to own in CA, to the best of my knowledge by looking at the photo.

The game changes when you go to semi-auto shotguns though.

 

Another vote for an Rem 870 or a Moss 500. I've shot them both. I think I like the Moss better is just because of where the safety sits.

For a semi, I scored an FN SLP on Gunbroker a while back for ~$500.

My next shotty will likely be either one of the remmy's with the knoxx stock, or the other FN, the TPS.

btw, nice shotty, BrokenArrow.

 

Has anyone seen the Wilson Combat tactical shotguns. Dear god.