I have not been paying attention to the pump-action/semi-auto shotgun scene in like a decade. I have my Over-under duck-.hunter and so far it has been fine enough. But recently I have been thinking that I might want to upgrade to either pump-action or semi-auto model. And since I have not been paying attention, I have little knowledge about "how good is the tech" and "What are the models worth considering".Like, I have had this old (admittedly unfair and biased) view that semi-autos are unreliable and you should at least demand a back-up pump-action feature. But I recognize that these days semi-autos can be considered reliable and I shoudl rid myself of these biased thoughts. So... What are the modern standards for a semi-auto shotguns (with possible "this pump-action is still better" options)?Key categories: 1) The unassuming "basic bitch" models that are reliable and will pass the innocent "it's just a duck-hunting gun" test. The relatively inexpensive ones.2) Gucci bling models, where it's still a "hunting model, but a fancy one". can be with extra features.3) "The Tacticool option", where you have pistol grips, extended mags, rails, bells and whistles. I am not looking for some "home defense model", but since the world is getting to be a bit more dangerous these days, options for such can not be overlooked. Give me your selection of decent shotties.
>>65048286Assuming you're talking about normal shotgun things like hunting or shooting clays a break-action double is the ultimate. Pump guns and semis are downgrades. Double guns have a number of advantages.-the second shot is instantaneous and cannot jam, misfeed, or short-stroke-the second shot is instantaneous even if the first shot is a dud or some kind of mechanical failure-you can have two different chokes in the same gun at the same time and can choose which one to use for a given shot-the presence of a bolt wastes space in a pump or double gun. Getting rid of the bolt means you can have longer barrels for the same overall length, or you can have the same barrel length as a pump/semi but in a shorter better-handling package.Now that said, cheapo doubles suck, so if you have some flavor of turkshit then you can absolutely do better.>semis are unreliableIMHO this is a meme. I own several semi shotguns and all of them happily cycle everything from cheap target loads to the magnum hunting stuff. I wouldn't consider semis to be unreliable, except of course turkshit.>options for such can not be overlooked.A semi-auto rifle is a much better fighting weapon. The "shotguns for home defense" meme is literally decades old. It came from a time when Semi rifles like AR's were rare and expensive. That is not the situation today.
>>65048286Benelli M4 for more tacticool, Benelli M2 for more practicool.
>>65048286Beretta > Benelli > Mossberg > everyone else.
>>65048820Rizzini > Perazzi > Benelli > Beretta > Fabarm > Franchi > Fair > Mossberg > everyone else > Norinco semis > Turkshit
