good starter sport shot gun?

[SPR18]

REMINGTON ‘870 EXPRESS’ 28" 12- or 20-GA. PUMP SHOTGUN, is it a good starter shot gun for sporting clay or trap , not hd?

or

benelli nova field shot gun 26"

[professionalcoyotehunter]

They are great shooters.

[SPR18]

They are great shooters.

REMINGTON OR BENELLI??
i like the benelli nova hd camo, just the way it look. but which one is a better shooter?

[Black Majik]

Both are fine shotguns. Go 28" and 12 ga. I find the longer barrels help smooth out my swing.

[professionalcoyotehunter]

For the price you cant go wrong on either one. They were just about identical in quality.

[99urbansuburban]

pm'd you

[BigDogatPlay]

Either gun in a field configuration should make an excellent shooter. I'd recommend you handle both and pick the one that feels best and most natural to you when you throw it up to your shoulder. That's the starting point. Speaking for myself, I've never gotten a good comfortable feel shouldering or firing a Benelli but each person is different and your results can certainly vary.

Whichever you choose, hopefully it comes with choke tubes rather than a single fixed choke barrel. You'll get a lot more versatility down the road to shoot different sporting disciplines or for hunting should you choose to do that.

[Rob454]

personally I would go Remington

[BMC]

I started with an 870. Still have it but don't use it anymore for target shooting. A lot of people start out shooting clay games with an 870. Its a good gun for that purpose.

[faterikcartman]

Neither.

I don't shoot clays so I'm not sure what people look for there, but I do shoot trap. Are you looking to just bust a few clays from time to time for *****s and giggles or do you want to become a trap shooter, join the ATA, take lessons, and compete?

If you're just screwing around you can probably try just about anything. If you want to learn the sport and get good you're going to want a gun that can take the beating and keep on ticking.

I think a used Beretta 682 O/U with 30 or 32" barrels or a Beretta 391 with 28 or 30" barrel is a great place to start. Buy one right and you can get all your money out of it if you change your mind or want to move up (high-end clays and trap guns can be $10,000 to $20,000 so there is a lot of room to "move up").

Look for an adjustable comb. This will help you get the gun to fit. In shotgunning like trap the eye functions as the rear sight. So the gun must fit you so that you can CONSISTENTLY get your eye behind it without weired contortions.

You can PM if you like and I'll try to help.

[advocatusdiaboli]

I think a used Beretta 682 O/U with 30 or 32" barrels or a Beretta 391 with 28 or 30" barrel is a great place to start. Buy one right and you can get all your money out of it if you change your mind or want to move up (high-end clays and trap guns can be $10,000 to $20,000 so there is a lot of room to "move up").

Good advice above.

You won't get the second bird often in sporting clays with a pump--notice no serious shooters or pros use them? You lose your point when you rack the slide and often you'll find you cannot get it back in time. If you want a great all-around field gun, 870 is one of the best. But if you are focused on sporting, get a quality but inexpensive O & U. 12 gauge either way unless you plan to shoot all day, then go 20.