Question for duck hunters: What shotgun do you recommend for a good all around

[IMissJack]

gun, that is not the priciest?

[the59dawg]

To handle open water as well as woods, either a 30" - 32"barrel, probably with a polychoke. Plenty people like pumps and probably just as many like autoloaders. Had a Remington pump and an older Browning auto. Loved them both. Pump/poly in the woods and auto for river/lakes.

[Duckdog]

an 870 with 26 inch barrel with a modified choke. the post above must be from 1952.

[SpeckleDawg]

Pump: Benelli SuperNova

Auto: Beretta A300 or Franchi Affinity

All quality guns that won't cost you an arm & a leg.

[WeWillScrewItUp]

Got a Remington 870 with a 26 inch barrel when I turned 12. Never bought another and have killed ducks, turkeys, and doves with it. In my opinion it's the best bang for your buck.

[State82]

an 870 with 26 inch barrel with a modified choke. the post above must be from 1952.

What Duckdog said.

[the59dawg]

an 870 with 26 inch barrel with a modified choke. the post above must be from 1952.

Naaah. But you're close. Got the 870 pump with a poly when I was 10, bout 1949. Got the Browning auto in 60's to hunt the mighty Mississippi islands. Wouldn't catch me hunting duck with 26" w/o a poly. The 870 cost $49 back then.

[SpeckleDawg]

Definitely nothing wrong with an 870 - first gun I ever bought and still have it.

[Duckdawg]

Remington 870, 26" barrel with modified or improved cylinder. Will never let you down, Ive had mine since 1987 and have had it in the shop one time, cost me $50 to fix it. I squirt it down with WD 40 and hit the water.

[msstatelp1]

Pump: Benelli SuperNova

Auto: Beretta A300 or Franchi Affinity

All quality guns that won't cost you an arm & a leg.

What SpeckleDawg said. Also, be careful of the new 870's. I've heard that the quality has slipped tremendously since Freedom Group bought Remington.

[Duckdog]

the only thing that has slipped is that they don't polish the chamber worth a crap. To fix that, toothpaste on a 12 ga brush in a drill will get it smoothed right up.