bowhunter-tw

Where are you located?

Price?

I will take the large one depending on location.

Ive never heard of 7/8 oz 12 gauge loads, are they hard to find?

The affinity elite upland looks awesome! I was going to go that route but auto loaders werent my thing, after shooting a few I decided I didnt like the way they feel when they cycle. That goes for all of them, not just the franchi.

My main gun now is a winchester 1200 with a 31” barrel, full choke. I think a 28” O/U will be what I go after, still not sure 20 vs 12. Hunted this weekend with a 20ga 26” 870 express and did pretty good with quail. The less recoil is nice but thinking the added range and wider spread might be nice with the 12. Especially if I decide to use it for dove also. Im not in a rush to buy so I think I will keep an eye out for a model you mentioned above.

Gamo makes a great “trap” lol

That seems very reasonable, I thought those were closer to $1000?

Never heard of yildiz, I will check them out for sure. How would they compare to cz? (Not that cz is anything special but its one of the lesser expensive O/Us ive looked at)

I wonder if these will fit the older super dutys? (2002 7.3)

Anybody got’em they want to sell? I have some lee dies I bought when I was first getting started, not a huge fan.

Oh, I miss understood

Arent javelina hunts in February? Archery deer is over in January...

I guess I found that one and it seemed like it may be a good buy as I havent ever used anything but a pump, would be a gun to develop an opinion of O/U and know what to consider if I buy a nicer gun down the road. I found a citori for a good price but it is pre chokes and 12 gauge instead of 20

Those are nice.... but WAYYY out of my price range haha

Any opinions on the cz drake? I found one for sale around $500 looks to be in good condition. The only concern I had was it has extractors instead of injectors

I am considering getting a 300 win mag as a hunting rifle but a little overwhelmed by options. I am pretty sure I want a break, probably a 24” barrel pre break, and was thinking a sporter contour barrel to keep the weight down; Any opinions as to why I should consider something different? Any opinions on the series 1 weatherby vanguard sporters? 24” barrel 1:10 twist.

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Since I dont load I think 20 or 12 will be preferable, I was thinking that 12 might be the way to go with the increase in spread, but a lighter quicker gun may be preferable also. Quail will be its main use.

I guess its not that I am getting caught up in cartridge selection as much as its me trying to find a reason to buy a magnum cartridge to outgun my 308 for elk or bigger game I probably wont ever hunt. But if I am going to go that big might as well try and get the cartridge that has ballistics to out perform 308 significantly. I would like to shoot over 500 but need to put in the time. I always keep an eye out for a new cartridge to try, kind of an un necessary bad habit I have developed haha

Id go shoot with you just to learn how to shoot that far! i can tell you right now my long range rifle skills are not going to be giving anyone a run for their money lol

How would a 7mm rem mag compare? Maybe its a better option for me than the 300wm.

I was considering getting a 30-06 but have a 308 already and seemed like the cartridges are about equally as capable so why not step up to the 300 or 7mm. At the same time I dont really need anything bigger than a 308 for the once every 3 or 4 years I get drawn for elk or deer🤷🏼‍♂️... but I still want a bigger cartridge for whatever reason

What price range would you classify as a quality O/U?

Thanks for the tips, I will report back once I have made it down that way. Thinking two weeks from now