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skydve76:
I dont have a shot gun can I skip that portion or is it manditory?  I would buy the cheapest POS I could find  anyways.  There doesnt seem to be a good barrell combo (changable barrells) for shooting multi gun and trap from a single gun the ones at scheels were 24" and a 28" combo which makes no sense to me.  Seems it should be 18" and 28" to get the most out of it.

I plan to come out once I solve the shotgun issue.

bkoenig:
They often have stages that are handgun + shotgun, rifle + shotgun, or all three, so you're really going to need a shotgun.  I can't make it to the match on the 18th or I would let you borrow mine.  I'm hoping to hit the next one so if you want to borrow it then shoot me a message.

If you're buying a shotgun specifically for 3 gun and you want something competitive you're going to want a semi auto.  You can pick up a used Remington 1100  for pretty cheap.  Most people around here seem to use a Remington or a Benelli.  I just have to be different so I use a Mossberg 930. 

I wouldn't worry too much about barrel length.  I've seen everything from 18" to 26" or so and I really don't think it makes a ton of difference.  A 24" barrel would probably be a good compromise.

If you don't want to drop a lot of cash on a shotgun a pump will work ok.  You could pick up a used 870 and have a gun which will be adequate, if not ideal, and still useful for hunting and home defense.  The big time killer in shotgun stages is reloading.  You may have to take 30 shots on a shotgun stage, so you're going to be stuffing a lot of shells into it.  You'll definitely want an extended magazine tube.  The max you can have is 8 in the tube and 1 in the chamber. 

One thing I would very strongly suggest is to get a shotgun with replaceable chokes, or at least a fixed modified choke.  A lot of home defense type shotguns come with an open choked barrel, and I've seen a lot of guys have problems knocking over steel with those guns.  I don't think barrel length matters a whole lot, but in my opinion you're going to want a gun running modified choke to give you a little extra knockdown power.  You could always use heavier loads, but I think 7 1/2 shot with a modified choke is ideal.  It hits hard enough to knock down the steel without generating much recoil to slow you down.

skydve76:
Thanks for the offer.  I'll go shopping this week and see fi I can come up with something.  Otherwise I'll show up with my 20 guage break action!  My brother has a 20 guage bolt action I could use I guess.

JTH:
Yes, you'll have to have a shotgun, unless you just want to take all the penalties for those parts of the stages.  (The next match coming up will have shotgun/rifle, pistol/rifle, pistol/shotgun, and pistol/rifle/shotgun stages.  Well, at least the first three.  I'm not completely sure what all will be on the fourth stage, but I know that it'll include rifle.)

So---lots of shotgun. 


--- Quote from: skydve76 on March 10, 2012, 07:04:48 PM ---Thanks for the offer.  I'll go shopping this week and see fi I can come up with something.  Otherwise I'll show up with my 20 guage break action!  My brother has a 20 guage bolt action I could use I guess.

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Just to let you know---I started out in what is now called Tac Iron division with a G34 (Production gun, not Limited or anything), a Rem 870 pumpgun (18" barrel, no choke), and a Bushmaster Shorty Ak (carbine-length AR-15).   

Worked perfectly fine.  :) 

I'm currently using a G17, the same AR (though I have a 1-4 scope on it now--Tac Optics division), and I've changed to a Rem 1100 semi-auto shotgun.  The 870 worked just fine, though---as people have said, the main thing holding people back on the shotgun sections is the reloading time, not the shooting part.

Get yourself a basic Rem 870---it is a good all-around gun to have.  :)  Useful for all sorts of things.  (Including several Weeping Water Gun Club matches, too---you can shoot it in their Heavy Metal match, and their 3-Gun match.)

skydve76:
I know you are telling me to ge the rem 870 but its a bit high for me right now given I just bought a berretta and trying to get a nice stock of relaoding stuff.  Cabelas has a Winshester 1200 12 guage, pump action, 24-26" barrel, with a nice big changeable choke on it. Its only like $229 or 269, cant recall.  Good deal, and a useable gun for the events?

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