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I have a buddy who's wife is wanting to buy him a good shotgun for Christmas and she needs my help choosing. I have a Beretta Xtrema2 and I love it but I don't wanna be too partial so I'd like to mine when choosing. Let me know what you think please. Thx and Merry Christmas fellas.

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"The best shotgun, duck/goose call, blind, or dog is the one I got."

Great grandpas damascus barreled single shot black powder punt gun.

the best one is the one that fits properly ...period

I agree..... Buy one of the three B's just get the one that fits you the best. Shoulder them up.... That's what's bad about buying for someone else. What fits you may not fit him.

I know the gun is a gift but if she is spending some serious money I would let him go pick out what he likes and fits him.

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I have a couple of buddies who just bought beretta a400's and they both love them. I have an xtrema 1 and have drug that thing through hell and back and have never had any problems. You really can't go wrong with Beretta, Benelli, or Browning.

That's what I was kind of looking for with just personal reviews. I feel ya on the fact that you should "fit yourself" for the best gun but I just want to point her in a good direction of brands. I should have made that clearer on my original post. Sorry for the confusion and thank you for the responses. Keep them coming if you don't mind.

All three make nice guns ,and as well all three have guns out there that have issues at some time or another .No one gun maker is perfect 100% of the time . So keep that in mind before the brand bashing starts . I prefer a Browning ,to me the Beretta Extrema feels bulky .The new Benelli Super Vinci I find just ugly . But it my personal preference ,so the gun owner should always pick his own gun from one of these three brands mentioned . I have seen some issues with the Benelli Super Vinci cutting peoples fingers up on the trigger guards when they shoot. Has anyone else seen this ?
Just remember fit is the most important ...never buy just cause my buddy said this was the best .

I totally agree with this... I love my SBE II, but I would also put brownings at the top of my list and berettas last. Just personal preference about looks and feel. All three are well made guns

Rigratnomeaux had that same problem with a Super Vinci cutting his finger. He got rid of it and bought an A400.

Never had those issues with my Super Vinci. Love it. More than my SBE II. I heard they had issues with trigger guard on the first "Vinci" but they made changes on the Super Vinci and made the trigger guard bigger.

I guess I'm not one of the cool kids cause I don't shoot an automatic. But I will give my opinion.
I shoot a Benelli Super Nova that I bought used about 5 or 6 years ago and it is the most reliable shotgun I have used and I'm hard on my equipment. And paired with the patternmaster I bought I wouldn't shoot anything else.
My dad has one of the new Remington 887 pumps and the gun is nothing but trouble.


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I second that on the 887 I have one collecting dust in my shop been back to the factory 3 times already


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I agree that te Nova is a work horse. Both mine and my brothers have been through Hell and back. Even though I hate the feel of the gun and can't shoot it worth a damn..... Just ask MarshRat! :rotfl: for the most part this season I've been using the wife's Beretta 3901 and I'm really liking it. Only downfall is no 3-1/2".

I have 2 Vinci's...1 is the super and other is not....no issues with either.

We both missed him lol


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No issues with my Vinci

I think the only time he had that problem was when he shot the Remington hyper speed which have a ton of recoil.

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Always hear of people complaining about their 887's. I am on my second year of shooting 3 1/2 inch BB's and still not one single problem. Hell I even went to a skeet competion and was shooting low brass all day without a hiccup. I think I have only cleaned the gun once ever as well.

2 weeks out the box I would shoot my first shot second shell would cycle out the bottom. Sent it back to the factory. Made it through the rest of the season. Next year 2nd week in 2 of every 3 shots all I got was a click.....back to the factory. It held up a half of box of shells and was doing the same thing....back to the factory. It didn't even make it back for the spring goose season. Got it back in June first shot out the box....click. Sent it to a gun smith in BR he said the whole thing is loose. If you hold the forearm forward it'll shoot every time. It's sitting in a corner at my shop collecting dust right now. Want to buy it? It's all max 4 camo. $100 and you can have it


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Anyone have the Remington Versa Max?

My brother and and a buddy of mine both have one. I shot my brothers one day at a skeet shooting event (100 rounds) and loved it. I've also used it a few times goose hunting shooting 3 1/2". Very soft shooting gun and just comfortable to shoot.

I have the non camo versamax. Not the cheaper sportsman model.

I have about 2 cases through mine. I love it. Little heavier than most of the comparaible guns, kick is nonexistent in my opinion. Ive shot 3.5 inch to the cheapest low brass they make.

Have had one shell get caught when ejecting while hunting, just had to pull the bolt back and keep shooting. I had half the brush from the blind inside the chamber when this happened. Besides that no problems what so ever.

The finish seems to be pretty tough. Hunt salt marsh and the finish is holding up pretty well in that enviroment.

One of guys I hunt with was hunting with his A400 last week and the cap on end of forearm just broke and popped off. Said it was made of plastic. Couldn't hunt after that. Waiting for the new cap to come in.

same damn thing happened to me last week, my new cap should be here this week sometime...

It's because you don't take care of that poor Beretta Cgoods, alittle tlc is in order....

Lol... That sux


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