[20ga Model Graduate? or Stay?]

Nothing wrong with a twenty for serious hunting duty when properly loaded.

 

I'm lucky enough to have an identical gun to M1014's (thanks bro) and love it. Started out shooting a single shot .410, then went to an 870 12ga pump, then to o/u 20ga's. I like the auto's & o/u guns best, but that little 20ga Nova may be something you wish you had kept 20 years from now.

 

You also need to think about any regrets you may have 20 years down the road from getting rid of this gift (speaking from experience).

 

Anyone giving you crap about 20ga's being for sissies is just full of crap and I'd take it with a grain of salt.

The only thing I'd want a dedicated 12 for is defense (or combat) given the wide variety of accesories available and special purpose loadings (breacher etc).

 

Don't ever feel pressured into making decisions like this for the wrong reasons.

Who said i was getting RID of the first one? never!

 

but i do think i would like to switch to gas, and probly an auto

[20ga Model Graduate? or Stay?]

Greetings!

 

I got my first gun ever on the way to a goose hunt as a present in 2004.. A 20ga nova pump. I love my little gun but I am looking into getting an upgrade, A better waterfowling machine for myself. I work at a store that sells firearms so I try to pick brains and shoulder a few. But I get teased for shooting a 20ga and shooting a Benelli. I can handle the beef, it comes with the job and I can carve it just as fast as they can kill it, that 20ga just means I have to shoot better ..jk. But I like that its small, as Im all 5'2''. It fits me. And Id like to stick loyal with my first love.. Benelli.

 

I wouldnt mind shooting a 12ga. But they all feel so topheavy, too long, too big, unnatural to hold. I want to know if there is a gun out there I should consider for my size/ use. However I often wonder if Im missing out on some 12ga knockdown power that the blind buddies are using. I would graduate to a 12ga if theres something that fits my needs. If theres an awesome 20ga version I should look at let me know about that too.

What should I look at that would fit my needs?

 

Thank You

[helpful hints]

any good books/ vids out there to help with aiming/ form on target shooting?

[front sights]

I was going to say something about front sights buuuuttt.... i see i strolled into the vinci fan club! id like to shoot one but cant give any 2 cents in that department..

[DU Banquets]

I think its a matter of finding a reasonable catering

[anyone like there nova?]

i like my nova, but i did have it jam a few times, just dirt in the firing pin, a tad too lubey in the sandy shorelines.