Georgian Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 Hey yall. New here from the great stae of Georgia. Anyway, I'm looking to get my first shotgun this summer, and was thinking about the Nova Tactical. Do any of yall own one of these? If so, what is yall's opinions? They look to be really good shotguns. Thanks for and replies, and God Bless! Quote
FN_FAL Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 I just picked up a "used" nova h20. The main reason I bought it was the low price of 290. Less than one box of shells by previous owner. Basically same gun as nova tactical w/out the option of ghostrings. I just shot it this weekend and it's a nice gun. I have an 870 and an M590A1. All fine pump guns. The nova is worth getting but it will cost you more than an 870 or 590. One thing about the Nova is the stock and receiver are one part, so there's no swapping in parts eg. speedfeed stock, pistol grip etc. Quote
threeshot Posted January 5, 2005 Posted January 5, 2005 Georgian, You can use the Search feature of the bulletin board and search for "nova" and read the threads to see what others are posting about the gun. Regards threeshot Quote
Plumber576 Posted February 3, 2005 Posted February 3, 2005 Hey there, the Nova pupmer tac was my first shotgun I bought for myself. I have the extention and the ghost rings on it. It's a great gun for the price. I definitely looked around at 870's and mossbergs and winchesters, but with all of the features like the ghost rings the price is unbeatable. Quote
HerbG Posted February 3, 2005 Posted February 3, 2005 The Nova Tactical is a great shotgun for defense, but you didn't specify what you were going to do with your first shotgun. Are you going to use it for hunting in addition to HD? It isn't a good choice for hunting unless you are going to use slugs exclusively. You can always change the barrel for one more suited for wingshooting or sporting clays, but you will also want to remove the ghost ring rear sight. Quote
profeti Posted February 4, 2005 Posted February 4, 2005 Originally posted by HerbG: ... You can always change the barrel for one more suited for wingshooting or sporting clays, but you will also want to remove the ghost ring rear sight. This is probably a stupid question, but does it work the other way round? That is, will I be able to use a 18.5 barrel with my 12ga 3.5" Nova? (still in the waiting period, so I don't have it or the manual) Quote
FN_FAL Posted February 4, 2005 Posted February 4, 2005 profeti yes you can swap out barrels. (given there nova barrels of course) Quote
HerbG Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 The shorter barrel will interchange. However if you get the shorter "Tactical" model barrel it will have a rifle type front sight installed. You would probably want to order a barrel with only the bead front sight unless you plan to add a rear sight to go with the "Tactical" front sight. Quote
profeti Posted February 5, 2005 Posted February 5, 2005 HerbG, Thank you very much, I would have probably never thought of that! After checking out the prices on barrels I've decided to wait till I actually get my paws on the Nova (~7 more days) before making any purchase... Quote
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