what gun do you use

No worries guys, Booker gives me enough grief to go around. The bang, bang, bang is opposed to bang click%$@@&^(**^%%. ;-). The bang, bang, bang usually does mean 6 legs in the air though. I do hunt alone because my best human duckhunting partner is gone now and his shoes are VERY BIG. I do enjoy the solitude also even if that means sometimes there are no pesky ducks to disturb my nap. BTW, Mark If you pull a tigger you might get bit. It really is soo wonderful that we can have this discussion about all the choices, it sure could be boring if we didn't have all these choices.
 
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thanks TIM J. I had the gun made right after the return of bowhoop. Its 32" barrels are some what of a tribute. i love shootin it, its just a little more care and upkeep then my 870 by she hunts just as hard.

eddie
 
Started with a 870. Got a 1187 in 1988 not one problem with either . then last year went and got a M2 Benelli with all the comfort tec nonsense' kicks like a mule and has already jammed so i finished the season with my 23 year old 1187 .Say no more buy American after all you live here.
 
Wore out an 1100, then into Winchester Super X Model 1 and Beretta Sporting 390 - both with 30'" 'barrels and both choked Light Mod 99% of the time.
 
It depends on my mood and expected weather conditions. The choices are, a 12 gauge 3" Japanese Browning A5 with an invector barrel and crappy steel shot, a 12 gauge 3" 30" Browning BSS and bismuth shot, a Ithaca NID 10 gauge magnum double and bismuth hand loads, a 12 gauge 3 1/2" Browning Citori and steel again, or on a nice day maybe an old outside hammer double gun with bismuth hand loads. If there are no ducks, at least I have a neat toy to play with.
 
Thanks again everyone for listing your guns here. I really appreciate it.
Just as a count on those listed, Benneli 1st, remington 2nd, Beretta 3rd.
 
For ducks and geese I hunt a Walmart Beretta 390 like Carl's. It's been a lot more reliable for me than some of my friend's similarly priced autos from other makers. For back-up I have an 870 Express. Both are great guns for the salt, getting banged around in the canoe, and other similar duck season abuse.

For rail season only, I have a 20 gauge 1187 that's pretty, and also hits birds. I'd love an O/U or SXS for the rails and upland, maybe even a 28. The last rail I shot last year was pretty well shredded by a 1 ounce load of 7.5 steel.
 
Started with a Remington 1100 three inch magnum in 1976; still keep it handy to take to the blind as a backup when other folks' weapons don't work...and it shoots well for everybody. Went to an 1187 in 1988 to be able to use 2 3/4" shells in the dove field and have had it in and out of the salt, mud, etc. ever since. Put hundreds of rounds of light trap loads through it every spring, no problems.
 
Started with my 870 28 inch,then in 99 got a 1187 sp ,have lost the gun twice in the marsh,only gives me problems when really dirty,like sitting at the bottom of the marsh:) Being a southpaw gunner I am finally switching to a lefty,probably aSBE II, or M2.If remington offered the Versa if a lefty I would buy it.
 
Started with a Remington Model 11 semi- auto, went to the 870 for 15 years of flawless operation, now shooting a Benelli Nova and pretty happy with it. Still take the 870 out occasionally.


dc
 
The model 11 is a neat gun. I have an early production 20 gauge that is fun to play with. The 20 is not a duck gun but a 12 is true old school.
 
Great gun. Still use it for lighter gunning. It used to get really slow on super cold days for geese. My dads was older than mine and didn't have the lever on the slide to eject the shells, it had checkering on the barrel so you could shove the barrel down and eject the shells that way. Mine will do it also, but it sures feel safer having that ear lever on the side to get them out. No telling how many of the old style killed hunters while unloading.

dc
 
The one without the lever isnt a Remington model 11. Its a Winchester model 11, also know as "the widowmaker" for somewhat obvious reasons if you ever tried to cock one and realized you were looking down the barrel of a loaded gun.
 
Now that I think about it, his was a Winchester. They had very similar mechanical actions. Neat gun, wouldn't want my kids starting out with one.
 
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