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    Tight budget

    Hey all,

    Duck shooting time. Im looking for the cheapest shot gun i can find without being a complete bucket of crap will be used on opening day and probly and dozen or so round put through it a year after opening.

    Was lookin at maverick 88 pump from guncity any comments would be appreciated.

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    The Guncity 870 is cheap as chips and has last me last season with a slab put through it and treated pretty rough. Its a heavy gun though.
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    I would take the maverick i had one. Its not an oil painting but it never failed and its heaps lighter than fhe gun city 870

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    semi or pump? Gun city 870 IS a piece of shit.

    Mossberg is pretty decent mate

    Stoeger semi is not that bad and very reasonably priced

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    Mossy Maverick 88..........got me birds last season, upgraded to a Mossy 500 for this year, should get either for $500 max on trade me.......
    While I might not be as good as I once was, Im as good once as I ever was!

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    The other pump I have in the cupboard is a Stoeger P350, its light and shoots great. Waaaaaaaaay better then the gc870. Don't think it's the cheapest though.
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    Mossberg 500a secondhand or new.Not the tightest or smoothest but will keep on going with any ammo.It is the US armys choice and has been in use with them for years.The military version is the 590A1 but the action is the same as the 500.

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    Reloaders got maverick 88 $399

    Mossberg Maverick 88 12g All Purpose
    Grouchy Smurf had it right all along...

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    Does it have to be a pump or semi? What about a double? You can pick up a baikal o/u or sxs for around 250 to 3 hundy, they are pretty rugged.
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    Baikels are built like a tank but make sure it's safe for STEEL shot. Russian fixed chokes are usually very tight not something I would like to put a 36gm steel load through.The top gun in the photo [mossberg 500a combo]was $450 second hand and I redid the wood, long barrel is modified choke good for steel but they also come with screw in chokes.

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    Im easy dosent have to be semi or pump just not a single barrel can be second hand if anyone know of one.

    Cheers for all the feed back!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by samba View Post
    Im easy dosent have to be semi or pump just not a single barrel can be second hand if anyone know of one.

    Cheers for all the feed back!!!
    Judging by the last 2 years efforts, I'll be willing to sell you my Remington 870 for a $1 an hour into opening day.
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    Remy pump

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    Used a mossberg 590 as backup for 2 years in Iraq, and use the 500 here in the states for shooting bunnies and squirrels, love the gun. It's simple and reliable, never had it fail.

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    Baikal Shotgun - Steel shot | Trade Me

    Here ya go, all ready for steel, built like a brick shit house and nicer to look at than a cheap pump!
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