Zealot

For HD, Zombie slayin' and fun at the range I'd call the 12ga. Remi 870 and Mossberg 500 a draw. Either/both should do everything they're asked to do and more and a buyer's choice will probably come down to ergonomics or perception. For simplicty and old timey cool, I gotta agree that a SxS coach gun is hard to beat. Chamber it in 20ga. and you've got something the wife can kill Zombies with too! I mostly approach firearms from a defense standpoint though, so my knowledge of sporting shotguns is limited. But I suppose you could kill Zombies with a fully-choked over under right?

tiklikker

1. My favorites are the only ones I own.
All around utility gun is the Mossburg 500 camo slugster barrel (non rifled).
For Turkey, Deer, Home defense. Like a Craftsman hammer.
2. Pheasant is the Gold Label (English stock) hands down. But for Tower hunts or Clays, needs a shoulder pad. What a beautiful piece of work.
3. My Partridge gun is Red Label 20 GA. w/ English stock.

JohnD13

My favorite is a Edouard Kettner 16 gague sxs that came home from Europe with an uncle at the end of WWII. Next would be a Mossberg 500.

BRL

I have owned 2 Remington 870's along with an Ithaca 37, but it seemed every time I played "What If" panic situations, I would short storke the pump action, and jam the things up. (my fault, but that's how it went). Now I'm looking at purchasing a semi-auto, either a FN SLP, or a Mossberg 930 SPX, although both have sight systems that I think would be better suited to some sort of anti-aircraft gun. I would prefer just a gold bead front sight.

sniper5

Not a shotgunner, but I have a 500 with 3 barrels (smooth slug, rifled slug, long barrel with choke tubes). It's done everything I've ever asked from it.

Whiteh20

I love lots of shotguns but I guess my favorites by purpose:

Upland hunting- Model 12 20 ga.

Pheasants- Model 12 12 ga.

Ducks /Geese- BPS stalker 12 ga.

Sporting clays and skeet- 30" Krieghoff K80 with tube set

Trap- 30" Model 12 trap

Danwin22

I don't own a single shotgun now but if I win a lottery there are two that I would quickly look for.

Winchester model-12 in 12 ga.
Winchester model-47 in .410 ga.

iamedic

My remmy 870, mossberg 500 and remmy 1100 each have a specific purpose

Ruger mark

Don't laugh....maybe the trigger sucks but nothing (legal) in a 12 gauge can be whipped around in confined areas like a Mossberg Bullpup.


Very loud because you are right where all "the action goes down" and if it were any heavier it would not kick at all.LOL.

Rockhanger

870 wingmaster

Old Salt

Mossberg 930 SPX then my Remington 870.

GhosTT

MSPATRIOT said something in the original post about a 590 and a coach gun?

These are mine

Old Salt

Very nice.

GMinor

My favorite is my Remington Model 11 (1914 production) Its BEAUTIFUL! Looks like its only 20 years old or so...

Most practicle is my Mosberg 500 (HD barrel, Trap barrel, Muzzleloader barrel)

Most fun to shoot: Remington 870 Wingmaster!

Maximumbob54

I went to replace the wood butt stock on my Mossberg 500A because I wanted a synthetic with a better pad. I gave the screw one twist and the butt full off. The screw had been so badly cross threaded that almost nothing was holding on. I bought this thing almost ten years ago because a buddy and I were going to try our luck at turkey hunting. We never did and I have to wonder what would have happened with one pull of that trigger. I kept it and someday might see if a helicoil will fix it but lets say Mossberg isn't my favorite.

My fav has to be my grandfather's Browning Auto-5 Lightweight. Many a chukar partridge met its end and he won a few local matches with it. This one will never be sold off and the phrase "From my cold dead hands..." comes to mind.