Duck Gun?

M.Link · Aug 18, 2010

I'm looking for a new duck gun. I've been thinking I was going to go the ol' 870 route. I got to looking, and I'm considering a Benelli Nova or Supernova now, and was looking at the Remington 887 (I think that's the newer one). Any input? Trying to stay under about $450. I can camo it myself.

SquackDaddy · Aug 18, 2010

I can't speak for the others, but my go-to gun for duck and goose hunting is my Benelli Nova. I've drug it through some of the nastiest mud/rain/snow/sleet/slop and it has worked every time. The 3 1/2 inch chamber gives you the ability to really put the smack down on geese. You can't go wrong with the Nova in my opinion.

the4thshake · Aug 18, 2010

The Nova for sure. The Supernova offers you a fancy stock that IMO isn't needed.

PhysicsGuy · Aug 18, 2010

I had an 887 and the action and fit and finish were great, but the ergonomics just didn't fit me right so I sold it.

FreshAir · Aug 18, 2010

+1 for the Nova...... :s0155:

RobbyJ · Aug 18, 2010

PhysicsGuy said:
I had an 887 and the action and fit and finish were great, but the ergonomics just didn't fit me right so I sold it.

I own this shotgun and I highly recommend it. This will be my first season taking it hunting, but so far I have shout about 500 rounds through it shooting clay, cans and critters with 0 problems. Some features:

Awesome shoulder-saver feels like a dense memory foam matress.
Easy to see fiber-optics mounted on a full barrel length rail for easy aim.
New slide release is big/easy to use with gloves on.
Built in sling mounts.
And above all the whole thing is coated with a glass/nylon mixture so you don't have to clean the outside of the firearm at all.. unless you want to keep the dust and mud out of your gun case :s0112:

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Compared to the 870 this is just $50 more and is a few ounces lighter. Really the choice between the two boils down to how much time you want to spend wiping oil on the outside of your gun.