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I use a 1301 comp first gen 21" barrel for clay shooting 150,000 plus shells thru it,no repairs no new parts needed. Can use for home defense and everything else.
Than I added 1301 comp pro 24" barrel 50,000 plus shells thru it, no parts no repairs use it for clays, could use it for everything else.
Than I added A300 Ultima patrol 400 shells thru it use it for clays and home defence.
All shoot about 50/50 poi pattern would be good for turkey.
All feel the same shoot the same.

The only thing you might need is a longer barrel because some shooting clay places
have a minimum 26" barrel length requirement in which case I would buy
Beretta A300 or 400 with longer barrel. Which I feel the longer barrels are way to sluggish
for me. Have my own thrower and a gun club that has a minimum barrel length of 18"
requirement for clays.

You have a 1301 with 150k and no new parts?

 

I think you could do turkey and HD with the same gun, but clays is out. Many clays guns come with 30" barrels.

 

One thing to consider is some clays courses have barrel length requirements. A 21” barrel may be too short for some courses, but I’m not familiar with all the courses and their requirements. Just something to consider.

 

When you need 3/4 inch wrench a 1/2 inch just won’t work. Three totally different disciplines, maybe a nice 870 or 1100 style shotgun with a couple different barrels?

 

Yep, barrels for 11-87s can be had cheap on Ebay.

 

Sounds like the perfect opportunity to get three separate shotguns to me.

 

I see no reason an auto with a 26" barrel wouldn't work.

 

I tend to agree.
Even though it won't be ideal for any of those uses, it would suffice.

 

I'm not sure that the gun you are looking for exists. Clays guns tend to have longer barrels (28 inch +), and run a bit heavier. You could combine turkey and HD since they typically have a shorter barrels and higher capacity magazines.

 

I can't imagine why a 28" barrel would not suffice for all three. Unless you are 5 inches too close in a HD situation the gun would suffice for all three roles. Definitely not too long for turkeys; the new 24" craze is just a fad. And it the typical length for a target gun.
I'd suggest looking for a 3.5 chamber, since that increases options with steel and even heavy lead turkey loads. Or if you are stuck on the 1301-those are nice guns-just get the 24" unless you shoot at places who require a longer barrel.

 

Semiauto for clays, probably a good gas gun with maybe a 26" barrel at the least. I like 28" on semiauto gun for skeet and sporting clays. You shoot a lot at clays.

Semiauto for turkeys, no reason you can't use a 26 or 28" barrel for tuturkeys. I do it every year. You dont do much shooting turkey hunting. If you think that 26-28" is too long for turkey hunting, you better get a gun they sell extra barrels for.

For home defense you think the turkey barrel is too long? I don't see many semiautos with 18.5" barrels and 26-28" barrels. You probably dont shoot a home defense gun much. If you are hung up on barrel length you better know how much extra barrels cost.

So you are probably going to shoot lots of shells at clays and very few turkey or home defense shells? I think it would make more sense to buy multiple guns. If only buying one gun, I would buy one that is good at what I plan to use it for the most. The only real combo guns I have seen in recent times were pumps. We used to have semiautos we could get spare barrels for at pretty reasonable prices, that doesn't seem to be the case any longer.

 

All 3 clubs I shoot clays at have a 26 inch barrel minimum. Check before you buy.

 

My local club doesn't have this restriction, but I hear the 26" minimum is common.

 

For home defense, I would not use 3.5 shells. They tend to jam.

 

Here’s mine. M2 Benelli 20ga. 20” barrel. I also have a 24” barrel for it if I wanted to shoot clays with it.

 

Nice shotgun, nice bird!

 

Look at the Mossberg JM940 Pro

 

I like the specs and I like Jerry. I've seen youtubers dump on it, say it jams and the fore end clicks.

 

What’s your budget? All guns with 24” barrel
Winchester SXP 300
Nova 350
Winchester sx4 800
Mossberg 940 pro 850
Beretta 1301 950
Benelli M2 1050
Benelli montefeltro 1250

 

Where can I get a 1301 for 950?!?

 

Or get double barrel shotgun, with 26” barrel will be same length as semi with 24”. Browning cynergy turkey with 24” barrel same length as 20” semi auto or pump.

 

Find one with two barrels short and long .
might be cheaper to buy two guns.

Or just buy a Beretta outlander or ultima with a 28”
that would be a good all around gun

 

Get a fabarm l4s sporting with a 28" barrel for clays. The receiver is milled for optics, the turkey won't know you have a long barrel. Likewise, anyone in your house won't know either.

If you're a dedicated turkey hunter, sure. Get a turkey gun. If your business is busting into urban dwellings and enforcing tactical dominance, sure. Get a military spec shotgun. But if you're going to shoot 50 to 100 rounds at clays a few weekends in the summer... say... 400 rounds.. and maybe 10 a year at turkeys and 0 a year at intruders, doesn't that seem to favor a nice all-around or sporting shotgun?

 

You're right Pete. I am enamored with the tacticool shotguns, but realistically what you've described or something like it is what I will actually be using it for. (Hopefully never defense).

 

Shot a lot of turkeys ducks and geese and clay birds with a Browning 12 ga Gold with a 26" barrel. Never felt it was too long for turkeys. Better choices for home defence hope you wont be doing too much of that.

 

I've got an old Mossberg 500 with three different barrels. All three are fixed choke. The one it came with is a 28 inch modified. Then found a 18 inch for home defense and a 30 inch full choke. The 30 inch full is my favorite for sporting clays. You can really reach out there with it. The 28 inch modified is good for everything else

 

mossberg sold the 500 and 930 with 28" and 24" with rifle sights barrels. I have the 930 that came with those barrels. I remember even the 18" security shotguns came with a 28" barrel

 

OP what did you choose?

 

I haven't decided yet, but will prolly get an A300 with 28" barrel.

 

I understand what you’re needing to try and do. I’d say 75% of my life I had a single shotgun that I used for everything. It was either a 870 wingmaster 30” fixed full choke or a Mossberg 835. I never shot clays except when I was in my early teens and used a Winchester 101. HD and Turkey gun is easy just put together a good Turkey gun.

This is my Turkey gun. I shot it yesterday just to check sight in at 25 yards it threw a pattern about the size of a softball or a hair bigger. So I’m trying to hit a golf ball (turkeys head) with a softball my pattern at 25 yards. This sure makes for a great reason for a red dot sight as it would be very easy to miss a gobbler at close range.

As a home defense gun I wouldn’t want anyone shooting at me with that gun. Open up the choke even if the red dot failed if there in the window of that sight there fixin to wish they was some where else really fast.

But the jump to some type of clays is going to be where you are going to hit a snag. I mean yeah you could buy a SA 28” barrel that would be fine for gobblers ok for HD and you could get by shooting clays. And if that’s where your at nothing wrong with.

I’ll soon be 66 years old.
I don’t shoot clays. If I did I’m just busting a target.
I have never needed a gun to protect myself or family.
Every time I go hunting and I kill something I have a responsibility to take that game as humanly as possible. If I’m going to cut corners it’s not going to be with something I’m ending a life with.

 

I think people are putting too much emphasis on HD. Whatever gun you have is better than nothing in that situation. And unless you’ve been in dicey situations before you don’t know what your reaction is gonna be. For all you know you could drop the gun and poop your pants.Focus on a gun for turkey hunting and clays.

 

One of the advantages of single barrel repeaters is that generally interchangeable barrels are readily available for them and don’t require special fitting like double guns do. There or it’s easy to have a short barrel for home defense and a longer one for hunting and target shooting. think about a shorter 22-24” slug barrel and a 26-28“ barrel for targets and hunting. Remember that a 26” barrel repeater is probably about as long over all as a30” barreled double. If both barrels are tubed you are well covered.

 

Got my slug, buck and birdshot barrel. All with interchangeable chokes. Hard to believe I moved up from an 1100 Mag because I didn't want to have a different barrel for every choke and shell length.