[clayshooter25/25]

I am getting a new gun in the next couple of months and If I should get an 1100 is the 16ga worth it or should I get a 12 or 20? I will be shooting skeet and I also shoot 5-stand.

There is a very big possiblity I won't get an 1100 because I have very long arms and 6'4 which makes gun buying a pain .

I would also like to know if I should get the Browning gold instead because of the extra LOP. If I get the browning I figure that if I put a slip on recoil pad then the LOP will be around 15 1/4".

Tell me what you guys think.
thanks .

 

[Guest]

Try the Beretta 390 or 391 Urika. It's easy to add length to any automatic stock. Most of all, buy the one that feels the best in YOUR hands. Good luck!

 

[clayshooter25/25]

I picked up and felt the berreta but I don't like the feel so the ones I mentioned are the choices.

 

[Bill3508]

I would go with the Browning over the Remington if those are your only choices. The Brownings hold up fairly well under hard shooting and don't require many spare parts except maybe a link and extra recoil buffer. The Remingtons have been good guns over the years, but its an old design with many small parts that can and do break, become misaligned, and any number of these can cause the gun to stop working.

Bill3508

 

[pigeonhunter]

go with the browning they make a great product I like remingtons but I thinl they are over rated.

 

[BuckshotBob]

If I was a serious Clay shooter and wouldn't ever take the gun to the field I'd go for the Browning. Tuff to go wrong...

I saw a really interesting gun at the range recently. It was a black plastic stocked auto which at first glance i thought was a basic synthetic ugly auto. On second notice, it was a shiney black stock, flat black checkering, and had what looked like molded/simulated leather pull string right around the top of the forewood and the back of the buttstock at the buttplate. It had no roll scroll/engraving or anything on the sides of the reciever, just clean and smooth. Then it hit me...
Deep, Rich, Pollished Blue on Gloss Black, proud subtle detail, smooth Satin Silver Slidebolt accent - Whoa! What a subtle, skeet shotgun... WOW!!! I dont know if the stock was black ebony hand carved detail or custom lighweight shiney black molded/overmolded synthetic, or what - he didn't offer it to anyone for examination but did say it was a Remmington 1100/ 26" barrel. It certainly wasn't like any Std production Remmy i've ever seen... It was a Skeet/Clay Machine and he shot that way too... Doesnt the current Champ and many pros use custom Remmy 1100s... ( ya gotta wonder if these consistant high scores don't at least in part come from the the tool they're usin?) Then he leaves for a round and comes back with a 20ga just like it!

But other than Custom, i'd go
Browning , Forget the rest....

 

[Ulysses]

I would recommend the 12 gauge for your uses. The 16 gauge is simply a nostalgic choice (in my humble opinion). :wink:

Either the 1100 or Browning Gold is likely to be too short for you. However, you can easily add length to either stock. This will likely lower your cheek on the comb which could make the drop too much for you. BUT, if that occurs, you can add a cheek pad to raise your cheek back up. Of course, this then reduces the cast off of the stock. (WHEW! This gets complicated. :lol: ) So there is no way to know for sure, but I would suggest trying either gun and see if moving your cheek rearward about 1 inch on the stock makes it too low for you. If not, then that's the gun to buy. :lol:

 

[clayshooter25/25]

Does the 1/4" longer stock make a difference on the browning over the remington?

Also do you think I should be all set with a LOP of 15 1/4" or will I probably need longer?

 

[BuckshotBob]

I've heard the proper LOP and proportionaliy for one is:

Assume the classic stagecoach shotgun rider arm position - arm bent 90 degree at the elbow, and measure the distance from the base of the biceps, along the forearm to the control position of the curl of the trigger finger as if it was on the trigger. Try it on a couple of different guns to verify. Grasp the buttstock grip with finger on or above the trigger with a good feelin triggger pull position, then pull the buttstock along the forearm and into the base of the biceps. If its got that Classic Shotgon Ridder fit, control and trigger feel - THATS THE FIT.
Then sholder it and check it out!
For most, its the Perfect Proportional Fit...

For me its 14 3/8ths measured with a yardstick, and sure enough, thats exactly the shotguns LOP that feels just right to me! Check it out on Browning and Remmys for you...

 

[ysr_racer]

Have you priced 16ga ammo lately? Go 12 or 20, you'll be much happier.

 

[thashooter]

12 or 20

 

[Guest]

16 gauge is a great gauge, BUT ONLY FOR RELOADERS!

What's available commercially is also extremely sparse in selection and choices.

 

[clayshooter25/25]

Looks like I'll stick with the 12 or 20.