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20 guage

Discussion in 'Buy and Sell' started by Little Spoon, Mar 23, 2022.

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  1. Little Spoon

    Little Spoon Well-Known Member

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    Bump. Looking to trade my chiappa double badger .22 wmr/ 410 for a 12 or 20 Guage
     
    Little Spoon, Dec 11, 2022
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    Frank_NK28 Well-Known Member

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    Sorry @Little Spoon but none of these are for sale but this is our collection to date. Two are my wifes, the Beretta A400 Xplore 20ga and the Browning BT-99 Micro.
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    Beretta A400 Xplore 20ga
    Winchester SX3 20ga
    Browning Model 12 Grade V 20ga
    Browning Maxus Sporting Clays 12ga
    Browning Citori 725 Max Trap 12ga
    Browning BT-99 Micro Trap 12ga
    Perazzi TMS 12ga
    Browning Recoilless Trap 12ga

    Just my opinion based on 45 years of high volume shooting. Save your pennies as long as you have to and buy once! You get what you pay for! DO NOT BUY A BARGAIN PRICED O/U. You will regret it unless you get a smoking deal on a mint condition used B gun(Browning/Beretta) or even an older Winchester 101. They are FAR SUPERIOR to any of the new bargain priced guns. They hold their value, in fact if looked after properly they keep going up in price as new ones continue to rise and you have excellent ability to source parts should the need arise.
    If I were looking for a good hunting gun I'd look no further than a B gun there too. The Maxus I have is an awesome gun as is the SX3(Winchester made by Browning) and my wifes A400 is top of the shelf! 732EFCB3-D988-48C9-9420-90965166BB86.jpeg
     
    Frank_NK28, Dec 14, 2022
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    That's a wicked little collection! Main reason for wanting to go to a 20 from a .410 Is a bit more versatile than the .410 I have I made the mistake of shouldering a a4000 at cabelas on the weekend felt really nice but definitely out of my range for now as I'm just starting to wet my feet into the whole waterfowl thing. The 20 would primarily be for upland.. I appreciate the advice I'm all ears when it comes to shotguns
     
    Little Spoon, Dec 14, 2022
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    I've been shooting 20ga for years and imo they are the perfect gauge BUT in our current market and I do not think it's going to change any time soon 20ga ammo is getting very hard to source and this past year it increased in price as much as 70% and more depending on brand. 12ga on the other hand jumped about 20%-30% and was and is much more readily available. Availability is going to be a major factor. No point bumping up at the present time into something you are going to be hard pressed to feed and when you do it's $100 more a case than 12ga. 4:10 is just downright ridiculous in price. Last time I bought it I could barely bring myself to at $22/box and now it's pushing $35 plus?!! My stash is not going to be shot at those prices. It will be an emergency backup only should I ever need it.
     
    Frank_NK28, Dec 15, 2022
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    20g is just starting to re-appear in the local shops - price coming down a wee bit in some stores. I was able to source a case of #6 upland Remington Pheasant for $200 case delivered, which is a really good buy -
    I went thru 2 boxes all fall, but, I really concentrated on making the shot - helped a lot!
    The target loads are still inexpensive and avail at CTC of all places.
    Sold my 410 this spring and glad I did.
     
    chrism, Dec 15, 2022
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    Chris what are you seeing for target load prices? I haven't come across any in 20ga under $149.90/case plus tax. That's almost $16/box tax in and that's for promo loads like Super Targets, Top Guns, Gun Club etc if you can even find them? I lucked out in October and located a case of Federal Steel 2 3/4" 4's for $220 so I at least have some I can put through my Model 12. I am saving those for late season Greenheads only hunts, no hens! ;)
    Fortunately I still have some Kent Elite 7.5's I save for upland and some Super Target 8's for skeet but I'd buy a pallet if I could find $100/case ammo again. I have 40 flats of 12ga target ammo 27 of which are AA's I picked up at a deal for $135/case tax in. AA's are now pushing $190/case!! o_O
    BTW 20 gauges rock!! Love 'em! Lol
     
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    $114 per case/250
    Ammobin.ca
     
    chrism, Dec 15, 2022
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    Have you ordered from them? Everything you click on is out of stock and those are are pre-supply chain issue prices.
     
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    There is some in stock but it is definitely new up to date pricing and much of it is hunting loads or high velocity stuff that sporting clays shooters use. The ammo that meets ATA and NSSA rules is pretty much out of stock. Thanks though Chris, appreciate the feedback!
     
    Frank_NK28, Dec 15, 2022
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    20g semi will be my 1st gun purchase

    Daddy wants one

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    Mike B., Dec 31, 2022
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