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SasquatchJim	Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 6:41 PM EDT \| Post edited: Aug 3 2012, 8:42 PM EDT Hola everyone! The time has come again for the annual ZSDW Weapon Election! On this thread, you can nominate the shotgun you think is the best choice for when the SHTF. A few rules: 1. You must provide reasons as to why you think so. Simply saying "Because I said so" isn't good enough. 2. The shotgun must be reasonable available to the public.Let's try to keep prices under 2K. 3. For any weapon with a large number of variants, they will all be grouped as a series on the ballot. E.G. instead of "Mossberg 500" and "Mossberg 535" being two different choices, they'd both be included in the Mossberg 500 series. IMPORTANT! If you have any questions, I ask that you read the Election page first. PM me with any further questions. Thanks in advance, and happy nominating! Voting will commence on August 16th. For my nomination, I pick the Remington 1100. I've fallen in love with the gun. It's very reliable, and one'a the softest-shooting shotguns I've ever seen. It can be a bit bulky at times, but overall the reasonable price and good features make it a favorite of mine. Nominated so far: Remington 1100 series Remington 870 series Kel-Tec KSG Mossberg 500 series Benelli Nova Winchester 1300 Ithaca Model 37 Benelli M3 Browning BPS Winchester Model 12 Post reply Do you find this valuable? Keyword tags: election guns jim shotgun weapon
theman838	1. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 7:15 PM EDT Remington 870- most common shotgun in America, many aftermarket parts, most common caliber (12 gauge), crazy reliable. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Skyblade60	2. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 7:24 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jul 31 2012, 11:24 PM EDT I'm gonna go with one of my own, my kel tec KSG. Short barrel, 12 round cap, medium weight, 12 gauge (of course), pretty reliable, and it just looks badass. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Sharpie41	3. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 7:36 PM EDT Rem 870. Common gun, easy to strip, easy to use, can feed anything. Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
11ACRBlackhorse	4. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 8:37 PM EDT Gonna have to pick the Remington 870 also. 12gs common Hard hitting Reliable as heck Own it Post reply Do you find this valuable?
oldannyboy37	5. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 9:01 PM EDT The Mossberg 590/500 series. Anyone can afford one, it's got a better extractor than the 870 (it can be repaired or replaced without having to be sent to the factory), it's plenty tough and reliable, it's common, and the 590 series is capable of utilizing a bayonet. Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Sharpie41	6. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 9:03 PM EDT "I'm gonna go with one of my own, my kel tec KSG. Short barrel, 16 round cap, medium weight, 12 gauge (of course), pretty reliable, and it just looks badass." You mean 14 right? Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
timberrattler	7. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 9:19 PM EDT Benelli Nova 12 ga. Smooth as silk pump action shotgun that stands up to all kinds of weather. It's not a secret that it's the shotgun most waterfowl hunters prefer due to its ability to resist the elements. Even the tactical model will accept 3 1/2" shells. So a Benelli pump will shoot any shell with 12 ga. stamped on it. A mag cutoff button on the underside of the fore-end activates a shell stop allowing a chambered shell to be removed without releasing rounds from the magazine tube. A bonus feature IMO. Shuck out a slug and replace with a birdshot or buckshot round without a hitch. The tactical model comes with a ghost ring sight and is priced right IMO. You'll feel the difference between a Benelli and a Remington or a Mossberg the first time you pick it up and rack the slide. A Benelli is a quaility built shotgun. Remington's quaility control has went downhill over the last couple years. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
timberrattler	8. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 9:20 PM EDT "You mean 14 right?" He knows that! He owns one for crying out loud. Must have been a typo. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Bleak_91	9. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 9:22 PM EDT "Benelli Nova 12 ga. Smooth as silk pump action shotgun that stands up to all kinds of weather. It's not a secret that it's the shotgun most waterfowl hunters prefer due to its ability to resist the elements. Even the tactical model will accept 3 1/2" shells. So a Benelli pump will shoot any shell with 12 ga. stamped on it. A mag cutoff button on the underside of the fore-end activates a shell stop allowing a chambered shell to be removed without releasing rounds from the magazine tube. A bonus feature IMO. Shuck out a slug and replace with a birdshot or buckshot round without a hitch. The tactical model comes with a ghost ring sight and is priced right IMO. You'll feel the difference between a Benelli and a Remington or a Mossberg the first time you pick it up and rack the slide. A Benelli is a quaility built shotgun. Remington's quaility control has went downhill over the last couple years. " I'd still go for a used or old remington 870...i'm avoiding they're newly made ones. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Sharpie41	10. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 9:33 PM EDT "He knows that! He owns one for crying out loud. Must have been a typo." Oh of course it was, HAD TO have been a typo. I agree, I have an old wingmaster and a new express, the express is junk. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
zombiezlayer	11. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 10:14 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jul 31 2012, 10:48 PM EDT If I were to vote I would have to say the Remington 870. It is the most common in the USA, fires any 12 gauge round you can shove in the tube, and it is pretty easily modified with aftermarket parts. Also it is very reasonably priced as far as boomsticks go. A very close second is the mossy 500. I own one and I love it too but the only reason I choose the 870 over it is because many military and police departments use them so it is easy to find parts. I believe an honorable mention should go to the new Remington 887 nitromag. Mostly because it shoots 3.5 inch shells and has the new armorlokt coating that makes it tough as nails. Edit: I own all three that I mentioned and all three are great guns that serve several purposes. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
JBarlocker	12. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 10:15 PM EDT Ive been rocking a Mossberg 835 Ulti-Mag for a while now. It can take any size 12 ga. except slugs. It only has minimal sighting posts, but there are two of them which i find helps me get on target better. My vote goes to this gun because it is versatile, reliable, and simple. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
IamSlowRide	13. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 10:47 PM EDT Mossberg 590 A1 SP or Blackwater, 8+1, will eat anything you feed it, double wall barrel will handle fletchets, specialty rounds of all kinds, ghost rings for quick target acquisition, rails for accessories Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Skyblade60	14. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 11:23 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jul 31 2012, 11:27 PM EDT "You mean 14 right?" 12 actually, my bad, was a damn typo Post reply Do you find this valuable?
SasquatchJim	15. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 11:33 PM EDT "You mean 14 right? 12 actually, my bad." IIRC, isn't it 15 with 2 3/4" shells, and 13 with 3"? Can't forget the one in the chamber XD Oh, and then it's a crapload if you're using Aguila minis. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
LWJ2009	16. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 11:45 PM EDT "IIRC, isn't it 15 with 2 3/4" shells, and 13 with 3"? Can't forget the one in the chamber XD Oh, and then it's a crapload if you're using Aguila minis." Remington 870 hands down, I own two of them. One is just a standard 870 that I have had since I was 13. The other is a Supermag Waterfowl version. 1. Common and damn sturdy, takes a special kind of person to F#uck up a pump shotgun. 2. Comes in different gauges so they have made them to fit just about everybody. 3. Jack of all trades shotgun comes into many different varations from hunting to tactical. 4. Anybody can save up and buy a basic 870 for pretty cheap. You can add one to your inventory quickly. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
LWJ2009	17. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Jul 31 2012, 11:48 PM EDT "Benelli Nova 12 ga. Smooth as silk pump action shotgun that stands up to all kinds of weather. It's not a secret that it's the shotgun most waterfowl hunters prefer due to its ability to resist the elements. Even the tactical model will accept 3 1/2" shells. So a Benelli pump will shoot any shell with 12 ga. stamped on it. A mag cutoff button on the underside of the fore-end activates a shell stop allowing a chambered shell to be removed without releasing rounds from the magazine tube. A bonus feature IMO. Shuck out a slug and replace with a birdshot or buckshot round without a hitch. The tactical model comes with a ghost ring sight and is priced right IMO. You'll feel the difference between a Benelli and a Remington or a Mossberg the first time you pick it up and rack the slide. A Benelli is a quaility built shotgun. Remington's quaility control has went downhill over the last couple years. " Yup seen those Nova's in action, watched my brothers go to hell in a handbasket quite a few times. Now my Legacy is a different beast, that is just a pheasant killer. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
PaPa_NuTs	18. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Aug 1 2012, 2:56 AM EDT \| Post edited: Aug 1 2012, 2:56 AM EDT Its been said and explained so many times, it almost seems like a waste of hand energy. Remington 870. Its common, reliable, shoots 12 gauge. Lots of different ways to pimp it out. Mine has a flashlight, a od green 1 point nylon sling and a sleeve on the butt that holds 8 shells extra ammo. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
randomknife666	19. RE: Shotgun Nomination Thread 2012. Aug 1 2012, 6:14 AM EDT \| Post edited: Aug 1 2012, 6:14 AM EDT Agg, remington 870 fanwagon here... I'm feeling outnumbered over here in the mossberg 500 corner. Anyways, my nomination will go to the Winchester 1300. Sure it may be a discontinued model, but it is one sleek gun. My grandfather and I have easily put through almost a thousand shells and haven't had a single malfunction. Smooth, accurate, and overall one of my favorite lines of shotguns. Post reply Do you find this valuable?

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