With the beginning of dove season recently, I'm curious as to what 12 gauges you guys are using. I am toying with the idea of hanging up my old Mossberg, and getting something of a little higher quality. Initial thought was Benelli, but would love to hear other options. Thanks

Beretta 1301, kitted out with Langdon tactical configuration. (Not for dove hunting obviously).

I did shoot a Beretta multi choke but my right side rotator cuff says no this year. I guess I could shoot on my left but I'm not that mad at the birds anymore.

Benelli SBE 3….. It kicks like a mule.

I've gone to 20 and 28 ga for everything except big duck season. I even shoot 20/28 ga on sporting clays.

Winchester 101 12ga

I shoot a Benelli Legacy Sport for sporting clays, skeet and trap, but for my dove gun, it's my Ithaca SKB model 680 O/U with 26" barrels. With the English Stock and short barrels, you can get on target before you even realize you're on target. It's fast. I'm finally at an age where I'm getting where I know what I like and what's superior for my purposes. I ditched the 12ga 28" guns a few years ago, except for tournaments.

I used to be of the mindset that the 12ga had more lead and more lead in the air means more dead birds. Eventually I realized that you're either on target or you're not and the extra lead means nothing.

My point is that you should pick a gauge, which you have, and then stick to that and go try a bunch of guns in store for fit. My Benellis are "long" to me. They fit different than beretta, Remington, Ithaca, which all fit different than each other. Your arms and body are different from anyone else here.

As long as you stick to a brand you know, you'll be good.

Benelli M2

Win Mod 12 that i bought in the early 60s. but i have to find it first daughter or son my have

Winchester SX4

Shooting a Verona o/u 28 gauge

Browning Maxus

I shoot an older Weatherby Orion O/U made by SKB in Japan. I bought it from Fido98 several years ago but this is my first year to actually hunt with it. Its been great. I'm looking for a decent deal on a semiauto 20 gauge my kids can shoot, too.

I have a CZ Teal Target O/U for clays and a Weatherby SA-08 for hunting

Beretta 687 with 20ga and 28ga barrels when it is a nice shoot. Shooting clays, doves, pheasants, quail etc.

28ga Remington 870 Wingmaster for a lil rougher shoot.

20ga Remington 870 Wingmaster when I need a bit more....

20ga Remington 870 camo dipped for teal and ducks. Also have an 18" barrel for turkey. And an 18" cantilever scoped fully rifled barrel for slug hunting.

12ga CZ Drake Camo dipped for late season duck and goose.

12ga Beretta A300 also for late season duck and goose.

(Those two 12 gauges are the only two 12ga I own. And I rarely take them out of the safe.. I've gone to 28ga for everything and 20ga when I have to.)

Remington 870 since 1971 and always an 870!!

Benelli Ethos 20g

Benelli M2, I've never had an issue with it.

Go swing a bunch of shotguns and figure out what barrel length fits you best no matter what you decide.

When I take a 12 it's a Beretta 391, but I usually take a Ruger red label or rem 1100 lt in 20.

70/80's era Rem 1100, graduated from my 20+ yr old 870 Express

Remington Versamax

Winchester SX3

I'm a poor so I'm pretty proud of my CZ Drake All Terrain. I shoot it well when I remember what I'm doing. I liked it so much I bought my wife a matching CZ 1012 All Terrain.

Cordoba and Citori

Browning Citori my dad gave me for my 13th birthday in 1986.

Always bring out an old US stamped Savage 720 that I got from My wife's grandfather that I'm pretty sure fell off a truck on his way home from WW2.