Dove, Dogs, and Shotguns

Okay, here is the line-up of 2010 shotguns from my favorite shotgun manufacturers. By no means is it their entire line of shotguns, but simply, my picks for wingshooters and a few target guns. Click on the pictures to go to the manufacturer’s site. Enjoy.

• Benelli M1 & M2 Field
• Gauge: 12 & 20
• Barrel lengths: 21, 24, 26, 28 in
• Weight: 5.7-7.3 lbs.
• Stock: Synthetic or walnut
• Sight: Red bar or open on 24″ model
• Price: $1000-$1400

• Benelli Cordoba
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12 & 20
• Barrel lengths: 28, 30 inches
• Weight: 6.3-7.3 lbs
• Stock: synthetic
• Sights: red bar
• Price: $1865

• Benelli Legacy
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12 & 20
• Barrel lengths: 24, 26, 28 inches
• Weight: 5.8-7.4 lbs
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: reb bar in front, metal mid-bead
• Price: $1565

• Benelli Montefelto & Montefeltro Ultra light
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12, 20
• Barrel lengths: 24, 26, 28 inches
• Weight: 5.3-7.1 lbs.
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: red bar
• Price: $1110-$1535

• Benelli Sport II & Supersport
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12, 20
• Barrel lengths: 28, 30 inches
• Weight: 6.3-7.3
• Stock: walnut or carbon fiber
• Sights: red bar
• Price: $1580-$1800

• Benelli Vinci
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12
• Barrel lengths: 26, 28 inches
• Weight: 6.8 lbs.
• Stock: black synthetic, real tree APG, or advantage max-4 camo
• Sights: reb bar front & metal mid-bead
• Price: $1379-$1479

• Benelli Nova & Supernova
• Pump
• Gauge: 12, 20
• Barrel lengths: 18, 18.5, 24, 26, 28 inches
• Weight: 6.5-8.1lbs.
• Stock: synthetic
• Sights: reb bar (for field barrel lengths)
• Price: $340-$725

• Beretta Xtrema, and AL391 series
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12, 20
• Barrel lengths: 24, 26, 28, 30, 32
• Weight: 5.9-7.9 lbs.
• Stock: synthetic, walnut
• Sights: bead
• Price: $998-$1925

• Beretta Onyx series
• Over/Under
• Gauge: 12, 20, 28
• Barrel lengths: 26. 28 inches
• Weight: 6.17-6.9 lbs.
• Stock: walnut, X-tra wood
• Sights: bead
• Price: $1875-$1975

• Beretta Silver Pigeon series
• Over/Under
• Gauge: 12, 20, 28, .410
• Barrel lengths: 24, 26, 28, 30, 32. 34 inches
• Weight: 6.8-7.7 lbs.
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: bead
• Price: $2150-$3495

• Beretta Ultralight
• Over/Under
• Gauge: 12
• Barrel lengths: 26, 28
• Weight: 5.75-7 lbs.
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: bead, HiViz
• Price: $1944-$3160

• Browning Gold Series
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 10, 12, 20
• Barrel lengths: 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 inches
• Weight: 6.25-9.75 lbs.
• Stock: synthetic, walnut
• Sights: bead, HiViz
• Price: $1001-$2137

• Browning Silver series
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12
• Weight: 7.25-7.6
• Stock: sythetic, walnut
• Sights: bead, HiViz
• Price: $922-$1120

• Browning Citori Series
• Over/Under
• Gauge: 12, 20, 28, .410
• Barrel lengths: 26, 28, 30, 32 inches
• Weight: 5.75-9 lbs.
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: bead, HiViz, Pro-comp, front and middle bead
• Price: $2082-$4937

• Browning Cynergy Series
• Over/Under
• Gauge: 12, 20, 28, .410
• Barrel lengths: 26, 28, 30, 32
• Weight: 6.1-8.9 lbs.
• Stock: walnut, composite
• Sights: bead, HiViz
• Price: $2062-$4751

• Browning BPS Series
• Pump
• Gauge: 10, 12, 20, 28, .410
• Barrel lengths: 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 inches
• Weight: 6.7-10.5 lbs.
• Stock: synthetic, walnut
• Sights: bead, HiViz, adjustable
• Price: $519-$759

• Franchi 48 AL Field, Deluxe
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 20, 28
• Barrel lengths: 24, 26, 28 inches
• Weight: 5.4-5.7 lbs.
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: bead
• Price: $779-$1069

• Franchi 712 Competition, 720, 720 Competition
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12, 20
• Barrel lengths: 24, 26, 28, 30 inches
• Weight: 5.8-7 lbs.
• Stock: synthetic, walnut
• Sights: bead
• Price: $789-$999

• Franchi Inertia I-12
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12
• Barrel lengths: 24, 26, 28 inches
• Weight: 7.5-7.7 lbs.
• Stock: walnut, synthetic
• Sights: red bar (front), mid bead
• Price: $759-$1399

• Franchi Renaissance Series
• Over/Under
• Gauge: 12, 20, 28
• Barrel lengths: 26, 28 inches
• Weight: 5.5-6.8 lbs.
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: bead
• Price: $1320-$2195

• Mossberg 930, 935 Magnum
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12
• Barrel lengths: 18.5, 22, 24 26, 28
• Weight: 7.5-7.75 lbs.
• Stock: synthetic, walnut
• Sights: Fiber optic
• Price: $501-$743

• Mossberg 500, 505 series
• Pump
• Gauge: 12, 20, .410
• Barrel lengths: 18.5, 20, 24, 26, 28 inches
• Weight: 5.25-7.5 lbs.
• Stock: synthetic, hardwood
• Sights: bead, fiber optic
• Price: $316-$574

• Mossberg Silver Reserve Field
• Over/Under
• Gauge: 12, 20, 28, .410
• Barrel lengths: 26, 28 inches
• Weight: 6-7.7 lbs.
• Stock: black walnut
• Sights: bead
• Price: $616-$757

• Remington Model 105 CTI
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12
• Barrel lengths: 26, 28 lengths
• Weight: 7 lbs.
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: twin bead
• Price: $1511

• Remington 1100 series
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12, 20, .410
• Barrel lengths: 26, 27, 28, 30 inches
• Weight: 6.75-8.25 lbs.
• Stock: synthetic, walnut
• Sights: bead
• Price: $839-$1651

• Remington 11-87 series
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12, 20
• Barrel lengths: 21, 23, 26, 28, 30
• Weight: 6.25-8.5 lbs.
• Stock: synthetic, walnut
• Sights: bead, rifle sights
• Price: $739-$1244

• Remington 870 Wingmaster
• Pump (best selling shotgun in the WORLD)
• Gauge: 12, 16, 20, 28, .410
• Barrel lengths: 18.75, 25, 26, 28, 30 inches
• Weight: 6-8 lbs.
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: bead
• Price: $699-$989

• Remington 887 Nitromag
• Pump
• Gauge: 12 (interchangeable cylinders)
• Barrel lengths: 28 inches
• Weight: 7.38 lbs.
• Stock: synthetic black, Realtree Advantage camo
• Special finish kind of like a truckbed liner
• Price: $399-$532

• Remington Premier
• Over/Under
• Gauge: 12, 20, 28
• Barrel lengths: 26, 28, 30 inches
• Weight: 6.5-7.75 lbs.
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: twin beads
• Price: $2086-$2890

• Remington SPR310
• Over/Under
• Gauge: 12, 20, 28, .410
• Barrel lengths: 26, 28, 29.5 inches
• Weight: 7.25-7.5 lbs
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: bead
• Price: $553-$713

• Winchester Super X2
• Semi-auto
• Barrel lengths: 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 inches
• Weight: 7.5-8.25 lbs
• Stock: composite, walnut, hardwood
• Sights: bead,  fiber optic
• Price: $999-$1252

• Winchester Super X3
• Semi-auto
• Gauge: 12
• Barrel lengths: 22, 24, 26, 28 inches
• Weight: 6.75-7.25 lbs.
• Stock: walnut, composite
• Sights: bead, scope mounts available
• Price: $945-$1216

• Winchester Select Series
• Over/Under
• Barrel lengths: 26, 28, 30, 32 inches
• Weight: 7-7.75 lbs.
• Stock: walnut
• Sights: bead
• Price: $1607-$2625

As far as shopping online I prefer Able Ammo, their sight is very user friendly. Impact Guns would be my 1st runner up.

 

 

 

 

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November 12, 2009 - SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Mastiff, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced that Remington Great American Bird Hunt for Wii, the latest in its popular series of outdoor action games, is now available in retail stores throughout North America.

With an arsenal of authentic Remington shotguns that look, feel and shoot like the real things, Remington Great American Bird Hunt is a fast-paced and fun take on the sport of bird hunting. On their own or with a hunting party of up to three friends, players will take on more than 20 birds including turkeys, ducks, grouse and pheasants as Rockford, the faithful hunting dog, stays close by to lend a helping paw when needed. Each new environment and bird species calls for new strategies and carefully selected Remington shotguns. Sixty levels and more than 50 trophies and power-ups make Remington Great American Bird Hunt a game worth enjoying again and again.

Multiplayer action in Remington Great American Bird Hunt includes support for up to four players at one time, with options for both competitive and cooperative play and a separate party game mode. Remington Great American Bird Hunt is optimized to work with the Wii Remote or the Wii Zapper accessory.

“Remington Great American Bird Hunt is all about non-stop hunting action,” said Bill Swartz, Head Woof of Mastiff. “We took the best parts of hunting, like the adrenaline rush from a great shot, Remington’s legendary shotguns and the experience of spending time with your buddies, added bonuses and power-ups, and turned it into a game that’s just plain fun to play for anyone, be they hunter or gamer.”

For more information about Remington Great American Bird Hunt, please visit http://www.remingtonbirdhunt.com.

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Remington Arms Company, Inc., headquartered in Madison, N.C., designs, produces and sells sporting goods products for the hunting and shooting sports markets, as well as solutions to the military, government and law enforcement markets. Founded in 1816 in upstate New York, the Company is one of the nation’s oldest continuously operating manufacturers. Remington is the only U.S. manufacturer of both firearms and ammunition products and one of the largest domestic producers of shotguns and rifles. The Company distributes its products throughout the U.S. and in over 65 foreign countries. More information about the Company can be found at www.remington.com.

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Orginally the St. John’s dogs were used by fisherman to bring in the nets from the water (might explain why labs love the water 400 + years will do it). A number of the dogs were brought back to England in the early 1800’s, where they became prized sproting and waterfowl dogs.  Luckily so, as sheep protection laws and rabies all but wiped out the breed from Newfoundland.

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All three colors of labs can be traced back to the original St. John’s dogs. Also, a black and tan occasionally appeared. The black lab was the most preferred color until the 20th century.

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Remington is one of the greatest companies in America. Since 1816, Remington has been a leader in firearms, ammunition, targets, and many, many more industries.

The legend is that Remington’s founder, Eliphalet Remington II, believed he could build a better gun than he could buy. Eliphalet then set out to accomplish this task at his father’s forge in New York. In the fall of 1816, Eliphalet entered a shooting match with his handmade flintlock rifle, and as they say, the rest is history. He only finished second, but his gun was a hit and Remington was born. The company was originally named E. Remington & Sons.

Just a few of the companies achievements in the 1800’s are; developing the first hammerless solid breech repeating shotgun, the first hammer-less autoloading shotgun, the first successful high-powered slide action repeating rifle, and the first lock breach autoloading rifle. Not to mention, manufacturing type-writers, sewing machines, and cash registers, all in the USA.

Early in the 1900’s, Remington began making hunting knives, household utensils, and clothing.

In 1933, due to the great depression, Remington offered a controlling share to Dupont and on May 24th, Dupont acquired 60% of Remington. Dupont would become the sole owner of Remington later, and would own Remington until 1993.

Remington became the leader in trap and target equipment with their purchase of Chamberlin Trap & Target Company in 1934.

In 1940, the US government approached Remington to expand their production of ammunition through the construction of several new plants. The government wanted to build the plants and put Remington in charge of running the plants. A wise move with World War II fast approaching. I feel this says a lot about how important Remington was and still is to the United States.

The world’s best-selling pump action shotgun was introduced in 1950. The Model 870 “Wingmaster” took the shotgun world by storm and is still outperforming their competition. Shortly after, Remington introduced the first plastic body shotshells, I guess it didn’t hurt having DuPont backing the plastic research.

The sixties weren’t only good for hippies, as Remington introduced two of their most popular models, the Model 700 bolt-action rifle in 1962, and the Model 1100 autoloading shotgun (the father of my gun, the 11-87) in 1963. The 1100 took three years to develop.

24 years later Remington launched Model 11-87. The 11-87 was and improvement to the original 1100. The 11-87 could take up to a three inch shell when it came out and now they have models of the 11-87 that take up to 3 1/2 inch mags. Remington has produced over 52 different versions of the 11-87, but the 1100 has made a come back in the target shooting world. The real selling point is Remington’s patented pressure compensating gas system. The 11-87 is a workhorse. Reliability and low-recoil make it a pleasure to shoot, I’ve been shooting a 11-87 Premier for close to ten years.

As the 21st century came Remington didn’t slow down as they introduced the most significant advance in rifle and ammunition since the self-contained cartridge, the EtronX System. The EtronX is an electronic ignition system for centerfire rifles and ammunition.

The list of all Remington’s new products this decade would take two pages but here are some highlights; the MODEL 710, high performance rifle- low cost (2001), the introduction of ‘REM CHOKES’ (2002), a revamped gun safe line (2003), Model 1100 Competition released (2005), and Remington produces its first side by side models since 1910 with the Premier Side by Side line (2007).

I could go on and on about the history of this great American company. For 193 years, Remington has been on the cutting edge of the firearm industry and much more.

I’m proud to own a Remington and I’m proud to be an American. Come and take’em!

For a complete history of Remington, click here.

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