Gun nuts still in here? Ruger mark 3 or Browning Buckmark?

heye alleg what kind of red dot are you usind on your slug gun? I have a surplus of red dots right now and was thinking of putting the simmons 32mm red dot on my 11-87. I have only used them to date on my 22 pistol and was curious about the recoil and the scope ability to hold a zero. Jim

It's a Tasco cheap $39.99 red dot. It mounts on a cantilever built onto the rifled barrel. I sight it in when I put the barrel on the gun and it stays pretty good. I will fire a few slugs to sight it in and then hopefully one more to put some meat in the freezer. I used Loctite on the mounting bolts and It holds fine. I use the SKS for plinking, it's way cheaper than shooting sabots. I could start a thread on using regular rifled slugs in a rifled barrel but that is probably for another forum. Buckshot is better than slugs and I think safer too but NY doesn't allow it.

By all means start another thread if you like, I will sometimes throw a half dozen lead slugs through my fully rifled 870 if Im in the mood.I likesabots but2 bucks a whack anda severe shoulder thumping from the Rem. Copper Solid Sabots sometimes doesntseem worth it.Jim

I traded in my 9200 with the rifled barrel for a Remington 870 pump with a 20" smooth bore with rifle sights. I lost some $$ on the deal but not too much. I like the fact that I can shoot slugs and buckshot from the same sighted barrel, I also like the pump better than the autoloader. My 9200 was picky about ammo and weather conditions and a bit heavier than the 870 with the shorter barrel. Some people love auto loading shotguns, some hate them, Me; I wouldn't ever buy another one. I can probably pump out 5 rounds just as fast as the next guy can fire off 5 from a semi auto.

Hey E that makes me wonder now what wouldbe faster for me? I think my wife is gonna buy me a shot timer for x-mas Ill have to take my 870 and 11-87 to the range and do some real world comparison shooting with some different loads(slugs and heavy field). Jim

e.alleg wrote:I traded in my 9200 with the rifled barrel for a Remington 870 pump with a 20" smooth bore with rifle sights. I lost some $$ on the deal but not too much. I like the fact that I can shoot slugs and buckshot from the same sighted barrel, I also like the pump better than the autoloader. My 9200 was picky about ammo and weather conditions and a bit heavier than the 870 with the shorter barrel. Some people love auto loading shotguns, some hate them, Me; I wouldn't ever buy another one. I can probably pump out 5 rounds just as fast as the next guy can fire off 5 from a semi auto.

I have an Ithaca Model 37, 16 ga. pump I bought about 10 years ago, before they went belly-up - again. Really sweet gun, but I still can't hit a grouse to save my life....

My father-in-law's Winchester 16ga. pump is what hooked me on both the gage and the style. It really is Sweet 16.

hiya,,,i`m a nut who enjoys guns,,,,,anyways i swear by my ruger mark 2,,as far as needing to keep it clean,i`ve never had a problem,i`m not good at keping it or any other gun clean,I shoot at the elbridge rod and gun club,,and pack them up when i leave with good intentions of cleaning soon,,and that doesn`t happen often,,and its very acurate,and dependable

the buckmark for show and tell but the ruger for running rounds thru. gottem both and even the smith 622. ultra lite and unique but the rugers get all the lead thru em