Enlarging my supply of shotguns was the last step in the development of my firearm collection.. I had a Mossberg 16 g. bolt action thatI bought back in the early 70's.. inherited a Sears 12 g. pump ( Win. Mod 100 ?) my Dad bought & never fired.. also a Spanish made 12g. side by side, that Dad bought & never fired...
In the late 80's a friend took me to a range & we tried shooting clay birds with one of those spring powered throwers. Thought it was fun, so decided I should buy a
better gun. Co-worker was a more serious shotgunner, (had a Perazzi ) talked about better brands, I preferred American made.. started to get a Remington 1100, but the came out with the 1187, so I got that instead. Shotgun subclub @ my Club suggested an entry level gun was a Browning Citori, but @ > $1K.. I thought it
was too expensive..got the Remington. Shot it a few times, & went into a gunshop & found a Citori 12g. "on sale"..so it followed me home.
A Mec Grabber shotgun shell reloader landed on my bench, along with 209 primers, powder, shot, & wads..started cranking out shells. Fun to learn new stuff.
Wanting to interest my sons, found a SKB autoloader in 20 g...that found it's way to the safe. Ended up buying a Red Label in 20g..'cause I really liked how it felt in my hands..so light, compared to the Citori.
Sad to say, but been years since I've shot any of my shotguns.
Making it a point to get them out & shoot some of the shells I loaded about 20 yrs.ago.