Horner was running one of those new Remingtons at Midwest 3 gun. I saw him having all kinds of trouble with it. It's a gas gun as well.
That shotgun was garbage. It may not slow him down enough for anyone to beat him, but it's not doing him any favors.
What is the recoil comparison? Recoil from 2-3/4" shells isn't much, but neither is the recoil of an AR-15 and most people use reduced recoil slugs and muzzle breaks on AR-15's.
I'll do my best KurtM impersonation and reference
Katie Harris. She's a teenage girl that probably weighs 90 pounds and the recoil isn't too much for her. So I think you might be able to handle it.
Recoil is very soft compared to the benelli, not as violent anyways. I shoot both guns equally as well, but the benelli feels like it loads much smoother.
It doesn't come up much, but the Benelli is a lot easier to manipulate. The recoil spring is light and you can quickly rack the bolt with even your little finger. Try that with one of the gas guns and you'll need some band-aids.
Also the FN is terribly front heavy to me. After handling the M1/M2 I feel like the FN has a boat anchor on the front of it.
The M1 seems a little lighter and quicker handling for me, but recoil is definitely higher so it might be moot.Lance, do you get similar splits with both?
Shooting a shotgun isn't about splits. You gotta load fast, have 0 malfunctions, and not miss.
I shoot both about the same... I picked up my FN when they were still under $700 so it was an easy decision. If I had money to burn I'd buy the benelli. Its a wash for me
You can get a used M1 for under $700 and have the necessary mods done for $150. If you want bang for buck, look no further. You can't get a new FN for that, much less one that's ready for the game.
The M2 is nice but not necessary. I'll shoot my M1 against one any day.