[fabsroman]

Shotgun wise I have the following:

Browning BPS with 26" barrel, 30" barrel, and Hastings fully rifled slug barrel w/ cantilever scope mount

Benelli Super Black Eagle with 28" barrel and ER Shaw fully rifled slug barrel

Beretta 686 Onyx

Beretta 682 Super Trap Combo

Beretta 682 Gold E Skeet with adjustable comb

Beretta 391 Teknys Gold Sporting Clays in 12 ga.

Beretta 391 Teknys Gold Sporting Clays in 20 ga.

Beretta 391 in 20 ga.

Beretta 3901

My dad has a Belgium A5, Win 1300, and a 1960's Win 101, that I will probably eventually end up with. I love the 101, but don't really care for the A5 or the 1300.

Oh yeah, forgot about a Browning Citori that I have, but I prefer to use that gun as an oar for the boat.

I look at some of the new shotguns and almost want to buy them until I sit down and try to figure out why I need them. Two in particular that I have been looking at are the Benelli Super Sport II and the Benelli Cordoba, and they are pretty similar to one another. I think to myself that the Super Sport II would be nice for shooting sporting clays and the Cordoba will be nice for dove hunting. Then, the voice of reason tells me that I am shooting in the high 40's with the 391 Teknys Gold and I usually get my limit of doves with a box of shells with the SBE, 3901, and occassionally with the Teknys, so why do I need the Super Sport II or the Cordoba. Almost bought the new SBEII because of its reduced recoil, but then the voice of reason chimed in with, I already have an SBE with a recoil reducer in the stock, and another for the forearm when I use the slug barrel, and yes it makes the gun a little heavier, but it isn't my upland gun (i.e., I don't carry it much while walking). So, I scratched that purchase.

Now, I am dying to buy an AR15 and an AR10, and I am getting pretty close to ordering them (i.e., I have made up my mind on what I want and the voice of reason hasn't kicked in yet). The only other shotgun I want is the Beretta S06 with the gold engraved mallard, but that thing costs as much as a car and I am not willing to part with that kind of money for a gun right now, especially when I do not plan on shooting it much, if at all. To me, that gun is like artwork. You can look, but don't touch.

Here is a pic of the shotgun collection: