Hello!
I am new to guns. Never had one and almost never shot from one. But I decided that I want to buy a gun for home defense. And to make it more fun to learn using it I want to learn clay shooting.
From what I read on the internet the biggest difference between guns for HD and clay shooting is barrel length, but I could use two different barrels, short for HD and long for clay shooting.
My current plan is to buy a shotgun with long barrel for clay shooting and later add a short barrel for home defense. I consider primarily new model Remington Model 870 Express Trap which seems to be built exactly for this purpose and within a decent price range (yes I know it is out of stock but I am in no hurry and I hope they will be on sale again soon). What do you think about this plan? Will I be able to use this shotgun with a short barrel (I am thinking of 18" or so).
I also have a general question about importance of a shotgun being built for clay shooting. There are many Remington 870 Model guns and their price starts at about $300 with a 28" barrel. What does this Trap model have that adds so much to its price? There is also a more expensive model Wingmaster which is also Model 870 but MSRP is over $800. Do they worth these money if they are based on the same inexpensive Model 870, and if they worth, then why? What do they offer for these money?
There is also a combo model Model 870 Express Combo with two barrels in one package. Does it worth to buy such combo or is it better to buy separate shotgun and extra barrel?
I also looked at Mossberg 500 and 590 but nothing caught my eye so far, so I mostly looked at Remington. I am sure it is possible to buy a similar combination of two barrels for different purposes for a Mossberg shotgun but I didn't decide on particular models. Any recommendations are welcome.
I am new to guns. Never had one and almost never shot from one. But I decided that I want to buy a gun for home defense. And to make it more fun to learn using it I want to learn clay shooting.
From what I read on the internet the biggest difference between guns for HD and clay shooting is barrel length, but I could use two different barrels, short for HD and long for clay shooting.
My current plan is to buy a shotgun with long barrel for clay shooting and later add a short barrel for home defense. I consider primarily new model Remington Model 870 Express Trap which seems to be built exactly for this purpose and within a decent price range (yes I know it is out of stock but I am in no hurry and I hope they will be on sale again soon). What do you think about this plan? Will I be able to use this shotgun with a short barrel (I am thinking of 18" or so).
I also have a general question about importance of a shotgun being built for clay shooting. There are many Remington 870 Model guns and their price starts at about $300 with a 28" barrel. What does this Trap model have that adds so much to its price? There is also a more expensive model Wingmaster which is also Model 870 but MSRP is over $800. Do they worth these money if they are based on the same inexpensive Model 870, and if they worth, then why? What do they offer for these money?
There is also a combo model Model 870 Express Combo with two barrels in one package. Does it worth to buy such combo or is it better to buy separate shotgun and extra barrel?
I also looked at Mossberg 500 and 590 but nothing caught my eye so far, so I mostly looked at Remington. I am sure it is possible to buy a similar combination of two barrels for different purposes for a Mossberg shotgun but I didn't decide on particular models. Any recommendations are welcome.