My 35 year-old shotgun (Win Mod 1400 23/4" 12 ga) was great for waterfowl when I could shoot lead. I've been waterfowl hunting this fall and can knock the ducks down okay (so far 1 duck for every 2 shots) but the geese just flip me the bird and keep going (15 shots using steel BB shot, 1 dead, no apparently wounded). I'm not shooting my F-in-Law's Remington 870 (12 ga 3") worth a flip so I'm giving it back. It's a fine gun but it just doesn't fit into my shoulder and cheek comfortably.

So I'm thinking about buying a new shooter exclusively for waterfowl. I'm looking for a gun that gets to the shoulder quickly and tracks smoothly. My shooting is that I rarely pull the trigger 3 times on a target and probably shouldn't pull 2 times. I drop a bird in 1 shot or I usually miss. I'm considering nearly anything at this point. I grew-up with that 12 ga and also 20 ga double (Stevens). I also shot a Browning auto-loader -- recoil operated. It would go Kowang! I couldn't get used to the high step up to the receiver. I'm thinking it was a model A-5, maybe? I'll Google it just to know. I have shot a Browning O/U (40 years ago) that was sweet and way out of my price range back then. But I could shoot traps with that gun -- 20 doubles straight and it was a one-day loaner from a wonderful woman. Doubt I could do that now with a fully automatic shooter!

10 ga bolt action?

What do you say?

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