Been mulling over spending a lot more than I normally do on firearm. I currently have a pump 12 thats over 7.5 lbs and just kinda getting tired of lugging it around for miles for upland.
Looking at the 12 gauge Benelli Montefeltro Ultralight or the older ultralight for basically my do-all shotgun. Im looking for something at just about 6lb, and initially was pretty much sold on the Franchi Affinity in 20 gauge since it seems to be reliable and hits that 6lb mark. But after looking at the Montefeltro, I'm wondering what would I be gaining by going with Affinity. There's of course recoil but I can shoot lighter loads if needed, and I'm not really recoil sensitive.
I also hunt rabbits and I'm always shooting into some dense, tall grass. I'm worried that some of the shots I've taken with my current 12 that have resulted in a fast, ethical harvest would not be so with a 20. 30 yards-ish range I'd estimate.
So basically my thought process is why go 20 when I can get a 12 with the same weight and be confident with my rabbit hunting, and have it also be great for upland, ducks, geese and deer? Any thoughts? The Montefeltro UL 20 gauge is also sort of appealing. Its 5 lbs which is maybe too light. I'm still fairly new to hunting but diving in hard, so forgive any naive comments, and feel free to tell me if I'm off base with anything. I'd probably get the Montefeltro cerakoted too since rusting is the one thing I'd be worried about when waterfowling.
Looking at the 12 gauge Benelli Montefeltro Ultralight or the older ultralight for basically my do-all shotgun. Im looking for something at just about 6lb, and initially was pretty much sold on the Franchi Affinity in 20 gauge since it seems to be reliable and hits that 6lb mark. But after looking at the Montefeltro, I'm wondering what would I be gaining by going with Affinity. There's of course recoil but I can shoot lighter loads if needed, and I'm not really recoil sensitive.
I also hunt rabbits and I'm always shooting into some dense, tall grass. I'm worried that some of the shots I've taken with my current 12 that have resulted in a fast, ethical harvest would not be so with a 20. 30 yards-ish range I'd estimate.
So basically my thought process is why go 20 when I can get a 12 with the same weight and be confident with my rabbit hunting, and have it also be great for upland, ducks, geese and deer? Any thoughts? The Montefeltro UL 20 gauge is also sort of appealing. Its 5 lbs which is maybe too light. I'm still fairly new to hunting but diving in hard, so forgive any naive comments, and feel free to tell me if I'm off base with anything. I'd probably get the Montefeltro cerakoted too since rusting is the one thing I'd be worried about when waterfowling.
