# Shotguns

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shotguns/272016>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 30, 2004, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shotguns/272016 "2004-10-30T13:54:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2004, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shotguns/272016/21 "2004-11-01T22:20:34Z")

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> [@MSUbulldogs101](#):
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> sorry. the gun will used mostly for skeet, with a little bit of squirrel/dove hunting on the side. no home defense for this gun. thanks gus.

If your hunting will be like my last Arizona quail hunt, with daily 5 or 6 mile hikes up and down canyons for several days, then I’ll second **enipla’s** recommendation of the Ithica Model 37 featherweight 20 gauge. It’s a couple of pounds lighter than my other gun (a Browning 12 gauge pump) and a hell of a lot easier to carry at the end of the day.

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