I have xx number of shotguns, some expensive, some not so much. I like them all or I would get rid of them. The expensive shotguns I own tend to be a lot lighter and more svelte in form in comparison to my less expensive guns and I enjoy carrying them in the field a lot more than I do my less expensive guns. I believe the more expensive guns tend to wear better and stay tight longer than the cheaper guns. Like probably everyone else, I started out buying what I could afford, and got better more expensive guns as time went by and my financial circumstances changed. I also took advantage of some great deals I lucked into over the years to acquire many of the guns I have now. I used to have a Baikal O/U shotgun, what Remington sells now as their Spartan line. Made by IZH, it was a tank and HEAVY, but I busted a heck of a lot of clays with that thing, I always thought it would make a good duck blind gun IF I wanted to use a O/U in a duck blind (rather have a semi auto). One thing about cheaper guns, so long as they are kept in good shape and don't break and you don't pay too much for them, and you buy a mainstream gun and not some unknown import brand, you'll probably get most or all of your money back on them and they tend to sell faster. More expensive guns in my experience, are more hit and miss on return on investment. Not a big problem for me as I have a real hard time selling any of my guns. Most of the few I've sold to finance other gun purchases I wish I had back.....especially my foul weather gun a 20 gage Rem 1100 express. Don't know what it was about that shotgun but I seldom missed game with it.... That used to be my go to shotgun when the weather was so crappy I didn't want to take my Benelli Montefeltro out for upland game....
Skook
