Howdy everyone,
Are there any good tier lists for shotguns and the various manufacturers that make them?
I am thinking something divided up by use (sporting, hunting, tactical, etc.), maybe action/style (pump, semi, O/U, SxS, etc.), and maybe price (budget, middle, premium, and super premium).
I have seen tier lists for ARs, CCW handguns, and I think I've seen some for revolvers, but never shotguns. I don't know enough about them to judge appropriately myself, so I wanted to ask the community. I'd be happy to edit this top post to include the list for the next guy to find.
Here is the general ranking system:
S - Over A-tier, collector, custom, or otherwise ridiculous. Often non-production models
A - Top-of-the-line tier, premium quality production guns
B - Great quality, better than average, probably more affordable than A-tier
C - Average quality, the benchmark, great starting guns
D - Budget quality, passable
F - Avoid at all costs
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Category: Sporting Over/Under Shotguns (thanks to dontpanic)
S -
A - Blaser F6, Beretta DT11, Caeser Guerini Invictus, Perrazzi, and other customs
B - Blaser F16, Caesar Guerini Summit, Beretta 690 series, Zoli
C - Beretta Silver Pigeon, Browning Citori
D - Rizonni, FAIR, CZ
F - anything under about $800.
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Category: Tactical Semi-autos (thanks to erwos)
S -
A - Beretta 1301, Benelli M4
B - Benelli M1/M2, Remington Versa-Max, FN SLP
C - Stoeger M3000, Mossberg 930 SPX, Remington 1100
D - Mossberg 930 non-SPX (I know this is a controversial take)
F - All those < $300 budget shotguns from Turkey
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Category: Tactical Pump-action for defense (thanks to mopar92)
S -
A - Mossberg 500-series, Benelli Supernova
B - Remington 870, Kel Tec KSG, Winchester SXP,
C - Ithaca, S&W, High Standard, RIA (copy of High Standard)
D - Turkish guns with old English trademarks
F - Pancor Jackhammer
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Category: 3-Gun/Sporting Semi-autos (thanks to erwos)
S - ?
A - Benelli M2 3gun, Beretta 1301 Comp (Pro)
B - Franchi Affinity 3, FN SLP Competition, Remington Versa Max 3gun
C - Stoeger M3K Freedom, Mossberg 940 JM Pro
D - Mossberg 930 JM Pro (and this is generous)
F - Pretty much anything else
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Category: Side-by-sides (thanks to Viewers like you!)
S - ?
A - ?
B - ?
C - ?
D - ?
F - ?
Are there any good tier lists for shotguns and the various manufacturers that make them?
I am thinking something divided up by use (sporting, hunting, tactical, etc.), maybe action/style (pump, semi, O/U, SxS, etc.), and maybe price (budget, middle, premium, and super premium).
I have seen tier lists for ARs, CCW handguns, and I think I've seen some for revolvers, but never shotguns. I don't know enough about them to judge appropriately myself, so I wanted to ask the community. I'd be happy to edit this top post to include the list for the next guy to find.
Here is the general ranking system:
S - Over A-tier, collector, custom, or otherwise ridiculous. Often non-production models
A - Top-of-the-line tier, premium quality production guns
B - Great quality, better than average, probably more affordable than A-tier
C - Average quality, the benchmark, great starting guns
D - Budget quality, passable
F - Avoid at all costs
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Category: Sporting Over/Under Shotguns (thanks to dontpanic)
S -
A - Blaser F6, Beretta DT11, Caeser Guerini Invictus, Perrazzi, and other customs
B - Blaser F16, Caesar Guerini Summit, Beretta 690 series, Zoli
C - Beretta Silver Pigeon, Browning Citori
D - Rizonni, FAIR, CZ
F - anything under about $800.
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Category: Tactical Semi-autos (thanks to erwos)
S -
A - Beretta 1301, Benelli M4
B - Benelli M1/M2, Remington Versa-Max, FN SLP
C - Stoeger M3000, Mossberg 930 SPX, Remington 1100
D - Mossberg 930 non-SPX (I know this is a controversial take)
F - All those < $300 budget shotguns from Turkey
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Category: Tactical Pump-action for defense (thanks to mopar92)
S -
A - Mossberg 500-series, Benelli Supernova
B - Remington 870, Kel Tec KSG, Winchester SXP,
C - Ithaca, S&W, High Standard, RIA (copy of High Standard)
D - Turkish guns with old English trademarks
F - Pancor Jackhammer
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Category: 3-Gun/Sporting Semi-autos (thanks to erwos)
S - ?
A - Benelli M2 3gun, Beretta 1301 Comp (Pro)
B - Franchi Affinity 3, FN SLP Competition, Remington Versa Max 3gun
C - Stoeger M3K Freedom, Mossberg 940 JM Pro
D - Mossberg 930 JM Pro (and this is generous)
F - Pretty much anything else
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Category: Side-by-sides (thanks to Viewers like you!)
S - ?
A - ?
B - ?
C - ?
D - ?
F - ?
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