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3 Gun Shotgun Reviews

Shooter #1
Gun 
Remington 870 BHM2 
M2 
M2000 
CZ712 
SLP 
M1
Time 
5.58 
2.62 
2.79 
3.19 
2.96 
3.04 
1.88
Recoil 
5 
7 
7 
8.5 
10
6 
5
Muzzle Rise 
3 
3 
3 
4.5 
3 
3 
2
Sight Acquire
10 
7 
6 
3 
1 
4.5 
10
Weight 
1 
3 
5 
5 
3 
5 
4
Loading 
2 
3 
5 
7 
4 
1 
1

The Benelli may not be worth the price after having seen it compared side by side with less expensive shotguns.  It was good, but it didn’t seem to offer a significant enough advantage to justify the massive cost difference.

If price is a major factor, the 870 and the M2000 would be my top choices…they wouldn’t take much work to get operating at a high level of performance that’s comparable with the Benelli.

However, the BHM2 was definitely still the best performing shotgun if price is not a major factor.

M1 Open required some practice but was amazing when I got used to it.

Shooter #2
Gun 
Remington 870 
BHM2 
M2 
M2000 
CZ712 
SLP 
M1
Time 
4.5 
3.18 
3.07 
3.24 
3.9 
2.64 
3.33
Recoil 
6 
8 
8 
10 
12 
8 
8
Muzzle Rise 
3 
5 
5 
7 
9 
5 
5
Sight Acquire 
9 
7
6 
8 
2 
8 
9
Weight 
2 
4 
5 
3 
4 
8 
6
Loading 
5 
7 
9 
10 
7 
6 
6


Thought the Benelli would give a significantly better shooting experience than all other shotguns tested.  

It was somewhat better, but not by nearly as much as I expected.

However, the BHM2 was still the best of all of the shotguns

The M2000 would be my choice if price was a major factor in the decision.

The C2 was my least favorite.

Shooter #3
Gun 
Remington 870 
BHM2 
M2 
M2000 
CZ712 
SLP 
M1
Time 
2.72 
2.22 
2.07 
1.93 
1 
2.2 
1.99
Recoil 
5 
4 
5 
5 
7.5 
6 
6
Muzzle Rise 
4 
3 
3 
3 
5 
3 
2
Sight Acquire 
9 
9 
7 
7 
4 
5.5 
8
Weight 
3 
3 
5 
5 
5
7 
7.5
Loading 
5 
9 
5 
8 
3 
4 
4
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