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Originally Posted by MadMax
Back on topic: how many of you have owned a shotty? How much did it cost? What model was it and were you happy with what you got for the price you paid for it?
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I got the Benelli for about 200. It hasn't failed me yet, but it's pretty weak in the FPS department.
I got a Marui SPAS-12 recently. Loving it. Cost me about 450 for just the gun. Maybe a bit steep for it, but there's nothing wrong with the gun. I slapped on a 150 dollar stock on it. It really doesn't feel complete without the stock, not to mention being more difficult to pump. While the rest of the gun feels well built, the pistol grip on the SPAS-12 is feels a bit fincky. When I was opening it up to install the stock, I found out that the grip is actually really thick plastic, but hollow inside. Marui has these metal weights wrapped in soft fabric to give the gun more balance (sort of like what they do with 1911s). It's game worthy, but I doubt you'd have any room to do anything creative with that. There's no room left in the grip, and the rest of the gun isn't easily accessed/has any spare room for you to work with. There's a space right under the sling mount inside the grip about the size of a golfball you could use, but even that would be eliminated if the user installed a stock (the nub that locks the folding stock in place actually has to extend completely through this hollow space). I'm told the Benelli M3s have the same design as the SPAS internally, but I sure hope it's got a bit more room for you to work with.
Edit: Ah, two little tidbits that may or may not be helpful, Max. While the Marui SPAS has a grip that is sealed at the bottom, the clone shotgun has a hollow pistol grip. The clone grip allows you to stick a shell right into the grip for storage. I'm not sure as to what the Marui Benelli grip looks like. Secondly, both the clone and Marui shotguns have dummy tubes under the barrel. You pop open the cover, and you'll find a hollow space where spare shells can be stored. These are pushed up to the user by a spring plate at the bottom of the tube. I've never seen anyone using this feature, as taking the cap off during a game to get at your shells would be like ramrodding a musket. If you removed all this, you'd have an empty tube to play around with.