Attention freedom-loving Americans!
I tried bringing this up on chatbox the other day, but it's chatbox and it got left in the dust pretty quick. Since a lot of you are also firearms enthusiasts, I thought it would be wiser to make a thread and ask some friends.
I am in the market for a nice home defense gun, as well as something fun to skeet shoot with, as that's probably my favorite thing ever. Being a college kid I am not really able to drop a ton of cash on it, so it's got to be something cheap-ish, so no Benellis yet. As far as aesthetics, I'm open to whatever. I like me some recoil, so that isn't a limiting factor. I'm familiar with the Remington 870, and I absolutely love it, but I'm leaning towards something new to me as opposed to tried-and-true. Pump and semi-auto are my top choices, but bolt and lever actions could be fun too.
Can't do pistols while in Alabama since I'm not a resident, so that's out for now.
I would like to hear what you guys own/have shot, what you liked, what you didn't like, etc.
Ready go.