[brian923]

my father is looking at getting into some skeet shooting with his boss. we have always shot clays in our back yard, but i guess that skeet is a lot faster. he really likes the look and feel of the condor. plus..... the price tag is a little bit more down to earth. $399 brand new compared to 750-3000$. i dont know much about shotguns, i know more about rifles. so i wanted to see if any of you gentlemen have had any experiacne with them. i would guess that there not so bad if benelli is letting them use their internals on there semi autos? but thats just my hunch. thanks guys, brian

[evbutler462]

Brian, the internal parts of the Stoeger semiauto are not Benelli parts. They are made in Turkey and are not the quality of the real Benelli. It is a poor clone of the real thing. Rather crude imitation. I had one and I hated it. I traded it to some poor unfortunate. He soon got disgusted with it and traded it. Benelli licenses the Turkish company to use the inertia operating system.

As far as the O/U is concerned, I rather like the looks of them. I don't have one but I have considered one. They sell for $299 at Dick's. I prefer the Condor for light shooting and upland hunting. For heavy duty use, bite the bullet and get a used brand name O/U, such as Franchi. SKB, Browning, etc.

For pure recreation, you will find it hard to beat the Condor.

[brian923]

i was givin a fabrique national semi auto shotgun. i was trying to figure out exactly what it is but i cant find any numbers on it. the reciever has a high back end, and the barrel moves backwards which opperates the bolt, loading system. it has a weird stock on it. there is a picture of a naked women laying down. i dont know if this is a special stock, or an aftermarket? can anyone help identify this gun, or point me in a direction to go? thanks guys, brian

[Smitty in CT]

It sound like you have a Belgian made A-5.

Do a search for Browning A-5, they are good gun provided that they have been taken care of.