Stoeger reliabilty issues in double defense but not coach?

[Krav]

I am considering buying either the stoeger coach or the double defense. I have read two anecdotes of the defense having issues reliably firing. None about the coach despite it being decades old. I thought they were basically the same weapon? Anyone have any anecdotes or technical knowlege to share? Appreciate it.

 

[50caliber123]

The double defense is an over-under type gun. While intriguing, I have no plans to own one b/c it has to fire the top barrel and then the bottom barrel. You can't select which. With the coach guns, you have two triggers and can choose which barrel. Be it doubles or side by sides, one barrel will always fire slugs better/pattern shot tighter than the other.

 

[Antihero]

Isnt the double defence a side by side? The Maverick is the over under.

 

[Virginian]

Double triggers versus single trigger is the difference in reliability. I have had two Stoeger Uplanders, field SxSs, same action as the coach, and they never missed a beat. The cowboy shooters dog them to death and they keep ticking pretty good.

 

[ArmedLiberal]

Gave my 25 year old son a Stoeger coach gun a couple years back. The family has shot the heck out of it and it runs great. A real fun gun, not too expensive, no problems. Except the one time the boy had to try both barrels at once. He was pretty near exact on his timing, I only heard one report from the two barrels. The shock knocked it from his hands and disassembled the gun into stock, barrels and forearm.

We put it back together no problem and it still runs just fine.

No one who saw this demonstration has been willing to try it a second time.

 

[okc-zee]

I own a stoeger coach and have put at least 1500 rounds thru it...still hasn't missed a beat...I'd go with the double trigger...

 

[DPris]

Worked with two new Stoeger coachguns last Fall, one dual trigger & one single.
Both ran perfectly fine.
Denis