Winchester sx3

I prefer Remington, but the SX3 owners seem well satisfied. Your money, your choice.

I heard nothing but great things about the SX3. it's an update of the SX2 design which is the same as the FN SLP (The SLP is just a dressed up SX2) so it's certainly got a good background to it.

The Browning Silver series is also just a dressed up SX3 (like the SX2 and FN SLP) if you're into something more traditional looking.

I have heard the Winchester is made by FN. I would do some research to find out who makes it. If it is indeed made by FN and it has an FN price tag I would get a Browning. I have bought Browning shotguns and rifles most of my life. The few I have sold I got more than I paid for the gun. No other brand has consistently held their value like that for close to 50 years. Actually more than 50 years. All the Belgium made Brownings I have owned I bought used.

I have heard the Winchester is made by FN. I would do some research to find out who makes it. If it is indeed made by FN and it has an FN price tag I would get a Browning.

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Winchester, Browning, and FN are all owned by the same company and all share designs. Often it's just a matter of what kind of style you want.
Tactical, go with the FN.
Traditional and classic, Browning.
Modern and practical, go Winchester.

In the end it's the same gun. Sort of like Chevy, Cadillac, and Pontiac. Same car, what do you want your seats made of?

I really like my SX3 . It is easy to clean , but reinstalling the trigger assembly was not so easy for me though . I don't remove that every time I clean it anyway . It has a good weight , not the lightest , far from the heaviest . I use mine mainly for deer hunting , with buckshot . It patterns BK good @ 40 yards . I use a custom choke made by a local gunsmith , I think he specializes in chokes & barrels . He and his son both use the SX2 . I shot a nice 6 pt. from a treestand @ 41 paces new years day . It put a great pattern on him using Rem. 3 1/2" 00 bk. . That was the shell that my local gunsmith recommended for his choke and my gun . It did great on paper @ 40 paces also . Those 3 1/2" 00 bk. kick like a mule though . I just got my Texas mount back today .

Johnny_B_Goode said:

I have heard the Winchester is made by FN. I would do some research to find out who makes it. If it is indeed made by FN and it has an FN price tag I would get a Browning.

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That's like avoiding a Chrysler and buying a Dodge instead...

Have you also looked at the Beretta A400s?

2 years with my SX3 without problems, so far. Very easy to clean.

im in the market right now and ive pretty well narrowed in down to 3 guns. im trying to stay under 800 so here is my list

berretta a300
franchi affinity
and possibly the new CZ 812 but im going to wait to see some reviews.

Damn, after reading this thread, maybe i need an SX3.

Joel Etchen sells the A400s for $150 off the list.
Might want to see what he can do with the A300