Any Good O/U Shotguns for uner $750

[GRB]

I have been thinking, for way too long, about buying an O/U Shotgun for all around use such as Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, and bird hunting. What suggestions do you folks have for a NEW shotgun under $750 that is good and relaible and built to last.

Thanks and best regards,
Glenn B

 

[SamlautRanger]

Check out CZ. I just bought a Over and under Redhead Deluxe by CZ in 20guage for $650. 28" barrel. They make the same model also in 12 guage and 28 guage. Really nice wood finish!! Shoots great, but still a little stiff opening up-but that will solve itself after a few more shots.

Best for the money.

 

[nico]

Remington has a new brand they're selling O/Us under also. I don't remember the name, but there was a thread not too long ago on this board about them.

I've heard good things about the quality of Stoeger guns too. They don't have the fit and finish you'd expect from a Beretta or other $1000+ O/U, but they're supposed to be very good and durable shooters.

 

[RUT]

>>Remington has a new brand they're selling O/Us under also<<

Just a re-badged Baikal.

 

[scout26]

Mossberg is importing Turkish guns. Check out www.mossbergintl.com Low end MSRP is $631.

Gets a pretty good review here. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=133986

 

[SShooterZ]

Take a look at the DeHaan Line of Shotguns. I've heard good things about them.

 

[SJG26]

Huglu U1 owner here....................

from Dehaan---paid $500 NIB for mine - nice quality - many have complemented on the quality and that it cost less than $800.

 

[waterhouse]

I've got a DeHaan and really like it. I don't have anything to compare it to since it's the only o/u I own, but it's pretty and it goes bang and it makes the pheasants fall from the sky, so that's good enough for me.

 

[TC66]

Look at the Verona shotguns. I am really happy with mine and I got it for $650. Looks good shoots good.

 

[BrianN]

Remington is marketing the "Spartan" line, formerly imported by EAA and made by Baikal. (Russian) I've had a 20 gauge O/U for a couple of years now. Paid $385, new. I shoot trap, sporting clays and hunt with it. Fantastic gun for the money.

Check out Shotgunworld.com

There's a Baikal specific forum with lots of info.

Baikal Forum

-B

 

[MacPelto]

I've heard good things about the Lanbers, apparently thery're Spanish made and considered solid entry-level guns in europe.

What I did however, was comb the used market and make off with a used SKB for about $700.


HTH

Mac

 

[JA]

Baikal doesn't mfg. anything. It is a trademark that guns are exported from Russia by Izhmash under.
http://www.baikalinc.ru/eng/news/news103/
The Baikal shotguns are made by Izhevsky Mekhanichesky Zavod(Izhevsky Machine Plant) and the Tula Small Arms Factory.

 

[cbsbyte]

CZ(new US importer) and Dehaan(specially made for his own company) shotguns are both made by Huglu in Turkey.

Charles

 

[epijunkie67]

I gotcha all beat. I just bought a NIB 28 gauge O/U by Kahn for $325. They were imported by Century but I think they have a new importer now. Made in turkey. Here's the link to the flyer from century.

http://www.centuryarms.com/pdf/Khan_Supr_flyer.pdf

I can't speak for how long it'll last but I had it out the other day and it shot fine. And at that price you could buy two and have a spare!

I know they aren't going to be as good as the good stuff but they make a nice low cost option.

 

[Detritus]

I gotcha all beat. I just bought a NIB 28 gauge O/U by Kahn for $325. They were imported by Century but I think they have a new importer now. Made in turkey. Here's the link to the flyer from century.

http://www.centuryarms.com/pdf/Khan_Supr_flyer.pdf

I can't speak for how long it'll last but I had it out the other day and it shot fine. And at that price you could buy two and have a spare!

I know they aren't going to be as good as the good stuff but they make a nice low cost option.

keep an eye on your choke tubes, i'd like to know if anyone else has the problem i did. the ones in my wife's 28ga Khan split lengthwise at about the same time, these were the two most open chokes sent with the gun and therefore the one's with the thinest walls but it's disconcerting to sa the least.

don't get me wrong we love the gun, and i might get another some time but well best to air things.

 

[quick68]

My brother has had a Spartan for a few months now and we have shot it a good deal with no problems.

 

[epijunkie67]

keep an eye on your choke tubes, i'd like to know if anyone else has the problem i did. the ones in my wife's 28ga Khan split lengthwise at about the same time

Hmm, never heard of that problem before but I'm not a big shotgunner. I'll have to keep an eye on that. It did come with 5 choke tubes of different sizes so I'm sure it's the same thing. I hope that was just an unusual problem for you and not a system wide issue. I love the way mine shoots.

 

[RUT]

Someone in my club has a Kahn, and it's been known to "double" on occasion. Something to think about!

 

[Detritus]

Someone in my club has a Kahn, and it's been known to "double" on occasion. Something to think about!

just so folks know, it's in the manual, there is a center position for the barrel selector that sets the gun to fire both barrels. both my wife and I have done this by mistake on the skeet range. nowadays we simply leave the selector alone and don't mess with switching things around.

 

[RUT]

>>there is a center position for the barrel selector that sets the gun to fire both barrels.<<

Why on earth would they do that???

 

[Detritus]

>>there is a center position for the barrel selector that sets the gun to fire both barrels.<<

Why on earth would they do that???

Never said there was a logical and good reason for the feature

i'm just relating what's in the owners manual.....
for all i know doubling is considered a desirable and worthy feature in turkey maybe the theory is that it can be used in some sort of SD/HD manner, who knows?

for me it was only a problem once and now the selector stays set for "upper first lower second " and i currently don't see a reason to swap it around.

 

[Father Knows Best]

Not to hijack this thread, but I always wonder why some people insist on buying new guns. There are millions of good used guns for sale out there, and with many you can get much better quality than you can get for the same price in a new gun. Sure, guns wear out, but how many of us have really worn out a gun? It takes a LOT of shooting and abuse to wear most guns out. Most gun owners have several (or more) guns, and shoot them only rarely. With even minimal care, they last many generations.

I recently bought a lightly used 1984 Browning Citori field grade, 12 gauge 28", with ported barrels and screw chokes for $750. I passed on a like new (and I mean like new -- like it had never seen the outside of a safe) Citori field with fixed chokes for $600.

 

[romulus]

Fausti! About $450 at wally world...

 

[atblis]

I'll second the used SKB

That is easily a better gun than any of the Turkish crap mentioned above. As also mentioned a used Browning would be a much better choice.

 

[GRB]

I prefer a new gun because it is basically a gift. Also I am not aware what any previous owner has done to a used gun. I have bought used before and, I can tell you that unbless you completely disassemble a gun before buying it, you have no idea what you are gewtting. Even though most used guns I have bought have been ok, I have learned the hard way with some of them.

Then again, some people just prefer new over used everytime as personal preference.

Best regards,
Glenn B