Any POSITIVES for stoeger single trigger SxS?

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I haven't shot mine yet, but I've been reading up on some REAL horror stories surrounding the single trigger coach guns.

Has anyone had a POSITIVE experience with these? I'm considering taking the gun back and swapping it out for a double trigger. This is going to be my bedside gun, and I really need something that'll go BANG every time.
 
Is it a selective or non-selective trigger? I can't answer about Stoeger reliability, what issues have you heard about? If my gun has two barrels, I want two triggers. Both my doubles are twin trigger.
 
I had a sidexside with double triggers. Never had a problem with it of any kind. But back then, there were no screw-in chokes. I sold it but it was still as strong as new. I think if I bought another, it would be double triggers. Nothing faster when hunting and you need a split second decision as to which barrel to fire first
 
Mine is the deluxe coach gun with the gloss stock finish, double triggers, recoil pad, and choke tubes.
It takes Winchester Win Choke and Mossberg Accu Choke tubes.
That alone makes it more useful to me.

Haven't tried their single trigger variant. I always liked double triggers, because if I ever decide I want to abuse my shoulder and possibly crack the stock, I can do so quickly by firing both barrels at once.;)
 
I was looking at the stoger long fowler sxs a few weeks back in a catalog and like it a lot but the the single trigger really seems to limit the sxs a lot.
 
Look at it this way, there are thousands of O/U's made that have single triggers. It is quality of the gun maker on materials used and workmanship in the gun.
 
There's no real advantage of having a single trigger unless it is selective, so you can choke the barrels differently and then decide which barrel you want. A non-selective trigger will always fire one barrel and then the other in a set sequence. Twin triggers lets you choose which barrel you want, and IMO is quicker than having to flip a toggle, or push a small button to choose barrels before taking a shot. The internal mechanism is simpler for twin triggers.

Traditionally, double shotguns (without choke inserts) are choked differently for different range shots for birding. For skeet, where distances are pretty much the same, choking the barrels the same is preferable, and a non-selective trigger is fine.
 
If you live/hunt/shoot where it gets cold I find it near impossible to wear thick gloves and still be able to shoot a double trigger.
 
We have a Stoeger coach gun and an Uplander - both with double triggers. We use them in cowboy action shooting. I have no experience with the single trigger Stoeger double but the CAS fourms are filled with stories of all manner of problems. Then some have single trigger Stoegers that say they have no problem or they have fixed the problem. It is universally accepted the double trigger model is reliable.

It's just my opinion, I'd want a home defense gun to be as reliable as possible. I'd take it back and get a double trigger model.

Another note, owners of Stoeger have had a lot of trouble with getting warranty repair work done on their guns. So if you have a problem with the single trigger model, it may be a hassle getting it fixed.
 
Having owned two of the single trigger models, my experience would advise you to stay with the double trigger model. Neither of the single trigger guns I had would operate reliably. Both had problems with light primer strikes on multiple brands of ammo.
 
I love my single trigger uplander. I havent shot it as much as you guys have but Ive never had a problem and I hit more clays with it than any other shotgun I own.
 
Did the fine people at Stoeger have any problem keeping the single trigger and sending you the double trigger, or did you have to twist their arm at all?
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The only trouble was that it was the third time back to them. After the first and second trip back they were still claiming they could find nothing wrong with the gun. The respnse was that it was faulty ammo. I finally sent the video on a thumb drive and a link to it in a letter included with the gun trying to show them what was wrong. The third time the gun was replaced.

There is another thread from 2007 that talks about a similar experience I had with the first SxS Stoeger I bought with similar results. I don't know what ever made me decide to try it a second time after that.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=244411
 
Don't you love the 'intelligent' feedback you get on YouTube? Good video Milkmaster. Shows exactly the problems many have encountered with the single trigger guns, and there is no doubt the gun has not been abused.
 
Single triggers on SxS have been problematic for over 100 years. When BOSS patented theirs (the first) around ??1909??? or so, it was heralded as a great engineering feat. Personally, I use SxS guns for hunting upland, so I prefer 2 triggers - gives me instant choke selection without trying to remember to flip a button of work a stick shift through the gears like Browning. Now TARGET shooting with a dedicated SxS with a barrel selector is something different. It isn't as easy as it sounds and triggers pulls are never identical, but when you talk cheap guns, corners are cut to make margins. When folks wonder why some styles cost more than others, this is one of the factors.
 
Finally got this bad-boy out to shoot some trap with my dad. I gotta say, I was impressed.

We only shot one box of shells (we were in Buffalo and didn't feel like loosing our trigger fingers to frostbite), but there were NO failures to fire and NO double-fires (which was my real concern). The icing on the cake is that even with the short barrel, I turned just about every one of my clay's to dust.

Don't think I'd last 10,000 rounds, but I'm pleased with my 1st experience.
 
If you're satisfied with a 25 round test for a self defense weapon, the single trigger Stoeger is just your gun. Keep in mind when it fails, and it will, it will do it without warning the first time.
 
Until you can offer anything of value, please take your negative posts somewhere else.
 
no excuse needed, i for one will not use any stoeger for a defence firearm. to bring a problem to light is not a negitive post. i would like to know about any problems with any firearm i may buy. eastbank.
 
While Stoeger is a part of the vast Beretta family, they are also the Yugo or Pinto of that family. Some work decent enough for a short while, others not so much as mentioned above. For grins and giggles, you might have some fun with it; however, for a HD gun, PERSONALLY, I would look at something else. The time for Mr. Murphy to rear his ugly head is NOT when you are trying to save yours or that of your family.
 
Until you can offer anything of value, please take your negative posts somewhere else
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First, you (or any of us, for that matter) really do not get to play junior Moderator, no matter how late you sat up last night darning the holes in the knees of your Batman peejays. If the post was offensive, report it and let a Moderator decide what, if anything, needs to be said or done.

Secondly, the post was correct. It was of value because its provided real world feedback that is proven accurate and reasonable. The fact that you don't LIKE the feedback doesn't mean that it's wrong or inappropriate.
 
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