I'm looking for SxS that wont break the bank. I looked at the Stoeger brand they seemed like a nice gun but I like the splinter forarm. I had a EAA SxS 12 a few years back liked it but sold it :banghead:. I know Remington bought EAA out And it looks like they don't sale them eny more. Does eny body know of a shotgun that has a splinter forearm in the price range of less than 500 the more less the better. Or some input on the Stoeger SxS would be good Thanks.
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Spend $100 more and get a Huglu field model.Friend of mine I shoot skeet with has a .410 Huglu sxs and it's ELEGANT.Good balance,good fit,classy look AND semi-splinter fore-end.Also,check all pawn shops.You'd be surprised at what you might find.
Spend $100 more and get a Huglu field model.Friend of mine I shoot skeet with has a .410 Huglu sxs and it's ELEGANT.Good balance,good fit,classy look AND semi-splinter fore-end.Also,check all pawn shops.You'd be surprised at what you might find.
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I own a Stoeger 'coach' 12ga, when new the blueing wasn't any more than sufficent so after some field use I did a 'spray and bake'. also the cocking arms depressed the forearm wood in the 'channels' and one side would not cock which neccesaited a repair by grinding the head of a tack square to slip into the channel and secureing into the wood. if the thing hadn't shot as well as it does I would have sold/traded. it's imp cyl right bbl, mod left and is well-regulated, good shooter. one of the few guns I own that I feel really confident with it's my back-up to my Makarov for h-d.
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I don't know what state you live in, but in Texas, The Academy Sports & Outdoors stores carry a line of Turkish made guns called Yildiz, both in O/U and SxS that really look good for their $400 or so price range. I was looking at a .410 SxS there a while back that may follow me home someday. The two that I handled were .410 & 20ga they both had splinter forearms, nice Turkish walnut, and the fit and finish was better than I've ever seen on a Stoeger, or EAA Baikal or for that matter a Stevens.
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ive got a remington spartan and love it. im pretty sure they still sell them or atleast they were on the website prior to the first of the year
oneounceload
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For your budget, you can find older AyAs that were made for Sears in the 50 and 60's. Excellent guns that don't handle like a brick
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+1 on the Spartan. I have that and it is built in Russia. It is built like a friggin' tractor or tank. I shoot CAS (Cowboy Action Shooting) and it is my go-to SXS. A couple of points:
1) Get the double trigger. Seems like there are less complaints and less to go wrong.
2) You may want to find a competent gunsmith to polish the chambers and work on the opening lever. We do this so that it will break open easier and drop the shells just by opening it, and angling the chamber at a roughly 85 degree angle with the barrels pointed skyward.
1) Get the double trigger. Seems like there are less complaints and less to go wrong.
2) You may want to find a competent gunsmith to polish the chambers and work on the opening lever. We do this so that it will break open easier and drop the shells just by opening it, and angling the chamber at a roughly 85 degree angle with the barrels pointed skyward.
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ronsch good points
i also had to file down my rear trigger as it was a tad sharp andone more than one occasion pinched or cut my finger
i also had to file down my rear trigger as it was a tad sharp andone more than one occasion pinched or cut my finger
Gordon
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as a big fan of older aya matadors as coach guns, and ditto the old soviet baikals, I still contend a Stevens /Savage later model 311 in excellent shape is still the better solution fora cheap sg
chas08
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I didn't notice that on the ones I handled. Maybe they fit me better than you. I'll have to check, next time I'm at Academy.
MCgunner
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Yeah, get an overweight fixed choke 40 year old 311. Those Purdeys are junk....
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_29/b3993083.htm
I have a Spartan, but the looks are pretty Spartan. Damned well built gun and shoots GREAT, though, just ain't much to look at. Didn't buy it to look at, so that's okay. If I wanted a little better look and it fit, I do like the Yildiz a lot. I've played with 'em at Academy, really nice shotguns for the money. The SxS is around 500 bucks, the O/U about a hundred less. They are warranty backed by Briley.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_29/b3993083.htm
I have a Spartan, but the looks are pretty Spartan.
Damned well built gun and shoots GREAT, though, just ain't much to look at. Didn't buy it to look at, so that's okay. If I wanted a little better look and it fit, I do like the Yildiz a lot. I've played with 'em at Academy, really nice shotguns for the money. The SxS is around 500 bucks, the O/U about a hundred less. They are warranty backed by Briley.
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GRAYRID3R
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Spartan good price! I have one too! You can't do better for the price NIB
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/14192
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/14192
Remington didn't buy out EAA. EAA lost the import rights for Baikal products, Remington picked them up for a while, dropped 'em, EAA resumed importation briefly under a subsidiary company name, and now has dropped the Baikal coachguns because the factory wanted to raise prices 30%.
I'm not aware of any of those coachguns coming into the country right now.
Denis
I'm not aware of any of those coachguns coming into the country right now.
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Gordon
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Well a few years up the road try getting Turkish firing pins ect. The Baikal stuff is really stout and around for a long time. I've had trouble getting Brazilian SG parts, forget the Spanish parts.You still can get 311 parts, and change them your self. Maybe this is not an issue to you guys, it is to me. BTW the 311 is not gonna have any fixed chokes after an amputation.
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I have one of the JW2000's that BenB mentions too. Mine was supposedly made by a different company in China though that isn't supposed to ship things here anymore.
I've had it for several years. The quality is not fantastic, but it looks pretty good with the external functioning hammers, the price is really good, and it seems to be very solid. It is my go to gun when I go out at night with the spotlight. It has been the end of a lot of armadillos and I haven't had any problems at all with it.
I would recommend it as an inexpensive, fun, and very good shotgun if you aren't concerned about resale value or don't want to have to worry about scratching something. It is a fantastic "wade through the brush" gun.
Being a coach gun it is easy to wield in the brush and light enough I can easily shoot it with one arm while pointing the spotlight with the other.
I've had it for several years. The quality is not fantastic, but it looks pretty good with the external functioning hammers, the price is really good, and it seems to be very solid. It is my go to gun when I go out at night with the spotlight. It has been the end of a lot of armadillos and I haven't had any problems at all with it.
I would recommend it as an inexpensive, fun, and very good shotgun if you aren't concerned about resale value or don't want to have to worry about scratching something. It is a fantastic "wade through the brush" gun.
Being a coach gun it is easy to wield in the brush and light enough I can easily shoot it with one arm while pointing the spotlight with the other.
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Since I bought my Spartan to hunt with, it'd be totally worthless without chokes. It's also steel compatible, which is important to me as I've occasionally used it for teal. I haven't found a good 3" steel 20 gauge load for it, yet, though, but I haven't looked that hard. It's deadly on doves and that's really what I wanted it for, and for the fact that if fits in motorcycle saddle bags. I realize most don't buy a coach gun for dove hunting, but the portability on the bike is why I wanted it, sort of a special case I guess. My Winchester auto has to be strapped to the back in a hard case which is sort of obvious if I stop for lunch or something on a trip. I don't think the OP is lookin' for a coach gun, anyway, but a hunting gun of normal dimensions.
As for parts for Turkish guns, one reason I like the Yildiz other than its good quality is that Briley backs it up with parts/service. Briley is up the road from me about 2 hours via the back roads.
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