Coach gun recommendations

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I've decided to purchase a Coach shotgun, just because I like 'em.

This gun will probably get little use - on the range to familiarize myself with it, then
it'll sit next to my 870 Express as an addition to home defense.

So I really don't need (I don't believe) the very best on the market. Just good ol' reliable.

Any suggestions on a manufacturer would be appreciated.

TIA
 
I recently handled both the stoeger and remington spr220 coach guns. The Remington felt great and seemed a lot less bulky than the Stoeger.
 
old reliable huh? stoeger is good, the bounty hunter was said to be great. something with exposed hammers would be the easiest, .
 
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That Remington is an awfully good looking piece.
 
Wouldn't the 210 be a better choice?
If i were considering it as a HD gun I wouldn't want to be fumbling with double triggers.
 
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My Remington Spartan SPR220 is rugged, reliable, fits well, and shoots where I look. I am happy as a clam with it and it only set me back 300 bucks. It takes screw in chokes and for the last two seasons, it's been my favorite dove getter. I shoot it a lot!:D It's a fantastic outdoor bum around gun, light, packs a punch with a slug to 50 yards. I have a 12 SxS, but it's a fixed mod/full choke gun and kicks like hell and never really fit well, not enough drop at comb. It stays in the safe while the Spartan sits by the bed loaded with #3 buck for safe room defense and stands ready to go to the field and terrorize the birds. If I had a cylinder bore coach gun, it'd never get used, either.

Mine's a double trigger gun. As I hunt with it, I prefer double triggers. Afield, I can instantly choose the right barrel with the bird shot or the left barrel with the slug, too, depending on if I jumped a rabbit or walked up on a hog. The only thing I'd really like on it to be perfect is ejectors. I don't see the double triggers as any sort of disadvantage, but then, I hunted for over a decade with a double trigger SxS 12 in the 70s until steel shot retired it. I just instantly go for the front trigger if game is close and move to the back for the other shot. When I carry a slug in one, I'll choke the left barrel open and put the slug in that barrel because I know that if I jump a rabbit, I'm going for the front trigger on instinct. I'll put the I/C or mod choke in the right barrel for the front trigger. For home defense, it don't matter. I just put the open chokes in it and load it with buckshot.
 
I've never owned either the Remington or Stoeger, but there may be a difference in choke systems. The Stoeger website says its coach guns have fixed IC/Mod chokes while the Remington's have screw-in choke tubes.

Is that true? If so, it would mean the Remington's are a bit more versatile. Might not matter much for most users, but it would be nice to have more options.

http://www.stoegerindustries.com/firearms/stoeger_coach_guns.php

http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/SPR_models/SPR220_side-by-side_specs.asp
 
Is that true? If so, it would mean the Remington's are a bit more versatile. Might not matter much for most users, but it would be nice to have more options.
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Can't speak for the stoeger, but it's why I got the Spartan. It came with 4 tubes, cyl/IC/Mod/Full. Yes, I prefer the versatility since I hunt with the gun. Even though I usually do have it choke IC/Mod, I shoot Cyl/IC with steel shot over decoys and keep that in it for most of my woods bumming and for safe room defense. I also like putting the open choke on the back trigger when I carry slugs. I choke IC/Mod for doves, the best combination. Full is too tight to be of much use. If I'm going to shoot that far, I'll take a 12 gauge. My Spartan is a 20. MIGHT want a full in it for pheasant, don't know, never hunted pheasant.
 
Check out Legacy Sports, the people that import the Howa rifle, they have a coach gun in their inventory that looks to be a quality peice.
 
Myself, I've had my eye on the Stoeger Condor Outback 20" O/U single trigger and sights for a fun gun. I'm having trouble finding one to handle, though. Here's the Stoeger link: http://www.stoegerindustries.com/fir...or_outback.php
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If I was looking for specifically a hiking shotgun, this would be a good choice. My SxS Spartan has the typical overlapping barrel regulation at 50 yards such that I have to aim a few inches either side with kentucky windage to hit. It's not a biggy, but it's something the O/U won't be plagued with and you might get a little more'n 50 yards out of it with slugs with good accuracy. As my Spartan is primarily a wing shooting gun, it's superior in that role, but it could be done with an outback, just would rather not have the rifle sights for wing shooting. I also prefer the double triggers for hunting. Doesn't say, but I'm assuming that the trigger is non-selective which means you couldn't really use it with slug in one barrel and shot in the other, a big liability for what I'd want in an outdoor hiking gun. If the trigger is selective, well, that would work. Still prefer double triggers, though.
 
Whomever is making the Baikal SxS now are the best, IMO [Remington?]

That annoying auto-safety was the deal closer for me


Baikal Bounty Hunter 2s have an auto-safety that is easily removed in about two minutes.
Stoegers' auto-safety may require a gunsmith to properly remove.

The first time yer at the range and you miss a target on account of the auto-safety, you'll know what i mean :banghead:
I can conciously engage the safety MANUALLY, thank you.
 
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How can an auto safety cause you to miss? It only engages the safety when you break the gun open, if it's working right. Break the gun, reload, close, kick the safety off to shoot. How hard is that?
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Pull trigger - nothing - oops! :banghead:

I have no use for automatic safeties - i can engage them on my own
 
The auto-safety can easily be disabled to make it a manual safety on the Stoeger. Also, with a little polishing, it can be a slick, fast-handling shotgun perfect for close-in defense. There is a lot of info from the CAS crowd available on getting the most out of the Stoeger.

The Remington looks dandy too, but I don't have any experience with it. My Stoeger has given me exceptional service for the last 4 or 5 years...
 
If i were considering it as a HD gun I wouldn't want to be fumbling with double triggers.
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I'm guessing at close range it really wouldn't matter which trigger was pulled.

But I do see your point.
 
Arguably, the Stoeger felt a little more well-built and heavier than the Baikal, but the auto-safety was a deal-closer for me. Stoegers may have better wood as well..

Baikal Bounty Hunter 2:
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FYI - I repainted the stocks on the Baikal Bounty Hunter 2 using tacticool Ford engine block black :cool:
 
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