Decent SxS for under a grand?

[coondogger]

Sure, you could buy a Stoeger uplander s x s for pretty cheap and they're really not all that bad. But what about a step up? What's out there, (probably used) for under a thousand bucks that isn't an antique? I'm talking about good field shotgun for using, not for display or collection.

 

[SASS#23149]

a really nice,older Savage or Stevens 311 should be way less than a grand, Maybe even a nice SKB ? Ithaca Flues ?

 

[coondogger]

a really nice,older Savage or Stevens 311 should be way less than a grand, Maybe even a nice SKB ? Ithaca Flues ?

When did Ithaca stop making the Flues?

 

[bannockburn]

coondogger

I would go with what SASS#23149 suggested; a Savage Stevens Model 311 or maybe a Savage Fox Model B in decent shape. A clean SKB Model 100 might be at or above your price of $1000.

 

[eastbank]

i bought a decent used field grade 12ga charles daly 500 with DT-extractors for 200.00 made by miroku in japan and is a fine field grade shotgun built just like the browning field grade BSS double barrel shotgun( the same under barrel sliding tapered wedge lock up) eastbank.

 

[kudu]

I am extremely pleased with my Huglu/CZ Turkish made SxS's. I have one in .410 and one in 20 gauge. Both have 28" barrels and are fun to shoot. Surprisingly they are very well regulated if you want to shoot slugs. The .410 is only 3" apart at 50 yards, about at 45 degrees from each other, the 20 gauge is about 6" apart at 50 yards, amazing regulation for economy guns.

I bought an SKB last year that is a beautiful shotgun 20 gauge SxS, looks and felt good, paid well over $2000 for it and after shooting it for a while really don't like it, I have to really struggle and work hard to run a 25 straight on the skeet range. I ran only 2 rounds with that gun out of about 20, but the CZ that I bought for right at $1000 I have shot great right away, 3-4 straights out of about 10 rounds. Not quite as pretty, but I like that one.

 

[Crawdad1]

When did Ithaca stop making the Flues?

They began making the NID in 1925 that's when Ithaca stopped building the Flues. The Turkish guns are really nice and are around a grand. You should look into one of those IF you are looking to buy new.

 

[DanLee]

I picked up an Ithaca/SKB 100 20 gauge a few months ago. It's become my favorite for low-gun skeet with 3/4 oz of No. 9 shot. I paid $850 and feel it was worth every penny. Looking forward to using it on game this fall. This was made by SKB in Japan, not a Turkish factory.

 

[gunlaw]

Yep a Stevens 311 would be a good choice. Plenty of them around so finding a good one should be no problem.

 

[Gordon]

I'll sell you a 90% Browning BSS 12 gauge with a hard case for $950 + shipping. These are out there for around $1000 AND ARE THE BEST MADE imho They are used to make double elephant rifles FWIW. They dwarf any Stevens 311 or Fox .

 

[Armored farmer]

^^^......and there it is!

 

[entropy]

I'd take Gordon up on that if I had ten spare Benjamins laying around.

 

[Crawdad1]

That Browning is excellent. A friend shoots trap with his and has tens of thousands of rounds through it. He loves it.

 

[Panzerschwein]

I'll sell you a 90% Browning BSS 12 gauge with a hard case for $950 + shipping. These are out there for around $1000 AND ARE THE BEST MADE imho They are used to make double elephant rifles FWIW. They dwarf any Stevens 311 or Fox .

We have a 20 gauge BSS here, SWEET shooter, amazing gun. If they can be had under 1K, OP it would be a great option.

 

[eastbank]

my browning BSS sporter in 20ga made in 1977 has been my to go small game shotgun for many years and fires many thousands of shells with out a bobble. SST-ejectors with 28" F-M barrels. it will be 40 this year and i can,t think of a better buy in a double barreled field shotgun. eastbank.

 

[Armored farmer]

I only have one sxs. It was the first shotgun that I ever fired. I think i was 9.
An LC Smith 20ga field grade. Full and modified with double triggers and extractor. My father had (and still has) an obsession with nice shotguns.

Gunbroker is your friend and resource for classic sxs .

 

[Panzerschwein]

my browning BSS sporter in 20ga made in 1977 has been my to go small game shotgun for many years and fires many thousands of shells with out a bobble. SST-ejectors with 28" F-M barrels. it will be 40 this year and i can,t think of a better buy in a double barreled field shotgun. eastbank.

I know for a fact that's a nice handling gun. We love ours here!

OP: Gordon is offering an excellent offer. I'd take him up on it.

 

[bangswitch]

coondogger

I would go with what SASS#23149 suggested; a Savage Stevens Model 311 or maybe a Savage Fox Model B in decent shape. .

This is where I'd start looking. They are solid guns, and while not the fanciest, fancy doesn't drop the birds. The 311 is fairly plain, the Fox B has nicer stocks and a bit more receiver decoration. I have three of the Fox B's; a 20 ga, 16 ga. and 12 ga. The 12 is the newest one, made in 1973. Has a vented rib, twin triggers (there is a single selective trigger and selective ejector model ), and mine has no ejector, just lifts the shells clear enough to grab the rim. The fore end snap fits and stays tight, you can take the gun down in about 3 seconds. 2-3/4 inch chambers on mine, but I used to have a Fox B 20 gauge that had 3" chambers, so I believe the last few years they were made you could get the longer chamber.

I shoot clays with my 12 gauge regularly; skeet, trap and sporting clays, and over the last 5 years I've probably put a couple thousand rounds through it, and it hasn't failed me once. It still locks up tight; I've had the barrels so hot you couldn't touch them to break the gun open. You can find decent ones for $350-$450, and a nice one can run closer to $800. If you find a .410 for less than $1000, let me know.

 

[Gordon]

The Browning Luggage hard case for it alone is worth $300 on E bay. So when I put it on Gunbroker it won't go with it and I will start the bidding at $800. It has single trigger and ejectors and is a loose modified and loose full. I last used it for Pigeons in Carmel valley stand hunts but when they went to steel only i still used it for a year with Low brass #6 steel and got me my bird about 7 years ago, yes you heard right my BIRD, singular the bag limit was changed to one a day about when they went to steel mandartory so that ended my interst in the yearly pigeon Hunts on Chews ridge, one bird doesn't make a meal, even the two currently allowed the gun used to be perfect for the passing band tailed pigeons , about 100 feet out from tree to tree along valley rim, fantastic shooting with #7.5 plated lead high brass rising up from sitting under oaks in Sept-Oct days I would all ways get 6-12 of them in the day and my wife had recipes for Pigeon pie
Another great gun under $1000 and much better than the economy stuff in ruggedness is the old Winchester model 24, a real tank but the 16 ga and better the 20 guage were smaller proportioned and are pretty lively. I have a 16 Guage one made in 1947 that is very nice and very nostalgic for me. I think the real value of an 85+% 20 gauge is a grand and the 16 gauge prolly 800-900. All milled steel and walnut from Winchesters finest years- the working mans Model 21 ......
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/659176094 this 16 ga. one is about %70 or less NRA and about $300-400 too high. You can get cherry 12gauge ones for $600 . http://www.gunbroker.com/item/659205407

 

[Blkhrt13]

I'm rocking this Baikal that's way less than a K if you can find one go with it.

 

[Mn Fats]

I'm rocking this Baikal that's way less than a K if you can find one go with it.

I've put over 2000 rounds through my Baikal sxs. Still runs fine with no noticeable wear. From what I've read, I may be one of the lucky ones. Paid $150. For around 1k I'd look to the used market for something quality. Gordon's offer could be just what your looking for, depending on condition. I'd pm him before someone else does. Great gun.

 

[Panzerschwein]

Our 20 gauge BSS:

They are great guns.

I want to pick up something like a Stevens 311 to make into a coach gun someday. I don't have much faith in the Stoeger shotguns and especially not much in the Chinese ones. I had the opportunity to buy a Stevens 311R riot gun a few years ago but I passed due to a worn latch on it. Probably repairable at the local gunsmith which is renowned for shotgun work.

 

[Blkhrt13]

Our 20 gauge BSS:

They are great guns.

I want to pick up something like a Stevens 311 to make into a coach gun someday. I don't have much faith in the Stoeger shotguns and especially not much in the Chinese ones. I had the opportunity to buy a Stevens 311R riot gun a few years ago but I passed due to a worn latch on it. Probably repairable at the local gunsmith which is renowned for shotgun work.

Cutting down a twi holer ain't always peaches. You can mess up the point of impact. The barrels won't hit the same.

 

[Panzerschwein]

Cutting down a twi holer ain't always peaches. You can mess up the point of impact. The barrels won't hit the same.

Right, that why a 311R is still calling my name, but they're not easy to get ahold of.

 

[coondogger]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I took them to heart and ended up with a Fox-Savage model B, H series. It's 12 ga, and has a 24-inch barrel; perfect for grouse hunting the the heavy cover where I live. Now, if I could just find a decent deal on a Browning BLR in .257 Roberts . . .