bikepharmer
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I am very interested in a "coach" style shotgun with a 18-20" barrel. I have done some serious searching, but many of the posts are several years old. The main contenders seem to be the Stoeger, the Baikal/Spartan, and the CIA j2000. All things being equal, I like the ones without hammers (I know the SASS and CAS guys would debate this), but by no means is it a deal breaker. The main purpose is for HD and SD for hiking/stomping around the forest (lots of bear and mountain lion in my part of the world). So, a cheap gun that can take some abuse and still be reliable is what I am looking for in the gun. Below is what I've learned, but I am very interested anyone's thoughts, or any thing I may have missed.
A friend just bought the CIA J2000 coach gun and it doesn't seem too bad, but then again he hasn't actually fired it yet (can't explain that). What is the latest thinking on this shottie? Is it reliable? Any issues with the hammers?
The Stoeger is appealing and I like the way it looks (no hammers). It is a bit more $$, but I see a lot of quality control issues surrounding broken firing pins and stiff break actions and such that give me some concern.
The Remington/Baikal Spartan is intriguing, but I am having a tough time finding one in my area to handle and examine. I read that they used to have cosmetic hammers, but the newer ones are hammer free. Most of my reading suggests they are heavy but reliable.
A friend just bought the CIA J2000 coach gun and it doesn't seem too bad, but then again he hasn't actually fired it yet (can't explain that). What is the latest thinking on this shottie? Is it reliable? Any issues with the hammers?
The Stoeger is appealing and I like the way it looks (no hammers). It is a bit more $$, but I see a lot of quality control issues surrounding broken firing pins and stiff break actions and such that give me some concern.
The Remington/Baikal Spartan is intriguing, but I am having a tough time finding one in my area to handle and examine. I read that they used to have cosmetic hammers, but the newer ones are hammer free. Most of my reading suggests they are heavy but reliable.