might be getting a Stoeger 2000, like new, REAL soon.

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and i suspect it hasn't been broken in. all i know about this gun is it accepts the chokes tubes, it's inertia driven and it has a break in period. it will also be my first semi auto.

first off, what's THE cheapest way to break it in? ammo wise. i know it loves the heavy loads. whats the cheapest way to break the gun in and get some good ol shoulder abuse and totally stigmatize the shooting experience for the people i let shoot it when i take it out? im guessing some cheap sellier bellot good ol ridiculous 3" magnum buckshot would work or 3" black magic brenneke slugs, but maybe there's some 3" steel or bb/t shot type stuff that doesnt cost an arm and a leg i can spew out of it?


second off, who makes/sells aftermarket Stoeger 2000 parts? do the Bennelli m1 parts interchange or no? i want to keep this in field/waterfowl/skeet configuration, but I would love to have full stock w/ pistol grip and matching black forend, elastic shell holder for the stock and magazine extension laying around, just cause. money well spent in my opinion.


third, is this a good gun to learn semis on? when i get it, how should i go about learning to fieldstrip and diagnose issues?

this is a whole new world i havent been exposed to yet - waterfowl and turkey methods and ammo, semi auto maintenance and care....its prettty foreign to me.

 

[jmr40]

I bought a Stoeger a few years ago and had zero problems with mine. I didn't use a planned break in, just took it out and shot it at some clay targets until I felt like I trusted it. I just used plain old field loads and never had the 1st bobble with them or the 3" loads I used for turkey or duck hunting.

The choke tubes are the same as the Benelli M-1 but as far as I know nothing else will interchange. They operate on the same principle, but are made quite different. The recoil spring is in the buttstock on the Benelli, in the fore end on the Stoeger. The fore end on the Stoeger is longer since it has a 4 round mag vs the 3 round mag on the Benelli.

I did eventually sell my Stoeger, but only because I ran across a deal too good to pass up on a used Benelli. I kept both of them for a few months and someone offered more than I paid for the Stoeger. Since both guns were identical in performance I decided to sell one. The Benelli is a little better finished and has a little better designed stock, but if there is any difference in performance I cannot tell it.

 

[Snarlingiron]

I have one and it has been reliable. I don't know anything about after market stuff for it. It uses the Beretta Mobil Choke system as does Benelli and of course the Stoeger. That is a good thing because there is a wealth of inexpensive after market chokes available.

I did not follow the break in procedure. I took it out and fired 200 rounds of 1 1/8 oz. El Cheapos through it, and since have put about 1000 rounds or so through.

There will likely be some folks chime in to tell you it is junk because it is made in Turkey. That has not been my experience.

 

[oneounceload]

Clean the gun, lubricate as stated in the owner's manual - ready to go. Shotguns should not have a "break-in" period.

You need to be more concerned with how it patterns with various loads

 

[evbutler462]

I have two of the 2000s. One of them is an older model of the first generation. It was made on a dark night by a drunk turk with a dull file. It looks it but it is a shooter and a keeper. Never a problem.

Two years ago, when Stoeger installed CNC machining, I bought one of the New Models. It is as well made as any gun in my cabinet. It cycles anything from 7/8 oz on up with never a hickup.

Please get yourself a Limbsaver recoil pad #10008. Your shoulder and cheed will thank you. These guns shoot well and kick better so don't forget the Limbsaver. It really tames the beast.

I love my 2000s and my sons use them almost as much as I use my Franchi 48, which I consider to be the best upland gun ever made.

Mine didn't need a break-in period. The manual states to use 1 oz or heavier load, though I regularly use 7/8oz with no problem.