Snarlingiron
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A buddy of mine from work bought a new Remington 11-97 on Friday. I went with him on 2 lunch breaks, and we looked at Benelli's, Franchi's, Beretta's, Remington's, Mossbergs, etc. mostly looking at fit. His main criteria were reliability, and soft shooting. He has recently developed some back problems, and recoil has become an issue. So, bottom line, he bought an 11-87 with synthetic stock, and 26" barrel.
Friday evening on the way home, I stopped by Dick's Sporting Goods. I looked at the Franchi. Pretty. I looked at the Beretta. Expensive. I looked at the Stoeger again. It fit me really well. I have learned over the last few months the importance of finding a gun that fits you well. I didn't buy. Saturday morning, I went by a little neighborhood gun shop and chatted with the owner. He and his two sons all shoot trap and skeet competitively. I then went to Bass Pro, hoping they might have a Beretta 3901. They didn't. So, back to Dicks. I bought a Stoeger M2000 with 28" barrel. I really wanted the 26", but no big deal really.
I decided not to call my buddy and tell him. I just met him at the range, took my old SXS 20 ga. double, and the new M2000, placed them in the rack, and waited for him to notice. It didn't take long.
At any rate, we shot a box of clays from the hand throwers and 2 rounds of skeet. The Remington (complete with Limbsaver pad) is sweet, and VERY soft shooting. Of course, it is a heavier gun than the M2000, and gas guns are known for soft shooting. The recoil from the M2000 is sharper, but nothing unmanageable. It is pretty much like my 870. We were both shooting 1 1/8 oz dove loads. The Stoeger fits me well, and my shooting indicated it.
Now the stupid part. As I always do with a new gun, I took it home, put it on my bench, detail stripped it, cleaned it, and lubricated it. I have some Mobile 1 grease mixed with about an equal amount of Mobile 1 10W-30W oil. I decided this was a good place to use this. IT WASN'T!. Too thick. The M2000 failed to go into battery almost every time I attempted a double. Before we headed for the Skeet range, I took the M2000 to my car, stripped it down in the trunk (it is very simple, and this is easy to do). I sprayed it out with gun scrubber, and lubricated it with G Lube. It functioned flawlessly for the rest of the day. Bottom line... the M2000 requires a very light lubricant. Duh!
Both great guns. Both worked quite well (well after I removed the dumb a** from mine). Great day at the range. Two buddies with 2 new shotguns... it doesn't get much better than that.
Friday evening on the way home, I stopped by Dick's Sporting Goods. I looked at the Franchi. Pretty. I looked at the Beretta. Expensive. I looked at the Stoeger again. It fit me really well. I have learned over the last few months the importance of finding a gun that fits you well. I didn't buy. Saturday morning, I went by a little neighborhood gun shop and chatted with the owner. He and his two sons all shoot trap and skeet competitively. I then went to Bass Pro, hoping they might have a Beretta 3901. They didn't. So, back to Dicks. I bought a Stoeger M2000 with 28" barrel. I really wanted the 26", but no big deal really.
I decided not to call my buddy and tell him. I just met him at the range, took my old SXS 20 ga. double, and the new M2000, placed them in the rack, and waited for him to notice. It didn't take long.
At any rate, we shot a box of clays from the hand throwers and 2 rounds of skeet. The Remington (complete with Limbsaver pad) is sweet, and VERY soft shooting. Of course, it is a heavier gun than the M2000, and gas guns are known for soft shooting. The recoil from the M2000 is sharper, but nothing unmanageable. It is pretty much like my 870. We were both shooting 1 1/8 oz dove loads. The Stoeger fits me well, and my shooting indicated it.
Now the stupid part. As I always do with a new gun, I took it home, put it on my bench, detail stripped it, cleaned it, and lubricated it. I have some Mobile 1 grease mixed with about an equal amount of Mobile 1 10W-30W oil. I decided this was a good place to use this. IT WASN'T!. Too thick. The M2000 failed to go into battery almost every time I attempted a double. Before we headed for the Skeet range, I took the M2000 to my car, stripped it down in the trunk (it is very simple, and this is easy to do). I sprayed it out with gun scrubber, and lubricated it with G Lube. It functioned flawlessly for the rest of the day. Bottom line... the M2000 requires a very light lubricant. Duh!
Both great guns. Both worked quite well (well after I removed the dumb a** from mine). Great day at the range. Two buddies with 2 new shotguns... it doesn't get much better than that.
