O/U Shotgun for a hunter not a target shooter

[ArmedBear]

Ugh. You'll have to call them. I don't know, either, sorry.

http://www.cdnninvestments.com/

Download their catalog and look through it. It's a big PDF. Don't just click, definitely Download.

A quick call to them will give you info about shipping to Canada. They're helpful. I know Marstar ships to the US, but I figure they have that wired somehow. I'm not sure if CDNN is set up to do it.

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

20 Gauges?

Whatever gauges. I bought a 28 ga a while back that was advertised in the paper (baikal sxs, nice gun). Passed on another 28 ga (11-48) because it was advertised right before Christmas, bad cash flow time for me. Should have jumped on it for three bills.

Bubba only buys 12s.

Nice backhand. Thank you very much.

 

[oneounceload]

My son has the Yildiz (Turkish) 12 gauge and it's incredible for the money. He uses it primarily for clays, but it will get the job done for the feathered kind of birds as well

and what kind of volume does he do shooting clays? I have NEVER seen a Turkish, Brazilian, Russian, or Chinese gun in ANY winner's circle shooting clays - have NEVER seen ANY of those even on a sporting clays course - not even on an off day, let alone a registered shoot. Please tell me how many tens of thousands of rounds he is shooting without problems and repairs. My experience has not shown them to last.

If you're talking about shooting 1 or 2 rounds before bird season, and then just shooting a flat for the whole season, that is one thing - they might last a year or two; but if you're talking about serious clay and bird shooting - they do not have the longevity.

 

[ArmedBear]

Larry, last I checked, a Baikal or an 11-48 wasn't a Citori, which is what you said you could find for cheap.

 

[tactikel]

Another Turkish UO to consider is the Huglu. I love my 20 ga OU. It is my favorite Grouse gun. I've had it for 4 years (about 1000 rounds thru it) with zero problems.
http://www.hugluarms.com/new_page_8.htm

The wood is nice, it has chromed barrels (inside and out) and choke tubes.
It's a nice gun for the money. They don't import the 20 ga OU anymore, but the 28 ga or 12 may suit your needs.

 

[distra]

I picked up a Citori 20ga (circa 1989) for ~$700 last year. I shot it for a couple hundred rounds, mainly skeet and passed it on to my wife for her skeet gun. It's a great shotgun with lots of life left in it. Besides, it's a Browning and can be repaired if needed. You might also look at used Ruger Red Lables. I had one, but never shot it well. These can be had for ~$900 as well.

 

[sfc_mark]

he can get a brand new one for $879 (Weatherby Orion Upland) from CDNN. This will not last much longer

Try holding one of those in a store first. It was on my "possible" list early on, but I found the 12 ga felt like a brick in my hands. That, of course, was just my impression, but I ruled it out immediately.

 

[ArmedBear]

The 12 Gauge does feel like a brick. I'm not sure why, because a standard SKB isn't light, but doesn't feel like a brick.

But... the 20, which is what he wants, doesn't.

I can't stand 12 Gauge Citoris, either. The 20s are nice.

 

[oneounceload]

The wood is nice, it has chromed barrels (inside and out)

Your barrels are chromed on the OUTSIDE??

 

[DaleCooper51]

Your barrels are chromed on the OUTSIDE??

The early Ithaca / skb guns had a black chrome finish. I don't remember when they switched to bluing.

 

[ArmedBear]

Hmmm... I think I have one of those. The receiver, however, is blued, I think.

 

[sfc_mark]

You might look at CZ USA. They are sub 1000, but still very nice shotguns. They are a more spendy than the Stoegers, but they are a high quality product with both single and double trigger models available.

My range uses the CZs as rental guns (pretty light use for rentals, actually) and they're turning out to be just as bad as the Mossbergs they replaced. Both 12 and 20 broken at the same time, waiting on parts for one, had to send the other off for service as the broken parts couldn't be removed.