I'm trying to find a decent over/under 12g I can use in trap competition for less than 750USD. I could go a bit more, probably, but if there is one in the 500USD range, that'd be awesome. Basically I want to get rid of my 11-87 and replace it with something more suitable for trap. My 11-87 was always perfect for me, never had a problem. I used it for trap when I was in high school and probably put about 2000 rounds through it before I relegated it to pheasant hunting. Now I can't get 20 rounds through it without having issues. I want to get it fixed and sell it before something else goes wrong!
Regardless of how much I love the gun, it's not right for trap competition. Sending shells flying at fellow competitors is bad form, and even a shell catch only holds the last round fired, the first will be on the ground if I fire two rounds.
So far I'm choosing between the following:
Mossberg Silver Reserve 28" O/U (I saw an advert for one at $540)
CZ Mallard 104A ($521) - has dual triggers, though
CZ Canvasback 103D ($758)
Stevens 512 ($665)
Remington Spartan SPR310 (under $400, I think)
I like the Mossberg, I think it's a pretty, decent gun, but I'm worried about all of the the reports of firing pins breaking when it reaches 1000 rounds. What I can find all seem to have been from 2005-2007, and reports that they had fixed it, but I can't find anyone who's saying that their fix actually fixed it.
The Mallard looks nice, and it's cheap, but the dual triggers thing is something I don't like. The more expensive Canvasback doesn't have that problem, but it's not nearly as nice looking for whatever reason.
I really like the Steven's 512, and I really like Savage Arms in general. How is it really though?
The Remington Spartan is super cheap, and it looks nice. What's wrong with it? I assume there's a really good reason it's cheap and those reasons will manifest themselves in down the road, much like the mossberg's.
I think I'm leaning toward the Mossberg Silver Reserve, if nothing else I could replace the firing pins right away and not wait for something to go wrong. I have a Mossberg pump that I like, which I've been shooting a lot lately, but I don't want to compete with a pump
Regardless of how much I love the gun, it's not right for trap competition. Sending shells flying at fellow competitors is bad form, and even a shell catch only holds the last round fired, the first will be on the ground if I fire two rounds.
So far I'm choosing between the following:
Mossberg Silver Reserve 28" O/U (I saw an advert for one at $540)
CZ Mallard 104A ($521) - has dual triggers, though
CZ Canvasback 103D ($758)
Stevens 512 ($665)
Remington Spartan SPR310 (under $400, I think)
I like the Mossberg, I think it's a pretty, decent gun, but I'm worried about all of the the reports of firing pins breaking when it reaches 1000 rounds. What I can find all seem to have been from 2005-2007, and reports that they had fixed it, but I can't find anyone who's saying that their fix actually fixed it.
The Mallard looks nice, and it's cheap, but the dual triggers thing is something I don't like. The more expensive Canvasback doesn't have that problem, but it's not nearly as nice looking for whatever reason.
I really like the Steven's 512, and I really like Savage Arms in general. How is it really though?
The Remington Spartan is super cheap, and it looks nice. What's wrong with it? I assume there's a really good reason it's cheap and those reasons will manifest themselves in down the road, much like the mossberg's.
I think I'm leaning toward the Mossberg Silver Reserve, if nothing else I could replace the firing pins right away and not wait for something to go wrong. I have a Mossberg pump that I like, which I've been shooting a lot lately, but I don't want to compete with a pump