[Camera man]

Does anyone out there know much about how a Stoeger shotgun may hold up. I have been wanting to play with a SxS for sometime and I do not want to buy an older type. I want one that can take 3in mags for ducks and so on. That rules out most older guns like a Stev. 311. And I do not have the $ to buy a top self one. I do not do alot of clay shooting. Doves and a few other things that fly. I may go through 200 to 300 rounds a year. I was thinking of getting a Stoeger SxS to start out with to see if I like them. I did that with the over and unders. Got the Condor and after a season got a better Italian. I did the O/U thing for awhile and now wanting to get into SxS. Anybody have anything to say about Stoegers?

 

[nelchris]

hey,I did all the comparing last year between sxs .I bought the american arms sxs 12 ga shoots all loads 2 3/4 , 3, 3 1/2 nice and solid, single selective trigger but no ejectors .its made in spain you can see them at auction arms or gunfinder has them. oh I think it was 399.00 sweet deal. I am going to camo mine next year

 

[Camera man]

I have seen pix of them but have never picked one up. I found a nice used Stoeger Upland and bought it just before the 1st day of dove. I only got to run 8 or 10 rounds through it to test it out. I shoot south paw and when I got home I found it had a nice cast on stock on the back. All the more reason it felt just right. Anyway, the 1st day out in the dove field I got my limit in under 90 min. I never had a problem with it. So at this point I'm a happy and full guy. Thanx for your input.

 

[Old Judge Creek]

I've used a Stoeger Coach gun for the last 10 years in cowboy action shoots; carried on my ATV when prospecting in the desert; as a survival tool; for defense in my bedroom, my camper, over on my ranch; and a LOT of campsites. At a minimum it's had 10,000 rounds put through it.

I've never had a problem with it and it's really been "through the mill" because it breaks down into such a "carry-along-able" package.

It's the first shotgun I grab 19 times out of 20.

It's the tool I've often bet my bacon on.... for real.

 

[Guest]

The Baikal shotguns are pretty nice guns for the money, you may want to look at those, too. Nice new double barrel for $250 or so, at least around here. I've not shot one of their side by sides, but I like their over and unders. I'm not saying its the best one out there, but I would say its the best in the price range.