over-under shotgun ideas?

[Ellensburg]

Got a Franchi Renaissance, Ruger Red Label and a Browning Citori. Like them all for different reasons. If you shop around you should be able to find one of these used in the 800 range. I've never had a CZ but was looking one up and down pretty hard. I haven't read great things about the Turkish guns but sounds like a few people here like them. Loved the 16 sxs I was looking at. Should have grabbed it.

The 685 in the classifieds is a 685. Looked them up on gunbroker. Thought about grabbing that one myself.

I was lookin hard at that franchi. Light and beautiful isn't it?

[MP123]

Yeah, I got a Rennaissance too.  It's been a great gun, very light and reliable.

They make several different recoil pads for it so you can dial in the LOP you like best.  I switched to the longest one and the gun fits me very well now.  I have the field grade version which is kinda plain but I don't worry much much about it getting banged up.

That Cynergy is pretty nice too, I considered it at the time I got the Rennaissance.  O/U is a fun change from semi-auto if you're used to that, I don't really miss having that third shot (too often) 

[wildweeds]

I'm old school I guess.................I'd rather knock the cobwebs off the old 870 than tote a cynergy.......................hideous looking IMO

[jetjockey]

Here ya go.  You can thank me later!    A great O/U for $650.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=211866432

I would look very hard at the Miroku's.  Miroku has made guns for Browning, Charles Daily, and also for themselves.  They are very well built shotguns and IMO they are much better quality then the CZ's, Red Labels, and the other lower priced double guns.  A cheap double is kind of a like a cheap call girl, there's a reason they are cheap.  O/U's and SXS's are not ment to be cheap guns.  They cost a lot to build correctly.  However, there are some O/U's that are mechanically very good, yet will not break the bank.  You won't get beautiful wood or fancy engraving, but you will get a gun that balances well and is mechanically a very good gun.  Miroku's fit this market very well.  They aren't fancy, but they are very nice guns.  Im kind of a shotgun nut, and appreciate a very nice double.  Im fortunate enough to have a few friends and a father in law who have the money to purchase really, really expensive shotguns, so Ive been able to shoot and hold RBL's, Beretta's (really expensive Beretta's), Cesear Guerinis, AYA's, Brownings, Parkers, and my Father in Law has a $13,000 Conneticut Shotgun Manufacturing A-10 on order..  I hunt with a Beretta 686 90% of the time.  With that said, my wifes uncle has a Miroku 12 guage and it is a very nice gun.  A little heavy, but it balances well and handles well.  Miroku's give you Browning/Beretta quality in a less expensive gun.  If I was in the market for an inexpensive O/U 12 guage, I would jump on the one I posted above for $650.  YOu can see other Miroku's here.http://www.ebang.com/prgs/gbc4_metacatalog_displaycategory.cgi?action=search&searchphrase=miroku

[bobcat]

That looks like a great deal but of course the only problem with it is the fixed chokes, being improved modified/full it could be choked a little tight for a lot of the hunting a guy might do. Would make for a pretty good late season pheasant gun, and would be good for chukar- but for them I prefer to have three shots. I suppose you could get a gunsmith to install choke tubes and then it would be a much more verstatile gun. 

[jetjockey]

Heres some more.  12 guage with 26 in barrels choked IC/Mod for $850.....   There's a bunch out there just like this one.  Guys can get too hung up on choke tubes though.  What did we do when we didn't have replaceble choke tubes??  We waited a half second longer to pull the trigger.  

http://www.gunsamerica.com/948454451/Guns-For-Sale/Gun-Auctions/Shotguns/Charles-Daly-Shotguns/Over-Under/130N_CHARLES_DALY_MIROKU_12GA_26_IC_MOD.htm#

Heres one for $600.  It wouldn't cost much to have the bores opened a little if you wanted either.  Its going to be very, very tough to find a decent O/U with choke tubes for under $800.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=212236266

[Ellensburg]

I'm old school I guess.................I'd rather knock the cobwebs off the old 870 than tote a cynergy.......................hideous looking IMO

The gun in my signature is a cynergy classic. Classics look different than the other cynergys.

[CP]

Here's a Citori for $700

http://www.wcwinc.org/classifieds/shotguns.html

Hurry, before I buy it.

[WDFW-SUX]

mod/ full is the best for fixed choked barrels for upland

[wildweeds]

Unless you got a pointing dog that points em till you flush em..........I/C Mod is the way to buy for this method of attack,unless you got the self control to count missisippis

mod/ full is the best for fixed choked barrels for upland

[2dognight]

I have a mossberg and have never had a problem

Me too

[bobcat]

When I hunt pheasants with my Beretta over/under I often like to use the improved cylinder choke in the bottom barrel and a full choke in the top barrel. With this combination I can take a bird that gets up right at my feet with the bottom barrel, and not have to wait it out. I'm not good at waiting for a bird to get out there, many times that will blow my concentration and I'll miss. For the bird that jumps up at 40 yards, I can switch over to the top barrel and take the shot.

[KimberRich]

mod/ full is the best for fixed choked barrels for upland

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I usually get excited and miss with the first shot and hit them with the second one.  If you practice and you're a good shot the choke shouldn't matter.  Shot plenty of quail with my fixed Full choke 1100.  Had to pick more shot out of them but it got the job done.

[bobcat]

Shot plenty of quail with my fixed Full choke 1100.

      

[KimberRich]

Shot plenty of quail with my fixed Full choke 1100.

      

What's bad about it?? If you can hit a wild quail with a full choke you can hit pretty much anything else.  Might have a couple extra pellets to pick out though.  Makes shooting slow, fat roosters a piece of cake.  I trap shoot with a full choke also.  I don't get perfect scores but it forces you to be a better shot.  It's helped me in the field big time.