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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: fish vacuum on December 04, 2016, 04:05:14 PM

Title: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: fish vacuum on December 04, 2016, 04:05:14 PM: I've been kicking around the idea of a new grouse gun to replace the single shots I currently use. The new gun would only get out a handful of times per year so I can't justify spending a lot.
Are any of the lower priced O/U guns worth a look?
Just peeking online I've seen O/Us from Mossberg, CZ, Iver Johnson, and a few companies I've never heard of that are under $500.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: luteai on December 04, 2016, 04:33:20 PM: Mossberg silver reserves seemed solid when I was looking a few years back. CZ makes a good side by side, no experience with the o/u though. Stoeger side by sides are low cost and work well for me.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: fish vacuum on December 04, 2016, 04:33:34 PM: I thought the Mossbergs might have the advantage of being made in the U.S., but it seems they're made in Turkey like the others. Guess I shouldn't be surprised.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: Special T on December 04, 2016, 05:50:16 PM: For the once in a while shotgun I don't think you can get more iconic than the side-by-side. That is unless you go the Savage module 24/42 route. I think most of the most is the priced doubles will come from Turkey imported my a known company.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: Special T on December 04, 2016, 05:54:19 PM: This is my once in a while Chinese knockoff stage coach gun. I think this is the perfect Joe Biden Politically correct hunting/defence shotgun.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: yorketransport on December 04, 2016, 06:08:59 PM: I have a CZ Redhead 20ga over/under and I love it. I'm not much of a shotgun guy though, so I wouldn't really know the difference either way I guess. It locks up tight, points well and carries well. I still can't hit much with it, but that's my fault not the guns. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: bobcat on December 04, 2016, 06:13:07 PM: I would look for a used Beretta 686. Great shotguns, and the budget model used to be right around $1000 brand new.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: Ridgeratt on December 04, 2016, 06:19:47 PM: Might I suggest looking for an older Stevens 311 SxS . They can be found from time to time and they won't break your bank.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: ghosthunter on December 04, 2016, 06:27:28 PM: Check out Stoeger. Both o/u and SS.

I bought a Long fowler came with flush and extended chokes for $500.00 new.

Five year warranty .
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: fish vacuum on December 04, 2016, 09:07:49 PM: Since there isn't much of grouse season left, this purchase can wait. I've hunted grouse more these last two years because the coho fishing has been so bad. I might keep an eye out for something used and look for a bargain.
And I wouldn't be opposed to a SxS.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: ghosthunter on December 04, 2016, 09:12:01 PM: Skagit Arms has a selection of used SS and O/U.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: fish vacuum on December 04, 2016, 09:15:31 PM: Quote from: Special T on December 04, 2016, 05:50:16 PM
That is unless you go the Savage module 24/42 route.
I have a 24 in 20/22lr. I inherited it and completely refinished it, so I try to baby it. And even though it's the first gun I'd save in a house fire, I honestly don't like how it carries.
Also, it's been a very rare event for me to use the .22 on birds, so a second 20 gauge shell would be more useful.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: jackelope on December 04, 2016, 09:56:24 PM: I have the Mossberg. For the money, it's a decent gun. Not sure how it would stand up to thousands of rounds, but it works for me and the amount of use it gets.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: wadu1 on December 04, 2016, 10:11:43 PM: Fish-V, I would be checking the Stoeger line of O/U shotguns. For the money they are not bad, they come with a 5 year warranty and made in South America covered by Benelli. I shoot a 30" SXS for Sporting Clays and decoying ducks. One advantage is they take Browning/Winchester Invector chokes that are easy to come by.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: cdriver on December 05, 2016, 01:36:18 PM: Another vote for Stoeger for a budget OU shottie. I had one, liked it but much happier with my Mossberg 500 pump that I upgraded to.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: Tiger1358 on December 05, 2016, 07:11:59 PM: Quote from: fish vacuum on December 04, 2016, 04:05:14 PM
I've been kicking around the idea of a new grouse gun to replace the single shots I currently use. The new gun would only get out a handful of times per year so I can't justify spending a lot.
Are any of the lower priced O/U guns worth a look?
Just peeking online I've seen O/Us from Mossberg, CZ, Iver Johnson, and a few companies I've never heard of that are under $500.
Try to search for Stoeger Condor , those shotguns are well shotguns. I think for under $450/500 you can find a Russian Baikal, which are bomb proof. Mossberg does make U/O shotgun for less than 400 bucks but it's all synthetic stock and doesn't even look cool,and the ones they make with wood stock are around 650 bucks.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: Ridgeratt on December 05, 2016, 07:14:40 PM: Saw an ad for the Sportsman warehouse today had a OU not sure of the maker but was 399.00
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: Fshnpole on December 05, 2016, 07:21:26 PM: i have a baikal 12 ga o/u that my father gave me when I was ten or so. It has been a great gun for close to 20 years of hunting. I have worn the blueing off in the areas I hold it and had some issues with rust when I lived down south. All and all a great gun for for the price with thousands of round through it. I think they go for around 350 maybe a little bit more now but I wouldn't hesitate to buy another.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 05, 2016, 07:25:45 PM: Quote from: Tiger1358 on December 05, 2016, 07:11:59 PM
Quote from: fish vacuum on December 04, 2016, 04:05:14 PM
I've been kicking around the idea of a new grouse gun to replace the single shots I currently use. The new gun would only get out a handful of times per year so I can't justify spending a lot.
Are any of the lower priced O/U guns worth a look?
Just peeking online I've seen O/Us from Mossberg, CZ, Iver Johnson, and a few companies I've never heard of that are under $500.
Try to search for Stoeger Condor , those shotguns are well shotguns. I think for under $450/500 you can find a Russian Baikal, which are bomb proof. Mossberg does make U/O shotgun for less than 400 bucks but it's all synthetic stock and doesn't even look cool,and the ones they make with wood stock are around 650 bucks.

Man those Baikals are some sweet looking shotguns. They even make single shot for under 150.00.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: Tiger1358 on December 05, 2016, 09:44:47 PM: Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on December 05, 2016, 07:25:45 PM
Quote from: Tiger1358 on December 05, 2016, 07:11:59 PM
Quote from: fish vacuum on December 04, 2016, 04:05:14 PM
I've been kicking around the idea of a new grouse gun to replace the single shots I currently use. The new gun would only get out a handful of times per year so I can't justify spending a lot.
Are any of the lower priced O/U guns worth a look?
Just peeking online I've seen O/Us from Mossberg, CZ, Iver Johnson, and a few companies I've never heard of that are under $500.
Try to search for Stoeger Condor , those shotguns are well shotguns. I think for under $450/500 you can find a Russian Baikal, which are bomb proof. Mossberg does make U/O shotgun for less than 400 bucks but it's all synthetic stock and doesn't even look cool,and the ones they make with wood stock are around 650 bucks.

Man those Baikals are some sweet looking shotguns. They even make single shot for under 150.00.
I know. Been hunting those since I was a little kid. Damn I miss my side by side IZH-58 in 16 gauge
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: nwwanderer on December 06, 2016, 08:54:41 AM: Charles Daly Sabatti's or Miroku's can be found at good buys. Do the Japanese ones if you have a choice.

My single Baikal .410 is functional and even easy to look at after some stripping, checkering and refinishing the wood
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: aaronoto on December 06, 2016, 10:57:54 AM: I would generally steer clear of anything cheaper than a CZ, from the cheap O/U's I've swung most of them feel like 2x4's. I've heard good things about Yildiz O/U's but I guess they're only sold at Academy Sports, you'll see a few on Gun Broker though.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: floatinghat on December 06, 2016, 06:01:07 PM: Low end new, CZ, Lanber, Dickenson. Make certain is fits and swings well, too many 2x4's out there.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: AWS on December 06, 2016, 06:30:16 PM: Here's a link to a number of used o/u's, some at very reasonable prices.

http://www.simpsonltd.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=O%2FU&search_in_description=1&sort=2a&page=1

There can be some nice guns and some real dogs, read the descriptions and don't be afraid to call them, they will pull it out and look at it while your on the line. I've bought a number of guns from them.
Title: Re: Budget over/under shotguns
Post by: fish vacuum on May 12, 2017, 09:09:57 PM: After weighing my budget and expectations, I recently bought a 20 gauge 870. Affordable, reliable, made in the U.S.
And after some horse trading it didn't cost much out of pocket. With coho in the crapper again, it's probably going to get a lot of use.