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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: huntandjeep on September 04, 2019, 03:17:31 PM

Title: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: huntandjeep on September 04, 2019, 03:17:31 PM: How are these ? Want to pick up a 20 gauge for Grouse . Came across these , thinking the M3020 semiauto. I dont need a $1000+ Benelli or the like.
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: Stein on September 04, 2019, 03:58:57 PM: I've hunted the M3500 very hard for about a season and a half for waterfowl. Overall, I've been very happy and feel it's a good value. For me, it was a huge step up from the Jammington 700 I used before. I did replace the extractor with the Benelli one and that fixed an intermittent FTE that came up after a bunch of use.

I rarely clean it, just leave it out until it dries and then stuff it in the safe. It's seen the typical waterfowl abuse - rain, mud, grass, feathers and whatever else falls in the action.

I would buy it again at that price.
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: Mfowl on September 04, 2019, 05:06:10 PM: My Stoeger M300 auto was having all sorts of jamming and ejecting problems right off the bat. It shot well when it funtcioned properly but that was uncommon. I shot it for just under one waterfowl season. I sold it to my brother and he dismantled and cleaned it thuroughly. He claims it is working well now but I have not seen it for myself. I saw some nice looking Weatherby auto's on the shelf at Sportsmens Warehouse in the $500 range.
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: duckmen1 on September 04, 2019, 07:03:04 PM: We've had 4 stoeger semi autos. All awesome. Many years of use. No complaints at all. Tons of use throughout waterfowl, turkey, grouse, trap, skeet, etc. All still functioning well. Best gun for the money.
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: Eric M on September 04, 2019, 07:50:01 PM: Good gun for the money. Occasional feeding problems when shooting the cheap stuff for trap. Slso there is a little screw that can back out on the gun. You need to put a little dab of loctite on it. I know several people who have had that issue so i did it to be on safe side.
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: crazywednesday on September 04, 2019, 08:15:34 PM: I had a 20g over under. It was a great gun and never had a feeding problem :chuckle:. The only reason I sold it was because there wasnt enough drop in the stock.
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: wadu1 on September 06, 2019, 04:06:46 PM: Good gun for the money. I hunt with a Stoeger SxS with no issues. Note if you want extra choke tubes you can use the old stile Win chokes.
Occasional feeding problems, common with auto loaders. Our clubs Remington 1100's have feeding problems with Winchester shells but the cheap Remington's work well even my Berettas have feeding problems on occasions. Someone mentioned Weatherby, just finished teaching a Trap/Skeet class the only new gun that failed was the Weatherby the owner said it works fine with hunting loads, so I think it just need a few hundred rounds threw it to make it go.
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: Evil_EdwardO on September 09, 2019, 09:58:58 AM: I hunt with the 3020 and love it. If you get one make sure to clean it up real good. Once I got all their grease off and re-oiled the gun it has had zero issues.
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: huntandjeep on September 09, 2019, 03:23:01 PM: Quote from: Evil_EdwardO on September 09, 2019, 09:58:58 AM
I hunt with the 3020 and love it. If you get one make sure to clean it up real good. Once I got all their grease off and re-oiled the gun it has had zero issues.
Good to hear . Pretty sure this is the one I'm getting, the Walnut/ Bronze Cerakote combo.
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: huntandjeep on September 21, 2019, 08:08:30 PM: Well I bought a Franchi Affinity 3 :tup:
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: geobru on November 24, 2019, 04:38:34 PM: I have shouldered several Stoeger shotguns and they don't fit me. As has been said before, not enough drop in the stock. If it fits you, it'll probably be a decent scattergun for you.
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: HillHound on November 24, 2019, 05:15:26 PM: Quote from: Mfowl on September 04, 2019, 05:06:10 PM
My Stoeger M300 auto was having all sorts of jamming and ejecting problems right off the bat. It shot well when it funtcioned properly but that was uncommon. I shot it for just under one waterfowl season. I sold it to my brother and he dismantled and cleaned it thuroughly. He claims it is working well now but I have not seen it for myself. I saw some nice looking Weatherby auto's on the shelf at Sportsmens Warehouse in the $500 range.
I have the 3500 and when I got the shotgun was the same, jamming all the time. . I also dismantled it cleaned all the nasty factory grease that was covering everything and lightly oiled it. No issues since
Title: Re: Stoeger Shotguns
Post by: Shaqdiesel on November 24, 2019, 05:50:36 PM: Just bought a 3000 Friday, shot a couple ducks Saturday, I like the feel so far, now I just have to get used to not trying to pump it!