Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Intruder on April 02, 2008, 01:39:27 PM
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OK all you experts out there :) I need some feedback. I'm in the market for a 12 gauge O/U. Here are the parameters:
1. Under 1800$ (1k to 1500 preferred)
2. Not really interested in Beretta or Ruger
3. 28" barrels
4. Not really interested in any Turkish guns.... CZs, etc.
5. 66% for clays / 33% for hunting
6. 1500+ rounds a year
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I have used an SKB 585 12 gauge for the last 14 years. I have never had a problem with it and it probably has 15,000 shots through it. It is well balanced and fast. It cleans easy, is well fitted, and has a smart design with the barrell selector on the trigger guard, and tang safety. I would reccommend it to anyone. I have no idea how the newer models shoot or feel or if the warranty department is any good. I originally wanted a red label, but the factory was on strike and these had a big discount on them. I have never regretted the purchase, especially after reading about all of the problems that have come up over the years with the red labels.
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You said you don't want a ruger why not? I have had a couple winchester 101's and a couple Browning's. By far the one that I like the most is the one I still have and that's the ruger. I know they are heavy but they are more slender than most O/U witch I really like. Both the Browning's I had felt huge and light. And that made them feel kind of cheap to me. They are super fast, to fast if you ask me. I would swing past target all the time with them. As far as the 101's I still like them and they would be my second choice. There a little heavier than a browning but I guess I like that. I believe I read where they came out with a new 101 you might want to check it out. I have shot some Beretta's and did not like them.
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check my sig, look at the link. if you want some serious input, pm me and i'll hook you up with my stepdad. if you can find a nice superposed browning broadway or citori, grab it. i'm sure my stepdad could probably find you a nice gun for a grand or so.
the cynergy is apparently not a great dun for the money and if you are going to start shooting sporting clays, you will shoot 200 rounds in a day...a field gun will typically not stand up to the number of rounds a serious sporting clays shooter will shoot.
here's a sexy broadway
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=96359271#PIC
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I'd get a used browning citori
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I'd get a used browning citori
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http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2104686/page/8#Post2104686
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Thanks for the feedback guys!!!
tlbradford thanks for the PM. No need to answer the question I see it in your post.
Bigshooter (RE: why no Ruger): I own a Red Label 20g now. It think it's a fine shotgun but the price on them has gotten outlandish. I bought mine for around 800 bucks new about 7 years ago. They're selling now is in the 1500 range. IMO they are not near a 1500$ shotgun. I've had a variety of small annoying issues w/ my gun. Nothing major just things I'd expect on an 800-900$ gun but not a 1500$ one. I've also seen (friends guns) a couple of them have some major issues.... stocks splitting, ribs falling off etc.
Jack... will PM you soon.
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No mention for the Weatherby Orion?
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The 2007 and earlier vintage Weatherby Orions are a great gun for the money. They're made by SKB. Weatherby however has, starting in 08, switched to I believe Fausti as their manufacturer. Nice Italian gun but I'm not as impressed w/ them as the SKB. There are some smokin deals around on the older Orions.... 900-1k NIB.
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i also have an skb-ithaca 20 gauge o/u that is a great gun, one of my favorites.
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You might want to check out the older Charles Day O/U's built by Miroku in Japan during the 60's and early 70's. Great guns and comparable to Browning superimposed grade 1's......and less money. Miroku currently builds the Browning citoris.
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Miroku has been building great guns for a long time. I'm pretty sure they make the A-Bolt too which is 1 of my all time favorite actions. I can't remember if they still make em but I know you can find some guns w/ their own label out there still.
People seem to be holding on to them now. A lot of the ones you see have been pretty well shot.
