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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Maverick on January 04, 2012, 11:42:26 AM

Title: 12 gauge escort
Post by: Maverick on January 04, 2012, 11:42:26 AM: Anyone use one? Been thinking about buying one but not sure. They don't look bad. Especially for the price.
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Post by: Camp David on January 04, 2012, 11:44:54 AM: What is it? Got a picture/link ?
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Post by: Special T on January 04, 2012, 12:00:39 PM: Its the big 5 special.... Cousin has one... not super impressed. DO NOT STRIP DOWN! very hard to put back together... Mabe we should have down loader the directions tho! :bash:
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Post by: Maverick on January 04, 2012, 12:02:25 PM: It's made by legacy. Anyone who doesnt know what it is can google it.
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Post by: flinger on January 04, 2012, 12:13:12 PM: Been using a Escort magnum for about 5 years for upland and a little waterfowl and turkey ,I think the Benelli choke tubes are interchangeable.Tore it down painted it up cleaned it put it back together no issues I think that i have had 1 or 2 bad ejections that was with 2 3/4 switched to 3 in. mag no problems. Got mine at sportsmans when it was in Fed.Way.Fairly decent for the price. :twocents:
Title: Re: 12 gauge escort
Post by: Fishnclifff on January 05, 2012, 09:09:40 PM: Quote from: Special T on January 04, 2012, 12:00:39 PM
Its the big 5 special.... Cousin has one... not super impressed. DO NOT STRIP DOWN! very hard to put back together... Mabe we should have down loader the directions tho! :bash:

I've been shooting one for waterfowl for 5 yrs. Light weight and easy to swing on birds. I shoot 3 in Kents.
Easiest gun to take down and reassemble. I have done it in the blind, when I fell in the water.
I changed the plastic magazine tube cap to an aluminum one from a winchester
The Baretta Mobil chokes fit the Escort. I have the extended set.
The o rings can be bought at any hardware store.
I use a dry lube followed by a little rem oil on mine, shoots all day long.
Inexpensive auto, fun to shoot.
Title: Re: 12 gauge escort
Post by: trippledigitss on January 06, 2012, 10:10:00 AM: I have two of them. I've had them for about 3yrs and use them for coyotes and used them for trap shooting too for a bit. Never had a problem with either, other than sometimes when I hand cycle the action, a shell will get caught under the little carrier lever on the bottom - its a pain in the butt but now I can get the round out pretty quick. They are both PS Magnums, one is in MOBU and has a 24" barrel along with a 28". The other in is Kings Desert with a 28". They take Beretta Benelli chokes and I break them completely down and put them back together with no problems at all. I think they are easier to break down & reassemble than my sons 870. I read somewhere that you can interchange parts with another common shotgun but I cant remember which one, I think maybe the 1100? Anyway, I think they are great guns and you cant go wrong for the price!
Title: Re: 12 gauge escort
Post by: Fishnclifff on January 06, 2012, 11:09:13 AM: The only after market chokes are the Beretta Mobil choke. Benelli is a different brand.

The interchangeable parts are from Winchester 1100 and 1300.

The make a stainless steel follower kit that will fit from Winchester also.
Title: Re: 12 gauge escort
Post by: trippledigitss on January 06, 2012, 02:13:45 PM: Quote from: Fishnclifff on January 06, 2012, 11:09:13 AM
The only after market chokes are the Beretta Mobil choke. Benelli is a different brand.

The interchangeable parts are from Winchester 1100 and 1300.

The make a stainless steel follower kit that will fit from Winchester also.

Nope - I can use Beretta Benelli chokes in mine, I have some for it now. The chokes also interchange with my Mossberg chokes and my Mossberg says the same thing, interchange with Beretta Benelli. If you look at some of the choke tube charts online and even the Escort/Legacy webpage, I'm pretty sure is say the B-B also.
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Post by: Fishnclifff on January 06, 2012, 02:55:24 PM: Well I'm confused.

Beretta and Binelli are two, make that 2, different brands of chokes.

Beretta mobile chokes are the only ones I know of with the same threads as an Escort.

Binelli doesn't even list the Escort on any of their choke charts.

When I contacted Legacy Intnl, they said, " only the Beretta Mobil choke would fit"
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Post by: seth30 on January 06, 2012, 02:57:25 PM: How much are they asking at big 5 for it?
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Post by: 270Shooter on January 06, 2012, 04:27:27 PM: Quote from: Fishnclifff on January 06, 2012, 02:55:24 PM
Well I'm confused.

Beretta and Binelli are two, make that 2, different brands of chokes.

Beretta mobile chokes are the only ones I know of with the same threads as an Escort.

Binelli doesn't even list the Escort on any of their choke charts.

When I contacted Legacy Intnl, they said, " only the Beretta Mobil choke would fit"
All benelli shot guns used to use the mobil choke system, now only the lower end ones do lie the nova. All of the newer benellis use the benelli crio choke.
Title: Re: 12 gauge escort
Post by: trippledigitss on January 06, 2012, 04:36:58 PM: I dont know but my chokes are labeled Ber-Ben and they fit my mossberg and my escort... :dunno: