Question about stoeger shotguns

[mutt]

Are they Good? Bad? Other?

My Dad's birthday is coming up and he's always wanted a double barrel coach gun. I've been pondering getting him this model:

http://www.stoegerindustries.com/fir...un-supreme.php

Other recommended brands priced below $1k?

[urbandiesel]

I have had one for 1-1/2 years. It is a fun gun that I haven't had any issues with. I got the nickel receiver and blue barrel. I am happy with the fit and finish, the wood on mine is very nice as well.
The all nickel seemed to leave a lot of fingerprints when I looked at one in the store, but thats my 2 cents.
Stoeger is a very popular gun in North Dakota, just as many of them as Bennelli, or Brownings.

[ray1970]

I had one of their side by sides with the 26" barrels and it was perfectly usable. Make sure to get the double trigger model as I have heard the single trigger models can fail to reset the trigger after firing the first barrel. I put probably about 1000 rounds through mine and never had a malfunction.

[JohnTRourke]

For the money the CZ doubles are a MUCH better gun.
better fit, better quality, better action, etc

[ray1970]

For the money the CZ doubles are a MUCH better gun.
better fit, better quality, better action, etc

The CZ's are nice. What kind of money do they go for?

(Although he says his dad wants a "coach gun" and I doubt CZ makes one of those)

[mutt]

The CZ's are nice. What kind of money do they go for?

(Although he says his dad wants a "coach gun" and I doubt CZ makes one of those)

CZ does make a coach gun. I was looking at that one also. It's twice the money ($800 range). I'm just not sure about the external hammers thing. I'm not a shotgun guy so I'm not knowledgeable on all the features.

http://www.cz-usa.com/products/view/...case-hardened/

[ray1970]

CZ does make a coach gun. I was looking at that one also. It's twice the money ($800 range).

I suppose it depends on it's intended purpose. If you're going to have this thing in the family forever and want something a little nicer, I might go with the CZ. If I were going to use this thing for cowboy action shooting competition, I would probably go with the Stoeger to save time by not having to manually cock those external hammers.

[asmo]

I used to have their 'Coach Gun'. Loved it. Looked and shot great. So much so that a buddy of mine decided he had to have it one day.

[JohnTRourke]

Coach guns by definition have a hammer.
The first internal hammers double didn't come along til about 1875 in England.

Why a coach gun?
a double of reasonable barrel length is a GREAT hunting gun, a fun clays gun, and just a nice thing to have.

A coach gun is good for SASS (and general fun of course)

if you want a real double, there are a LOT of used 1960's thru 1980's Spanish guns that will be great for about $500.

The stoeger is a heavy nasty club.

[JohnTRourke]

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