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nathaniel

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I want to get a new shotgun. I want a side by side I can use for cowboy action shooting but also for hunting so it needs to be able to shoot 3" steel shot. (I have to use steel for any kind of birds on the land I hunt). What are your suggestions?
 
The Stoeger line may have what you want. Steel-shot screw in chokes and you can get it in a coachgun size. There good working man shotguns. In this country it was the Stevens 4.5 decades ago.
 
An Essencia ......

and a Baikal in the same discussion ....that's pretty funny ....

( that's like putting a Lexus SUV and a rusty - and broken skate board into the same discussion...)...interesting ...
 
Jim - retired lawyer I know has an Essencia - very nice handling gun, even if it is a Kreighoff....(makes me wonder if they actually make it themselves) - you should shoot one - swings nice -

A WHOLE lot better than a Baikal, Stoeger or Savage/Stevens............
 
A whole lot better is a big time understatement ...but I'm not a SXS guy ...so while its an interesting gun / just not something I want.

But if I get a chance to shoot one ...I'll take it ....
 
Ok Ive decided on the Stoeger uplander but I have a few questions. First, I cant find any chokes for the stoeger, is there a choke from a different maufacturer that will work for the stoeger? Second, I've been told they come covered in cosmoline, whats the best/easiest way to get this off the gun? Second, can you shoot buckshot and slugs out of this gun? Will it damage it? Third, what is best on a side by side, single trigger or double? What model of the uplander do you guys suggest? Do you guys have any experiance with this model, if so how are they? Sorry for all the questions but Im new to side by sides.
 
Shooting slugs out of a SxS is an iffy proposition. The reason is that SxS barrels are frequently poorly regulated - especially in one of the cheaper models like Stoeger. Barrel regulation is the "art" of soldering them so that both barrel tubes are as parallel as humanly possible, and therefore hit the same point-of-aim. With most SxS guns, you'll find that one barrel shoots the slug to a fairly significant point-of-impact than the other barrel does.
 
Most guns have some form of rust preventative on them any good cleaner will suffice

If the gun has removable (as opposed to fixed) chokes, Briley and others will have after-market ones you can buy

I use my SxS for birds and I like double triggers as I have an instant choke selection - faster than moving any lever

While most guns can shoot slugs and other heavy loads, eventually that heavy pounding takes its toll - especially with the side flexing inherent in a SxS - if it gets to be too much for the gun, it will start to be "off the face" and will need to be tightened back up - depending on what is needed, it could be fairly quick and cheap, or long and pricey
 
Good choice nathaniel! I have a Stoeger Uplander and like it alot. The Stoeger Uplander uses the same chokes as Winchester, and Browning Invector. DO NOT USE BROWNING INVECTOR PLUS. Yes, I have fine antique doubles, but none that will shoot a 3"!

I would go with Carlsons's Chokes. I use the extended steel shot chokes with great success. They also have quite the variety of chokes.

The link is below,

Antique Shooter

http://choketube.com/wbmw.html
 
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