Lol, I own some high end guns, but for Deer hunting in harsh terrain, the Stoeger OV has proven itself to be a great shotgun. Carried by many in my Deer Club. I do not shoot trap or skeet any longer. So could not tell you about that. But the Stoeger OV 20" barrel with Chokes is a winner. No, not high polished Parts, and no Ejectors, Trigger is not silky smooth, but for a Utilitarian shotgun it gets the job done Period. Easy clean a totally reliable even with light loads. My Comments are shared by all that carry them at my club. And these are old timers that have been shotgun hunting for deer all their life. You want to take a 3 grand $$$ plus OU into the thick Brush, swampy terrain, then go for it. In 40 years of hunting I have never seen anyone ever do it.Seriously? Stoegers are Brazilian crap, the worst of the worst. You'd be better off with a Huglu from Turkey..................
So what is your point?I have yet to see ANY inertia actioned shotgun used by a serious or even semi serious clays shooter.
You must mean on TV , you surely would not say that if you went to the range . Plenty of Very Serious clays shooters using them with great success , like Mark said...if you can shot, you can shoot . There will a new one on the line tuesday night ,a new Retay . They claim no Binelli bump .I have yet to see ANY inertia actioned shotgun used by a serious or even semi serious clays shooter.
Lol, those bums! I bet they even drink beer. And come into a fine Elite establishment with camo, is just too much too bear. Hopefully the Club Bouncer Kicked them out on their Redneck Butts.I lived literally across the street from Cajun Elite Sporting range and the inertia gun shooters were invariably casual shooters at most, and many were wearing their camo because they were just out there warming up for hunting.
I do not like inertia guns, or synthetic or two piece stocks to deal with the vicious recoil. If you do, have at it. Please do not tell me they don't recoil, because they have to recoil for the action to work.
Very rare to see inertia guns on a sporting course during serious competition mostly because they are typically lighter than a gas or O/U and they do not like to function with low recoil ammo(factory or handloads). It isn't that they can't be used; and if that is what you have, then go ahead and use it. That said, if I am shooting a semi, it will be my Beretta smurf gun with a little added weight
Who said they don't recoil ? They are surely not for soft people . Camo, better than knickers I guess .I lived literally across the street from Cajun Elite Sporting range and the inertia gun shooters were invariably casual shooters at most, and many were wearing their camo because they were just out there warming up for hunting.
I do not like inertia guns, or synthetic or two piece stocks to deal with the vicious recoil. If you do, have at it. Please do not tell me they don't recoil, because they have to recoil for the action to work.
Stoeger's inertia operation shotguns are made in Turkey in the same plant that makes Benellis. Same plant, same equipment. The management of the Turkish plant approached Stoeger and offered a modified inertia operration shotgun to Stoeger (the recoil spring system is in the forearm rather than in the butt stock like a Benelli). Quite famously, Benelli/Beretta sued Stoeger for patent infringement for selling the Stoeger 2000 and 3000 shotguns and now Benelli/Beretta owns Stoeger.Seriously? Stoegers are Brazilian crap, the worst of the worst. You'd be better off with a Huglu from Turkey.
Because the inertia system is a recoil-operated system, and recoil-operated guns kick harder than gas-operated guns. Pretty simple.I have yet to see ANY inertia actioned shotgun used by a serious or even semi serious clays shooter.
No worries. I hunt, shoot Clay sports, 3Gun, Practical Shotgun, etc. with shotguns. I used to hate them...moved to okay, took a class and now do pretty well. But of my 10 shotguns, they all have a specific thing they are better at than the others.I was not demeaning hunters practicing on a clays or any other course with whatever gun(s) they will be hunting with. I wish more did that.