I have a Stoeger/IGA Coachgun and like it OK, but it just doesn't feel right to me. It feels...I don't know...too bulky or something.
I handled an EAA/Bakail Bounty Hunter II and it seemed lighter, trimmer, and overall handier than the Stoeger.
The EAA is about an inch shorter and about a quarter pound lighter than the Stoeger.
The slim forend on the EAA fills the hand less than the fat beavertail forend of the Stoeger.
Other features...the Stoeger is choked Modified and Improved Cylinder while the EAA is choked Cylinder and Cylinder.
The Stoeger has 3" chambers while the EAA is limited to 2 3/4.
The Stoeger is stocked with generic hardwood and the EAA apparently is too according to their website (although I thought I read before that it was stocked in walnut...now apparently every model except the one I would get is walnut).
Neither is made in the USA...one in Brazil and one in Russia.
Both are relatively cheap as far as the grand scheme of firearms pricing goes. I could easily find a buyer for my Stoeger. I am considering ditching it in favor of the EAA (internal hammer version).
Should I or shouldn't I?
Is there something I am missing?
EAA and Stoeger fans and foes speak up.
Thanks!
I handled an EAA/Bakail Bounty Hunter II and it seemed lighter, trimmer, and overall handier than the Stoeger.
The EAA is about an inch shorter and about a quarter pound lighter than the Stoeger.
The slim forend on the EAA fills the hand less than the fat beavertail forend of the Stoeger.
Other features...the Stoeger is choked Modified and Improved Cylinder while the EAA is choked Cylinder and Cylinder.
The Stoeger has 3" chambers while the EAA is limited to 2 3/4.
The Stoeger is stocked with generic hardwood and the EAA apparently is too according to their website (although I thought I read before that it was stocked in walnut...now apparently every model except the one I would get is walnut).
Neither is made in the USA...one in Brazil and one in Russia.
Both are relatively cheap as far as the grand scheme of firearms pricing goes. I could easily find a buyer for my Stoeger. I am considering ditching it in favor of the EAA (internal hammer version).
Should I or shouldn't I?
Is there something I am missing?
EAA and Stoeger fans and foes speak up.
Thanks!