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who makes an affordable O/U shotgun?
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shooter1911
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I found a Browning grade 1 hunter O/U that had good barrel lock up and the barrel finish was in good shape, but the stock was a wreck. I offered the guy $300 for the gun, and he took it. I paid $80 to have the stock refinished, and had the receiver and all small parts re-blued for $100. Then I had the stock fitted to me and installed a kick-eez pad for $45, and I now have a great hunting and skeet gun for about $525-$550 including some extra chokes I bought.
I personally would rather have a reworked Browning of Beretta than a cheaper foreign O/U.
I personally would rather have a reworked Browning of Beretta than a cheaper foreign O/U.
I prolly would have done the same. A browning is a browning that's it. I bought a used 525 citori 30inch sporting barely used. Great condition with all the parts and 5th chokes paid 1500 the gun retailed for about 3000 new. Everyone said I got a good deal so far
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Affordable O/U
I recently purchased a Huglu (pronounced Hoo-Loo) 12 gauge o/u model 103FE from Gunbroker for a reasonable price. This gun is normally listed for $1200 - $1500. I paid around half of that. Check it out. This is a highly rated Turkish built shotgun.....check out their website at: http://www.huglu.com.tr/
I recently purchased a Huglu (pronounced Hoo-Loo) 12 gauge o/u model 103FE from Gunbroker for a reasonable price. This gun is normally listed for $1200 - $1500. I paid around half of that. Check it out. This is a highly rated Turkish built shotgun.....check out their website at: http://www.huglu.com.tr/
Ruger Red Label is going around $1k and is a beautiful OU. Competes with many in the $15-$1800 range.
If you need to be around $500 the Baikal guns (turkish or russian) are not bad. I picked one up a few years back in 20ga. Handles nice, looks great from 10' away. The internals (ejectors, sides of action etc) are sharper than a razor and need to be gone over with a china stone. I have about a 1000rnds through it and its never had an issue. However it says that it will either extract or eject with a setting change. I have never been able to get it to extract only.
Beware of any used Browning Cynergy- from what I hear they had many issues with them.
If you need to be around $500 the Baikal guns (turkish or russian) are not bad. I picked one up a few years back in 20ga. Handles nice, looks great from 10' away. The internals (ejectors, sides of action etc) are sharper than a razor and need to be gone over with a china stone. I have about a 1000rnds through it and its never had an issue. However it says that it will either extract or eject with a setting change. I have never been able to get it to extract only.
Beware of any used Browning Cynergy- from what I hear they had many issues with them.
http://www.ruger.com/products/redLabel/index.htmlRed Label is now history.
Yep, and it won't be long before parts are unavailable.....
No, really, there aren't.
For the OP's price range, he MIGHT luck into (seriously doubtful though) a used BT-99. In his price range a used Beretta gas gun like a 303, 390 or 391 is actually more doable, better built than stuff from Turkey (and I own a Turkish SxS that is very well made) and it will also stand up to the rigors of a large volume of ammo through it. Huglu makes somewhat decent guns, AKUS makes even better, but most are not designed to go the distance like a BT-99, let alone a Ljutic or Silver Seitz.
BTW, $1500 is nothing for a quality target shotgun, most of the "B" brands in that range (not all mind you) will be field versions, not target versions. And yes, there is a difference, especially in weight.
There are some pretty decent O/U scatterguns at Dick's Sporting Goods
No, really, there aren't.
For the OP's price range, he MIGHT luck into (seriously doubtful though) a used BT-99. In his price range a used Beretta gas gun like a 303, 390 or 391 is actually more doable, better built than stuff from Turkey (and I own a Turkish SxS that is very well made) and it will also stand up to the rigors of a large volume of ammo through it. Huglu makes somewhat decent guns, AKUS makes even better, but most are not designed to go the distance like a BT-99, let alone a Ljutic or Silver Seitz.
BTW, $1500 is nothing for a quality target shotgun, most of the "B" brands in that range (not all mind you) will be field versions, not target versions. And yes, there is a difference, especially in weight.
OkieCruffler
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Red Labels were everywhere when this thread started. Probably a few rotary phones were too.
First,I'm not a trapshooter,and I'm not much of a shotgunner.
Long ago,after getting laid off,I had a little severance pay.Not exactly mad money.I saw a closeout on the Berretta 686 Essential O/U for $599?Maybe $699.
Its been my go-to shotgun ever since..IMO,for an O/U a Berretta 686 is a good,sound shotgun.I do not know the used market on them.
But what I have noticed that has gone on around me,whether its SxS fans,O/U fans,Pump fans,or any other,once they try the Bennelli semi-auto....
Most all seem to end up getting one.
Long ago,after getting laid off,I had a little severance pay.Not exactly mad money.I saw a closeout on the Berretta 686 Essential O/U for $599?Maybe $699.
Its been my go-to shotgun ever since..IMO,for an O/U a Berretta 686 is a good,sound shotgun.I do not know the used market on them.
But what I have noticed that has gone on around me,whether its SxS fans,O/U fans,Pump fans,or any other,once they try the Bennelli semi-auto....
Most all seem to end up getting one.
S_Constitutionist
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Turkish made O/Us will simply not hold up to a "serious" volume of targeting shooting. What serious means is up to you, but I've owned a few cheap O/Us and none of them lasted long with how often I shoot.
The Remington 870 trap is affordable and should work very well for you.
The Remington 870 trap is affordable and should work very well for you.
Kreyzhorse
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Along Big Jim's Browning vein, there's the venerable Browning BT-99 single barrel trap gun that can be had for less than $1,500.
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Rule of thumb for everyone...
If your only purpose in resurrecting a years-old thread is to comment on it as if the original poster asked the question yesterday....
Don't.
There's a reason the thread went dormant for, in this case, 4 years...
The OP had his questions answered and everyone ran out of something to say.
If you have something to share with the group, then please open a new thread of your own.
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