Armsan/ Mossberg SA-20 opinions

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The trigger is rather heavy on the a620. I have an aftermarket spring on the way for it, hope it lightens the pull a bit.
 
My Mossberg SA 28 gauge arrived today and it looks pretty darn good.
I put over two boxes down the pipe and it functions great except it does not like low brass ammo,not enough umph to kick out the spent hull.No problems at all with high brass Challenger or Federal ammo but the low brass Fioochi was a pain in the butt.

Still I'm happy with it as all my chicken hunting ammo is high brass.Comes with five choke tubes,four stock spacers and hard case.:)

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Well, that went rather well (apart from my score, that is...). The gun functioned perfectly- ejection was positive, but not excessive. The stock is way too short for me- but it's a youth gun. The trigger is on the heavy side- about 7.5 lbs, which is a lot considering the gun weighs 6.25 lbs on my scale. I'll get the MCarbo spring kit for it, should bring it down to 5 lbs or so, which is much more reasonable.

We're going to have one happy sprog come Christmas morning!
 
windage said:
armsan a620 = mossberg sa-20 = weatherby sa-20

Yes your right there is a difference but I think I can make it work.

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There is NO Weatherby sa-20! If so - it is a SA-08, 20 gauge. The stocks between A620 and a SA-08, 20 gauge are NOT interchangable.

While I own the A620 and my buddy the SA-08, 20 gauge - IMO the Weatherby is hands down better in fit, finish, operations and they stand behind their products.

While some spend money on questionable trigger springs you can have a better gun out of the box with better warranty without tinkering for the same money. To each their own I guess, lol.
 
Windknot said:
Well, that went rather well (apart from my score, that is...). The gun functioned perfectly- ejection was positive, but not excessive. The stock is way too short for me- but it's a youth gun. The trigger is on the heavy side- about 7.5 lbs, which is a lot considering the gun weighs 6.25 lbs on my scale. I'll get the MCarbo spring kit for it, should bring it down to 5 lbs or so, which is much more reasonable.

We're going to have one happy sprog come Christmas morning!
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I forget what I got the youth 620 for from frontier this past summer, but it was certainly good gun for the money. Glad yours runs. I too hope the mcarbo spring works out for that trigger. I don't remember the 612 being that heavy.
Does anyone know where I can find set of muddy girl stocks that would fit? Or a plastic set that I could get dipped?
 
My Armsan A620 (intended for the kids) came also with a dented piston. I can publish/send pics of this issue if somebody is interested to avoid a bad purchase with seemingly no warranty. In addition the recoil pad cannot be called like that. It is a reused hockey puck with NO properties to mediate recoil. The stock does not come with LOP spacers to allow a young shooter to grow into it and accordingly to TEC "This shotgun is not designed for light loads". IMO, It is by far not worth the money they are asking for.

RR
 
riversrest said:
There is NO Weatherby sa-20! If so - it is a SA-08, 20 gauge. The stocks between A620 and a SA-08, 20 gauge are NOT interchangable.

While I own the A620 and my buddy the SA-08, 20 gauge - IMO the Weatherby is hands down better in fit, finish, operations and they stand behind their products.

While some spend money on questionable trigger springs you can have a better gun out of the box with better warranty without tinkering for the same money. To each their own I guess, lol.
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Yes your right it is a sa-08, I meant to type that in my previous post and your also right about the fit, finish and warranty with the Weatherby's but I didn't pay over $700 for it either, I only paid $350.
 
Check your gun's internals. CAD $350 is outer edge for something almost unusable for youth. The sellers are advertising it as a youth gun because of dimensions. But it is not by far...

Nowadays, people post positive opinions about something inferior because they don't want to admit buying garbage.

RR
 
The shotgun is for me only, not for my kids. I am not saying it is the best buy out there but so far from my experience and the amount I paid for it I find it of good value.
 
riversrest said:
Check your gun's internals. CAD $350 is outer edge for something almost unusable for youth. The sellers are advertising it as a youth gun because of dimensions. But it is not by far...

Nowadays, people post positive opinions about something inferior because they don't want to admit buying garbage.

RR
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Garbage? Excuse me but I posted an honest opinion. Yes the Mossberg SA 28 doesn't eject low brass ammo as it should.

But to call it inferior is bull crap.It's a fine shotgun and I have no regrets buying it.

Maybe some day you will see the light but I kinda doubt it..lol

There is always this one guy who says "mine is better
than yours"lol
 
AlbertaJohn said:
Garbage? Excuse me but I posted an honest opinion. Yes the Mossberg SA 28 doesn't eject low brass ammo as it should.

But to call it inferior is bull crap.It's a fine shotgun and I have no regrets buying it.

Maybe some day you will see the light but I kinda doubt it..lol

There is always this one guy who says "mine is better
than yours"lol
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Good for you on the no regrets part. Maybe soon, lol... Mine is no better as it is the Armsan A620 and yes IMO it is inferior to a Weatherby SA-08 in every aspect.

Well, it (A620) simply does not function as advertised, has terrible ergomoics, no viable warranty support combined with a cheap stock design. So what's to like? The price?
 
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riversrest said:
Good for you on the no regrets part. Maybe soon, lol... Mine is no better as it is the Armsan A620 and yes IMO it is inferior to a Weatherby SA-08 in every aspect.

Well, it (A620) simply does not function as advertised, has terrible ergomoics, no viable warranty support combined with a cheap stock design. So what's to like? The price?
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Some people like anchovies on their pizza and some don't....what's your point?

I'm happy with my Mossberg SA 28 and their will always be that one guy who says; mine is better.

Nope...lol
 
AlbertaJohn said:
Some people like anchovies on their pizza and some don't....what's your point?

I'm happy with my Mossberg SA 28 and their will always be that one guy who says; mine is better.

Nope...lol
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The title of this thread is "Armsan/ Mossberg SA-20 opinions" and the OP was asking "What do and don't you like about it?". So, as an owner of the Armsan I stated my opinion based on my experience with this shotgun.

You did not contribute anything to this question because you don't own either gun. Maybe start your own thread "Who likes his Mushberg SA 28".

RR
 
Windknot said:
The Weatherby SA-08 20 gauge has been discontinued in favour of the Element inertia operated guns. The SA-08 28 gauge is an Armsan gun.
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Both synthetic and deluxe models of the SA-08 are available in 20 ga. It has not been discontinued. Too much fail in this thread. RR out, thanks.
 
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