Impulse buy got me again...

[mikeystew]

I have been looking for a compact slug gun for a while now because thats all i can use for deer where i live, but had no real idea of what i wanted except that it had to have a short barrel with iron sights for rifled slugs, smoothbore so i had options, reliable, cheap.

At WSS the other day i see this Stevens 350 on the rack for $239 and after a quick assesment i bought it... but i bought it knowing i had an issue with it, that being the cheap looking sights. Otherwise i have seen Stevens guns in the past and they have a pretty good reputation for their cheap rifles so i figured what the heck.

Once i got home though i discovered a rollstamp on the other side i hadn't noticed somehow during the hasty instore inspection... made in the PRC.


Oh well, too late now. I like it, it shoots and functions very well, groups slugs really well, fit and finish is good for a cheap beater, points fast and the whole thing is solid steel. Im keeping it.

 

[Tyockell18]

Congrats!, nice shotgun you got there.
Damn impulse buys, I suffer from the same curse. Went and bought a rifle today on impulse.

 

[IRONSIDES1]

Nice practical shotgun you bought. My impulse buy today was a '73 Browning Belgian Auto 5 Light 20ga with the vent rib 28" barrel with mod. choke in about 95-98% condition. Couldn't resist the workmanship and the feel when I shouldered it.

 

[Win/64]

Does it come in other colours?

 

[pattycr125]

not a bad shotgun i have the one with ghost ring sights i like it

 

[finstr]

I like it. Looks like a good deal. Everything is made in the PRC these days and I have noticed they seem to be getting better at it all the time..

 

[Nathan231]

$239? How could you pass it up.

 

[Mitchzilla]

I have the field version with the 28" vented barrel and I have put a few hundred rounds through it shooting clays and stuff with no hiccups. I even put some 3" slugs through it to, those are fun. I like mine alot and u can't beat the price.

 

[Turkeyslayer 1300]

The one I tried had the Worst trigger of any firearm I have ever fired, it literally would not go off unless you REALLY squeezed hard and long.

 

[lone ranger]

I bought and sold a few Stevens shotguns , and they all worked fine. I was told that they were problimatic by other shooters. Most of the ones I had were just terribly dirty,..after cleaning, worked 100% NO problems at all. You got a good deal and a nice BOOM stick.

 

[dilly]

It looks like an Ithaca 37...are they basically a 37 clone?

 

[diemaco]

It looks like an Ithaca 37...are they basically a 37 clone?

Yes IIRC. Though they are not a perfect clone I believe as they don't have the interrupted threads on the barrel.

 

[angrysoldier]

i have one and i shoot that cheap dirty nasty wall mart crap through it, and it always works.

 

[SuperCub]

Does it come in other colours?

<grin>



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[pres717]

Nice rifle, I get the impulse buys too. Bought a Glock 19 last week

 

[K0na_stinky]

Well looking at this thread made me make an impulse buy!

Just ordered a Stevens 350 with ghost ring sights from cabelas. $269

 

[pres717]

Well looking at this thread made me make an impulse buy!

Just ordered a Stevens 350 with ghost ring sights from cabelas. $269

Yeah, I am window shopping online right now. That usually leads to a purchase

 

[K0na_stinky]

Yeah, I am window shopping online right now. That usually leads to a purchase

Spending money is good for businesses. More people with more guns makes for a better Canada!

 

[Mitchzilla]

Does anyone know how to fully disassemble the 350 cuz I want to take mine apart and give it a good cleaning/oiling. But I can't find anywhere how to take it apart.

 

[pres717]

Spending money is good for businesses. More people with more guns makes for a better Canada!

I agree... I'll continue to do my part to the best of my ability!