New or used O/U?

Garaldtao said:
I agree, you have to have a good eye and willing to do a little reasearch but the problem is when you try to resell the gun. I have several guns made by SKB, Miroku, Beretta, etc. but branded under another name so their value remains low. For people like us, who do not care if we have several guns taking up space, then that is fine but for others who need the room and are trying to get as much money as possible when they are upgrading, then LastOutPost is spot on. "B" guns will be the best choice for a good quality gun at a reasonable price point, hold their value the most and have the largest over all appeal.

From, first hand experience... Last year I had two over unders for sale. The first one was a Laurona made, 1 generation Winchester 101 made exclusively for the European market. This was prior to the 101 made by Miroku for the North American market but both guns looks and feel exactly the same. I know this because I had both. The Laurona was in very good condition and it had a price tag of $700 but there was no offers just know it alls arguing that Laurona never made a Winchester, even despite the fact that I had all the original paper work and an article showing that Laurona was under contract to Winchester.

The second gun I has for sale was a beat up Browning Citori with five Invectors and no case. The barrel and stock was scratched to hell and the Invectors weren't even the newer Plus system. I had it on for $1000 and I had 5 offers on the gun. The gun sold for just over 1k and the person who bought it was ecstatic that he got his hands on a Citori and thought it was in great shape for the money.

Moral of the story is that if you don't have the space, of the patients, or cash to lose and you want to get into the over under game, it is best to hedge your bets with a "B" gun.
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That's very well said.... with the exception of a couple of typo's. :)
 
I was in your situation last year. Advice received from experienced people was to try as many guns as possible to see what fit. I settled on an older Citori with chokes, in your price range.My advice is bide your time and something will work out. The other shooters are very generous with their invitation to try their guns. Good luck, the search is half the fun.
 
I started by renting shotguns and seemed to shoot the autos better than O/U, the recoil was lighter too. I finally went out and bought a second hand Browning Sporting Clay Gold auto, what a beautiful shotgun, 28" ported barrel with all the chokes. I used it for trap and sporting clay and became quite proficient at 5 stand, and it cost me $900., I think they were $1300 tax included, at that time. Just my 2 cents worth.
 
GRIFFIN_13 said:
I have a good line on a new Tristar Upland Hunter new for 600 I found browsing around today. Have any knowledge on those seem to be hard to find reviews on?
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i bought the tristar upland hunter almost half a year ago. Put a bit over 1k rounds through it and its always fired,no light strikes. Locks up tight and seems to do the job as long as i do my part. Ive had good days and bad days, depends how often im practicing. Only issue with it is that, one barrel seems a bit tight. When using cheap target loads, the shells expand too much and the ejector gets stuck. I have to poke the hull out with a rod. Havent had an issue since i started shooting winchesters.

ps. another issue that i have while writing this post is that the frame is not steel. So if you arent careful while reassembling the barrels onto the frame, you may dent it a little. Does nothing to function. but doesnt look pretty.
 
get as expensive of a gun you can afford. make sure it fits you. You will not enjoy a gun that is kickin you in the face cause it is balanced wrong or wont shoot where you look cause it does not fit. new or used wont matter if you hate the gun
 
Based on your budget, recommend you go used. I was going to purchase a churchill but the difference in quality compared to a 725 was too much for me to ignore. I know it's not apples to apples but I'm very happy with my 725.
 
Go to a retailer and try shouldering guns to get an idea of fit. Shut yer eyes and shoulder ... then open yer eyes. You should be looking straight down the rib if the gun is a good fit.
 
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