Solid over under 12 gauge for fun?
- Thread starter hank2
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madtrapper143
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Steep Rock Lake NWO
Baikal IJ27 or the older IJ12. Buy good used save a pile of money. Lots around right now.
Darryl
Darryl
Greenhorse six
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
A. You get what you pay for. Spend the minimum you can and you will usually get a minimal product.
B. Over/Unders cost considerably more to make than pumps or even autoloaders. Therefore they cost more on average.
Your best dollar value is always a good used gun from a maker with a solid reputation of producing good quality guns. The next best bet is probably a new gun with warrantee from one of the up and coming producers of comparatively inexpensive guns. Today for an over/under that means a Turkish gun. Their early efforts were very erratic for quality, pretty much hit or miss but over the last 4-5 years some makers have managed to build up a decent reputation for reliability as well as value. Consider CZ, Churchill, Huglu in this category. These guns are not competitive over time with similar guns from Beretta, Browning, Rizzini, Caesar Guerini and others in fit, finish, reliability and longevity but at their price point they now seem to be providing a lot of gun for the price, perfectly adequate for hunting and casual range use occasionally.
B. Over/Unders cost considerably more to make than pumps or even autoloaders. Therefore they cost more on average.
Your best dollar value is always a good used gun from a maker with a solid reputation of producing good quality guns. The next best bet is probably a new gun with warrantee from one of the up and coming producers of comparatively inexpensive guns. Today for an over/under that means a Turkish gun. Their early efforts were very erratic for quality, pretty much hit or miss but over the last 4-5 years some makers have managed to build up a decent reputation for reliability as well as value. Consider CZ, Churchill, Huglu in this category. These guns are not competitive over time with similar guns from Beretta, Browning, Rizzini, Caesar Guerini and others in fit, finish, reliability and longevity but at their price point they now seem to be providing a lot of gun for the price, perfectly adequate for hunting and casual range use occasionally.
gunrunner100
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- NW Ontario
Ashcroft is right, you get what you pay for. A used Citori or Silver Pigeon that's been even moderately well maintained will possibly have decades of shooting ahead of it.
If you decide to go the new route for an "affordable" O/U, Prophet River just got a load of Weatherby Orions in stock. Well-reviewed and backed by Weatherby warranty support - not sure what that means in Canada but every time I email them I get fast, concise responses. Made in Turkey by ATA to Weatherby specs. Not sure if they QA them in Sheridan or not but some prominent outdoorsfolks are partial to them.
If you decide to go the new route for an "affordable" O/U, Prophet River just got a load of Weatherby Orions in stock. Well-reviewed and backed by Weatherby warranty support - not sure what that means in Canada but every time I email them I get fast, concise responses. Made in Turkey by ATA to Weatherby specs. Not sure if they QA them in Sheridan or not but some prominent outdoorsfolks are partial to them.
sillymike
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
What's your budget?
Tradeex often have BRNO O/U in the $400-$500 range, not to mention the many Bristish SxS for less than $1k.
