Stoeger Coach Gun....durable?

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Hi,

I was toying with getting a Stoeger coach gun, not for any cowboy action shooting, but just for some plinking and packing in a bag whilst camping.

I've mostly read good things about the double-trigger (for the price point) but some have said it's not that durable. $500 may be on the low side for a sxs, but it's still $500, and I'd like something that could last for years of low intensity shooting from time to time. I've also read that some of the newer ones have inferior metal.

Any comments on durability from owners who have owned them for a bit?

Thanks,
Chris
 
I've had one (20 Gauge) for a few years. I don't use it a ton, but it gets used fairly hard. Mine gets thrown on the ATV rack while bird hunting, packed into the canoe and dragged through the bush while camping and shoots slugs when slaying cabbage for fun at the farm.
It may not be a high end gun but if you treat it good it will stand up to real world use without a problem.

I don't know how old mine is as I got it used. but it looks modern enough.
 
I have had the double trigger model in 20 gauge for a little over a year now. Like you I didn't want it to play Doc Holiday, just wanted something to carry for upland birds when I go Moose/Bear hunting up north.

And I will be honest, as you point out - I think I paid $525 (new) for the model with the screw in chokes (wanted at least a little versatility) and that just "ISN'T" a lot of money for a SXS - and although I initially wanted the single trigger model I heard nothing but problems with it so opted for the double trigger model.

So while I can only give you about 16 months worth of opinion, it has worked pretty much flawlessly for me. I probably haven't put 75 shells through it yet because it's (for me) an "upland gun" and it just won't be shot all that much - a box of shells a year for me would add up to quite a bit of bird hunting (but of course I blasted through a couple boxes with the new toy to see how it shot).

So unless something really frigs up, and initially there doesn't appear to be some apparent flaw, I can't see this giving me anything but years of use "the way I intend to use it".
 
I've sold mine, sometime by closing it not enough hard the hammer was not armed, buying it again I would look for a O/U short barrell instead, or a pump dominion arms Grizzly 12.5" (not the mag feed).
 
I have a full size stoeger.... Same mechanics.... It was my dads and I will be passing it on to my young lad....

IMOP, these ar not skeet guns ie. Thousands of kinds a year etc...... But fine for upland and plinking..... Have my eye out for one in 410 for my young lad as he starts apprenticing this year......
 
In my experience, the Stoeger Coach Guns are very durable. Very good value for the money. Been running a pair of these guns in 12 gauge for Cowboy Action, for some years, now. Also for hunting(grouse, bunnies, etc). As you can imagine, these guns see a lot of use over the course of a year. I have yet to have any mechanical issues with either of them. With proper care, I expect they will likely outlast me. Many other competitors also use these guns, and have reported no issues. I have heard of problems with the single trigger models, but never with the double triggered models. For the light usage you intend, I very much doubt you will ever have any problems, at all.
 
Had a double trigger version for a fun skeet gun, even used it in a few tournaments, lol.
Put around 5K through it, never failed, ran fine. Sold it on the EE.

Would buy one again.
 
Not really much that can go wrong with them .Thy seem to be built tough and the ones I have seen have been several years old and still going strong. D
 
How a person perceives felt recoil is a pretty subjective thing. I can offer my opinion, only. That being said, all things being equal, ie: Gun weight, stock dimensions, gun fit, and firing similar shotshells, it is unlikely you'd notice any measurable difference when firing a Stoeger, versus a longer barreled gun, or pump. So, my short answer would be: "No".
 
Do they kick more than a full length sxs or your standard 18-20" pump?
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More than a standard 20" pump. I remember mine with lowly 1oz 9 shot kicking like a raped mule. 5 or 6 games of skeet and I was pretty much done for the day.

Lots of fun though.
 
I have had the single trigger, in 12 ga, for about a year now. I use it for Cowboy Action, with hand loaded BP brass shotshells. I initially had some problems with the pattern, but that is most likely due to my choice of propellant. Mechanically it has been awesome. I really do like the single trigger for what I do with it. It did come with a good selection of chokes, too.
 
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