stoeger condor...any good?
- Thread starter chola
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Their build quality is reflected in their price. They are crude cheap utility guns mass produced by cheap labour. Ejection issues are common as well as the odd doubling. Some ppl love them and prefer a heavy slow moving gun. Most do not share that love. They are not a high count clays gun. For general hunting and occasional trap or skeet at the farm they generally work as intended. They just don't inspire admiration
the spank
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In a single word NO..
In a more detailed explanation a buddy bought one because he didn't want to spend $600 more on a used mint Citori over a new Condor and the Browning was "too pretty" to shoot. He brought the POS when he flew out here for a few days of waterfowling. Good thing I own several guns as he was down to 0 guns first shots of the first hunt. There was no rhyme no reason to it but it refused to fire a second shot or doubled about 75% of the time regardless of which barrel was shot first. Then you were lucky if it did fire if it would eject. I tried it in case he wasn't holding it tight enough thinking the intertia block may not be resetting for the second shot but that was not the issue. It was resetting but just not releasing the hammer at random on either barrel or releasing both at once! So it's been sitting in his safe for 5 years now unused as he does not trust it. He asked the dealer and Stoeger for a full refund but both would not refund it and he got pissed off and by the time he thought he'd send it in for warranty the warranty was up and he was told he'd have to pay for the repair.
I just shrugged and said "guess you should have bought the Citori huh, it's not like you can't afford it, stop being a #%^*ing cheapskate!" As they say "buy once, cry once".
In a more detailed explanation a buddy bought one because he didn't want to spend $600 more on a used mint Citori over a new Condor and the Browning was "too pretty" to shoot. He brought the POS when he flew out here for a few days of waterfowling. Good thing I own several guns as he was down to 0 guns first shots of the first hunt. There was no rhyme no reason to it but it refused to fire a second shot or doubled about 75% of the time regardless of which barrel was shot first. Then you were lucky if it did fire if it would eject. I tried it in case he wasn't holding it tight enough thinking the intertia block may not be resetting for the second shot but that was not the issue. It was resetting but just not releasing the hammer at random on either barrel or releasing both at once! So it's been sitting in his safe for 5 years now unused as he does not trust it. He asked the dealer and Stoeger for a full refund but both would not refund it and he got pissed off and by the time he thought he'd send it in for warranty the warranty was up and he was told he'd have to pay for the repair.
I just shrugged and said "guess you should have bought the Citori huh, it's not like you can't afford it, stop being a #%^*ing cheapskate!" As they say "buy once, cry once".
I have one in 12g, one in 20g. Several hundred rounds through each with no issues. They are what they are. Cheap. And going by the above responses, spotty reliability ? They will never compare to higher quality offerings, but for someone looking to start banging clays go ahead. You can always flip for an upgrade if the sport appeals.
My buddy owns 2 of 'em, a side by and an O/U, both 20ga. and 26" barrels which he uses for partridge hunting. Both have performed flawlessly and he's never had an issue. Are they high quality competition firearms? Of course not! Nor are they meant for such. When we go out for partridge I'm quite content to use either one and with the addition of a Tru-Glo front sight they provide excellent service.
BigUglyMan
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"Good" is a very subjective term. For some people they might be great, while for others they might be garbage. The facts are that it is a very cheap gun. Finish isn't great, reliability may be hit or miss, and the overall feel will not be particularly satisfying compared to higher quality guns. Some people will be just fine with that, and others will hate it.
I saw someone in another thread refer to a rifle as a "Brother-in-Law gun" and, to me, that is exactly where the Stoeger falls...something you would let one of your less knowledgeable friends or relations used so that they don't beat up your higher quality gear.
I saw someone in another thread refer to a rifle as a "Brother-in-Law gun" and, to me, that is exactly where the Stoeger falls...something you would let one of your less knowledgeable friends or relations used so that they don't beat up your higher quality gear.
But a Ford Focus is generally fairly reliable, even if the performance isn't great.
