Stoger sxs what's your thoughts

Earlier this year I had one brought to me, a 12 ga, that wouldn't fire. I removed the firing pin bushings, the firing pins, and springs, cleaned everything up, reassembled it, and it began to work. One complaint I've heard is that the pivot pin is soft, and overtime a space develops between the barrels and receiver. I don't know what would be involved cost wise with replacing the factory hinge pin with a harder one, but silk purses and sow's ears come to mind. Some people might object to extractors rather than ejectors, but on a low cost gun, an extractor is probably more positive and reliable. On the example I worked on, there was significant difference in the feel of the triggers, but I wouldn't call either particularly good.
 
Owned one of their Coach guns for a while (double trigger), used it as a fun skeet gun from time to time, put around 5K through it, never a problem and eventually sold it on the EE.
Worked perfectly well.
 
Are Stoger and Baikal(?) the same guns?

Or am I thinking of something else...

I was thinking of an inexpensive SXS for running some old black powder shells through. An LGS has some of them in stock.

My very first time with a shotgun was an old damascus double when I was about 12, with shoulder-bruising BP loads.

Good times. good times...
 
I have two Baikal SxS and my neighbor has one single barrel version - they are good old Made in the USSR tank-like shottys that won't win and prizes for looks but work in all conditions and can take a serious beating. Ideal quad or truck guns. Kinda like SKS' :)
 
I've got the coach gun supreme (2 triggers). I bought it for the better recoil pad and chokes. I do love my shotgun, I've hunted with it (deer) and busted a lot of clays with it.

One problem, loose fore end, it wasn't loose at first, but loosened over time as I've shot it. I resolved that by stuffing some material between it and the barrels to tighten up the gap.

Beyond that, its worked 100%. Nothing says fun like letting both barrels off at the same time lol!
 
I've owned two stoeger (IGA) coachguns, the 20 ga and 12 ga, and they were both good little guns for the money. Kind of wish I hadn't sold them. These were made in the 90's, no complaints with them, but the 12 guage would benefit from a good recoil pad.
 
I used a 28 for a bit while I was waiting for another guns a few years back.
It was okay, never misfired or locked up on firing, a but clunky, but a serviceable shotgun for sure.
It's not a Ugartechea or a Greener, but then it is not priced the same either!
Cat
 
I have had two so far. A O/U i sold years ago, and a Uplander SXS 410. No mechanical, looseness, FTF, or anything from them. The O/U and 410 both had really weak bluing. Not even sure if it is bluing, or some other process. Very prone to rusting.

Should not have sold the O/U as it was the shotgun i did the best with on Ducks and Geese. Love my little 410 for grouse.
 
They are heavy and a bit crude but very serviceable. Make sure you look at a few in the box and pick the best one. My 410 coach gun was the best of the bunch, even bluing, nice wood/metal fit and the triggers have roughly even pull & travel. I use mine quite a bit on logging roads for grouse and it's been great. The full size SxS's are far too heavy and clunky IMO, the coach gun is neat and handy though.
 
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