Turkish shotguns the anti Christ of Uplands

[Backwoods]

Had good luck with an Akkar Churchill 206.

Buddy shoots a Yildiz (as seen above in the link) that he got on a crazy deal from a B-Gun Boy and he likes it a lot.

Both have around teh same round count ~2000 and going strong.

My primary is a 725 sporting, but I haven't been able to fault the others too much for the price.

 

[3macs1]

I took 2 Remingtons to make it through a 400 target shoot, can't imagine how many I'd have needed to get through a 1000-2000 target shoot? Might explain why one of the fellows we shoot with who has been shooting 1100's for close to 40 years carries 3-6 with him to every shoot! For that kind of $ I can shoot one Perazzi and save a ton of trunk space!

Doesn't matter how many he comes with he never has to quit shooting registered because his gun broke LOL
When I first shot skeet it was two 1100 410, 28ga, 20 and 12 every trip plus enough parts to build 5 more of each LOL
Take care

 

[TheFalseProphet]

Many shooters do not own an identical back-up trap combo and when you shoot registered you tend to want to stick to the gun that you use for that purpose. He said he just shot informal trap until the gun he uses for registered came in.....I guess I should have clarified that for the guys who do not shoot registered targets.....I own several guns myself but only two trap guns, my dedicated singles gun and my dedicated doubles gun. I don't have a back-up to each though my doubles gun would be back-up to my singles gun if it went down.

I think I see what's going on here.

I had to google "shooting trap registered" to see that means some sort of organized sport. If you're competing somehow I can understand wanting to stick with one gun per sport/discipline/flavour/etc. That's not my intended use at all. I get out to the range so infrequently that I just want something less likely to break as often as a $649 Stoeger Condor, but doesn't tie up too much of my money sitting idle in the safe. I have other hobbies that cost money too, and I don't want to be eyeing a new purchase and be tempted to sell my O/U to fund it.

More likely than not I'll get a gun that will be free of major issues for tens of thousands of rounds, and it'll take me decades to wear it out. If I'm wrong, I can either give up on the O/U idea or buy a better one. Wasted money, sure, but I can't take it with me...

 

[the spank]

Doesn't matter how many he comes with he never has to quit shooting registered because his gun broke LOL
When I first shot skeet it was two 1100 410, 28ga, 20 and 12 every trip plus enough parts to build 5 more of each LOL
Take care

You keep proving my point, lol. He brought our squad to a halt no less than a half dozen times at Canadians with gun failures. He had to swap out three guns over the course of a 200 singles event and rebuild or repair them each day over three days to keep them going over the course of the 700 targets weekend. When newbies ask what to buy to shoot trap with he emphatically says a Remington 1100...to which I add yes if you like watching the shoot from a picnic table while repairing your gun...

 

[3macs1]

You keep proving my point, lol. He brought our squad to a halt no less than a half dozen times at Canadians with gun failures. He had to swap out three guns over the course of a 200 singles event and rebuild or repair them each day over three days to keep them going over the course of the 700 targets weekend. When newbies ask what to buy to shoot trap with he emphatically says a Remington 1100...to which I add yes if you like watching the shoot from a picnic table while repairing your gun...

Sounds to me he didnot know his 1100's very well. I have many with over 100,000 rounds and only an o ring replaced and not that is failed just that I figured time to change. I remember braking one bolt and two action arms in 12ga and that was about it and in those years I was a over 20,0000 a year man if you added up the four gauges
take care

 

[brybenn]

$3400? Werent those combos only $2200? I know theyve jumped in price within the last year

 

[the spank]

Sounds to me he didnot know his 1100's very well. I have many with over 100,000 rounds and only an o ring replaced and not that is failed just that I figured time to change. I remember braking one bolt and two action arms in 12ga and that was about it and in those years I was a over 20,0000 a year man if you added up the four gauges
take care

He was a gun shop owner and gun repairer almost his entire adult life and just retired this past summer at 80 years of age. I think he knows his 1100's, he owns many. Anyways enough...

 

[the spank]

18432812[/URL]]$3400? Werent those combos only $2200? I know theyve jumped in price within the last year

He told me he paid $3100 for it. When he told me he said it would have cost him triple that for a used P Gun or new B gun combo so he figured even if it lasted 5 years or so he could buy three over 15-20 years as one for triple the price all at once..,

 

[3macs1]

He was a gun shop owner and gun repairer almost his entire adult life and just retired this past summer at 80 years of age. I think he knows his 1100's, he owns many. Anyways enough...

Honestly means nothing IMHO so was my old man and his problem was he would wait for something to break before he fixed it even knowing parts were worn out and should be changed. If you cannot get your 1100 to do 700 rounds without breaking you should not be using one
Bet I own more have 8 just in 410 and 28ga four in 16ga etc etc etc LOL

The 1100 allowed the average Joe to shoot back in the day and helped grow the shooting sports more than any other shotguns to this day . Are they as good as semi's today NOPE but I sure would put my superx1's against anything being produced now and see who breaks first
Take care

 

[skinsfan0260]

I bought one once when wholesale sports had them online. Closeout price was ridiculously cheap. It's been a while since I bought it but if memory serves I paid around 200 for a 12 guage semiautomatic. It's hands down the best shotgun I own. Not the prettiest gun but I love it. I also own a Girsan 9mm and like it as much as my Glock

 

[dand883]

I bought one once when wholesale sports had them online. Closeout price was ridiculously cheap. It's been a while since I bought it but if memory serves I paid around 200 for a 12 guage semiautomatic. It's hands down the best shotgun I own. Not the prettiest gun but I love it. I also own a Girsan 9mm and like it as much as my Glock

At the time i looked at most of those Pardus shotguns they were clearing out and thought there's no way i would use most of them. Ended up rolling the dice on a couple of the 20ga's and ever since i wish i had gotten a few different configurations while they were available.

 

[SuperCub]

I used a CZ Bobwhite in 16 bore for awhile. Made by Huglu. Good solid gun that handled well. Traded it off and I still miss it. It was a sxs and not really a clays gun. It served well for grouse and woodcock though. Would not hesitate to buy another but the 16 bores have become somewhat hard to find.

Darryl

I pre-paid for one of those in a 20ga from Epps years ago. The deal was that I was to pay for it in full before the batch came in and I was to get the pick-of-the-litter nicest one.

When it finally arrived, I was pleased with the shotgun, but I've seen nicer grain on a pc of cardboard. I used it for a couple yrs and then flogged it off. I couldn't bear looking at it. I never bought much from Wes after that.

 

[madtrapper143]

I got mine from Prophet River. I had the choice of two. One was like the 20 bore you described. The other had some decent figured walnut. IIRC it was on sale for 799.00. Again I wish I still had it.

Darryl

 

[Brutus]

I don't know much about the Huglu newer shotguns and such. But I think if I didn't own an SKB right now, I would probably would own a Citori or Winchester 101, or maybe a Beretta 600 series or a Caesar O/U?
I admit freely I have never owned any of these.