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So I'm the not so proud owner of a warrior semi auto shotgun that was somewhat reliable when I bought it but now it has fallen on its face from double feeding constantly. Also some times fail to extract.

I'm not sure what to do to fix this issue as I have all the spare parts I could find and nothing seems to be put of place. If I can not fix this it will be going up on ee with all the parts I own for it and the spares.

That aside im wondering what semi auto shotguns are out there that are actually reliable. I use this for waterfowl/geese/grouse and when I went geese hunting this year I was single shell loading into the camber that was my only option.
 
I had a Warrior shotgun as well.
It was awfull. I spent WAY more time on it than it was worth.

I took it apart for the 10th time and said "no more !"

I put it on the EE "still in parts" sold it as a project.

It sold in 15minutes LOL

wished I could have been more helpfull.

I bought a Canuk engage semi, LOVE it !
 
That's just it im over it im sure there is someone out there that could fix it but I have grown tired of it I would really like a semi for hunting with a 26/28 barrel.
I just dont want another warrior thing happening again someone told me to look into revolution armoury and they are another turkey made shotgun and anything on the cheaper price side kinda scares me.
 
Instead of being disappointed in another cheap gun, save up your pennies and "buy once cry once."

I would run a pump over running a crappy semi.
 
cam1936 said:
Instead of being disappointed in another cheap gun, save up your pennies and "buy once cry once."

I would run a pump over running a crappy semi.
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True I could run my 870, kinda thinking maybe that's the best option my buddy had a versa max and had nothing but issues
 
Please do everyone in the firearms community a favour and make this known. I feel like I am farting against thunder when I tell people what has already been stated..."buy once, cry once". Seems every time someone posts a question asking if they should buy a $400 turkish knockoff, some experienced members caution against it and suggest buying one of the several thousand offerings of good used guns, only to have the usual responses suggesting the opposite. If someone endorses one of these turkish guns, one should really ask their usage level. I would suggest 25 slugs a year shooting at pumpkins behind the barn does not qualify a gun as "great". If it makes you happy, well that is great...but be specific about your ACTUAL experience. I realize some guys do detail this and for that, I applaud them.
 
There is a reason when threads come up asking about cheap priced semi's the people with lots of expereience try to direct buyers to save up a few extra dollars and buy a semi from a company with a history of producing reliable guns and models. Steer away from the turkish built guns if you want a gun that is going to work! There are so many good options out there that run $1000-$2000 that will serve you well for years to come and handle tens of thousands of rounds before a breakdown. I shoot a Winchester SX3 I bought off the EE used(1 box tired through it) for $700 and I put close to 10 flats of target ammo through it between the skeet field and shooting pigeons on a fellows farm last summer and just shy of 4 flats of heavy waterfowl loads during the past hunting season without a hiccup and did about the same amount of ammo through it the previous year and have not experienced a single failure of any kind.
 
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I run 3 beretta a400 semis and my main waterfowl gun is a beretta a303.
If shopping used id look for a mod choked beretta a301/2/3 or 391 series. Shopping new id suggest a beretta a400. If money is tight the new a300 outlander series seems to be a well built cheaper alternative

I have put some turkish semi autos thru extensive use. Some hold up better than others. My asena was basically flawless for the first 3500 rounds. I had one shell hang up in the ejection port around the 1500rnd mark but it was a well used hull that had a few to many uses. A simple knock and it came out and loaded another round and i still broke the second target of the pair. That gun broke several parts in the 40 thousand rounds it saw. Several of my buddies have bought the same gun and they are still running flawless. Others havent made it thru a flat of shells without issues. Im currently putting rounds a charles daly 20ga semi. I use it with steel loads for ducks and on the skeet field. So far only about 1000 rounds thru it but its been flawless so far.
Although i play with cheaper guns i always compare them to my berettas and the berettas are a superior gun in every aspect.
My suggestion is if buying a cheaper turkish brand buy from a dealer with a known reputation for taking care of their customers. Such as prophet river or corwin arms. That way if there is an issue they will see it thru and get you the parts. Dealing with corwin arms was exceptional. An email of the broken part was all it took. Part sent out same day free of charge. Other brands from other dealers have led to frustration and 6 month wait and i had to eventually track down the company in turkey and make a case directly to get the parts i needed.
Best of luck moving forward. I hope things work out for you
 
It has been a good shotgun. The "real' B guns just don't appeal to me unless it is an early 300 series Beretta. The current crop are just too spendy with lots of other good options not so spendy. A real good research attempt on B gun problems will reveal that they have enough issues to consider before buying one. I own and shoot two Turkish built Armsans and they have been real good also. I understand the buy the best and use it forever advice but a lot of people (like me) just don't have that much money around in one lump (that probably needs to be spent elsewhere) to buy a shotgun. Dilly touched on buying used and I agree. Walnut stocked blued steel or alloy guns are out there of excellent quality and priced affordable in the used market. But buyer beware used guns are like used automobiles you have to be careful. But back to the OP sell the gun for parts and I can surely recommend an Armsan A612 to meet your needs. Lot's of tests on the net to prove this.

Darryl
 
Well thats just it I put probably 1200 round through the thing then it just decided I don't wanna work anymore visually and mechanically every thing looks fine and operates fine just obviously is not. I would like to throw money at a new gun that's 1200-1500 but that certainly isn't an option for me I use my firearms for a purpose and likely to get beat on from the range and the bush.

Dlask 870 barrel seems more of an option than anything now, I get buy once cry once but then again I know alot of people who have bought once cried just as much as me lol
 
1rstEncountr said:
Well thats just it I put probably 1200 round through the thing then it just decided I don't wanna work anymore visually and mechanically every thing looks fine and operates fine just obviously is not. I would like to throw money at a new gun that's 1200-1500 but that certainly isn't an option for me I use my firearms for a purpose and likely to get beat on from the range and the bush.

Dlask 870 barrel seems more of an option than anything now, I get buy once cry once but then again I know alot of people who have bought once cried just as much as me lol
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So buy good used?
Buying junk won't change that it's just that..........junk.

Save yer kibble's'n bits and have a long range plan to purchase
something werth own'in.

I'm a few hundred away from a new dump trailer.
One hundred hundrittz's............................................:nest:
 
madtrapper143 said:
It has been a good shotgun. The "real' B guns just don't appeal to me unless it is an early 300 series Beretta. The current crop are just too spendy with lots of other good options not so spendy. A real good research attempt on B gun problems will reveal that they have enough issues to consider before buying one. I own and shoot two Turkish built Armsans and they have been real good also. I understand the buy the best and use it forever advice but a lot of people (like me) just don't have that much money around in one lump (that probably needs to be spent elsewhere) to buy a shotgun. Dilly touched on buying used and I agree. Walnut stocked blued steel or alloy guns are out there of excellent quality and priced affordable in the used market. But buyer beware used guns are like used automobiles you have to be careful. But back to the OP sell the gun for parts and I can surely recommend an Armsan A612 to meet your needs. Lot's of tests on the net to prove this.

Darryl
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The B gun's have indeed had their fair share of problems but there's been so many of them made that the problems are well documented and easy to find with a google search, not so with the newer Turkish made guns that are relatively new on the market. Frankly I'm not much of a semi auto shotgun guy and although I've had a few I really don't have much use for them. I keep a plastic stocked semi around for the goose blind and have a Beretta A303 that is a real delight to shoot and IMO one of the very best semi's ever made, sadly I rarely shoot it but have chosen not to sell it mainly because the gun is in like new condition. Some of the few times it see's the light of day is when we do a barnyard Pidgeon shoot where I like to have that third shell in the gun.
 
This subject comes up over and over and over again. "I bought a cheap gun, one of the cheapest I could find and now it's broke. What are some better entry level guns that will last? " Then when the suggestions from knowledgeable experienced people try to point the OP to a better quality gun ( more expensive of course, quality comes at a price) we see a response like " I don't want to pay more than a basic price, I'm too hard on my equipment" or some form of "I don't want a more expensive gun, just a better one".
There is a good reason why some guns are much more expensive than other, seemingly similar ones. Quality means much more than bling, it extends from the design on paper to the selection of materials and components to manufacture and on to customer service. Cutting corners at any stage along the way will compromise the final result be it a gun, a car, a television or the food you buy. If you must have a lower priced gun (or car, or cell phone) because of severe budget limitations then do your homework and search the internet for reviews on the candidates you are looking at. There are Turkish guns that have been on the market long enough to establish a track record, good or bad, guns with names like CZ, Huglu, Churchill, Savage, Stevens are building a reputation. Obscure makers and house brands have no reputation to protect, they'll pump out whatever they can make the most profit on and if it fails to provide satisfaction after a few years we'll just change some detail and the model or name and go again. I know you want it NOW but but don't complain when that plan fails to produce good results. A good used gun by any established maker will cost no more than a cheap POS, will last longer, give more satisfaction and will still have a reasonable resale value when you get tired of it. Why ask for advice on this subject then argue against good experienced advice when you get it?
 
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