Recomend an O/U for me.

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I am looking to pick up a mid level Over and under Shotgun for Sheet/Trap and some hunting. I would like you recoment a company / model .

Looking to spend between $400 - $900


and tell me why.

Thanks for your help.

--Mike
 
In the store we have Mossberg's in the mid-$500s. I can't tell you how long it will last with use, but a lot of people chose it as an entry level gun.

I personally believe the best value in the mid $700s is the Lanber 2087. Very nice gun for the money. Tight, well made.

I'm also a big fan of the CZ Woodcock in the $1100 range. One of the best looking IMO.

Then you jump up to the Beretta's starting at around $1500. Beretta's are considered heirlooms and will be my next purchase.
 
I like the Remington in the $400.00 and under range - built in Russia, robust, and nice looking for the money - triggers feel crisp. Savage offerings in the $500.00 range - very nicely presented and feel pretty smooth - looks like a much more expensive gun that the short money suggests. I also like Franchi/Benelli in the $700.00 and up range. I sold one on Saturday which was just a beautiful shotgun - Franchi barrel steel is quite something and wherever they find the wood for their furniture must be some secret forest - stunning - especially for the money.
 
Look for a used Ruger Red Label. You should be able to find one in or near the upper end of your price range. They are VERY well made, and Ruger will stand behind it. Plus I think it is one of the better looking guns out there.
 
Look for a used Ruger Red Label. You should be able to find one in or near the upper end of your price range. They are VERY well made, and Ruger will stand behind it. Plus I think it is one of the better looking guns out there.

I second this. If you are going to shoot it a lot then don't cheap out. the cheap euro's shoot loose quickly.
 
In the store we have Mossberg's in the mid-$500s. I can't tell you how long it will last with use, but a lot of people chose it as an entry level gun.

I personally believe the best value in the mid $700s is the Lanber 2087. Very nice gun for the money. Tight, well made.

I'm also a big fan of the CZ Woodcock in the $1100 range. One of the best looking IMO.

Then you jump up to the Beretta's starting at around $1500. Beretta's are considered heirlooms and will be my next purchase.

+1 Lanber makes a great O/U
 
See if you can find a Charles Daly from the days when Miroku was making them. Miroku now makes the Citori for Browning, but in the day they were making a very similar design for the Daly brand. Very nice guns - excellent balance, hand engraving. I have four of them in four different gauges and a couple of different grades and I like them every bit as much as my Citori and Superposed. Kittery usually has a few, and they're typically in the $500 to $700 range, depending on gauge (smaller gauge, more $), grade (more engraving, more $), and configuration (longer barrels, tighter chokes, generally less $). A good shotgun should feel alive in your hands and the cheaper ones never do. The old Miroku Dalys had that feel.
 
Beretta SO9

Oh, you meant $900, not $90000 [grin]

You may be able to find a used Beretta for that price... I'd go with that over anything else.
 
The one gun mentioned that I hate is the Ruger Red Label. I get those in for repair with ejector problems all the time. What I have that will last you your life time is an over under Winchester Supreme. Made in Belguim, 3 screw in choke tubes, Ported barrels, 12 ga brand NIB for $900. Those guns are out there reasonable now.
Take care and shoot straight
 
Citori

You can find a decent Browning Citori, used, at the upper end of this price list and have a top-notch gun that will sell easily in the future.

I was able to get a Citori on GunBroker for $850, but FFL costs on both ends brought that up to maybe $930.

Bill
 
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