Bout to Buy me a O/U

[rg1964]

I want to spend be between 7 and 8 hundred. I have a Rem 870 now but started doing some skeet shooting and really want a o/u for around that price. What do you guy suggest?

 

[Danny]

Well, you have either too much, or not enough. LOL A really good over/under can run well over a thousand. There are some less expensive ones that you can usually find at Bass Pro, or Academy. Usually in the $400-600.00 range. Make sure you look them over. Ejectors are your friend! Especially when bird hunting and the action is hot. A lot of the cheaper guns don't have ejectors. They pop out just enough where you can get a grip on them and remove them manually. Also, a selector switch for the barrels is a nice feature to have. Some cheaper guns don't have them, some do.

Good luck. I used to have a Franchi Veloce O/U in 20 gauge that I loved.

 

[Wormydog1724]

Go to Gene Sears in El Reno. He has some really nice used skeet guns.

 

[surjimmy]

Talk to Dan at Freedom Pawn in Okc 470-1000

 

[Glocktogo]

For that price range I'd look for a good condition used Browning Citori. It will hold its value better and you'll enjoy it more than a new O/U you could buy for that price.

 

[WhiteyMacD]

If you are only shooting clays where you are limited to two shots, fine. If you plan on anything else with the gun, I would strongly advise you to look into semi auto.

Im not discrediting O/U's. I shot competitively from the age of 12 to 20 and I have several O/Us including one that costs as much as a new Toyota Corola.

That all said, the O/U has some major drawbacks. Recoil, roundcount, and accuracy are to name a few. So like I said, just going to be shooting clays, fine. Go buy a yildz or a cheaper brand and see if you like O/Us first. Going to hunt with it? Save yourself some trouble and go get a good SA.

Again, just my .02 from a competitor/hunter perspective. (well, in all honesty, I havent competed in 12 years).

 

[liliysdad]

I disagree. I used nothing but autos for the last twenty years, and recently switched to an O/U for all uses. I could not be happier. I prefer the O/U for hunting by a large margin, and with clays, its a completely different world.

I would suggest saving a bit more money. For 1100-1300, you can get into a really nice used Browning or Franchi. I shoot a Browning Cynergy 20, and absolutely love it.

 

[ez bake]

CDNNInvestments.com always seems to have good deals on shot-guns in their catalog.

 

[WhiteyMacD]

I disagree. I used nothing but autos for the last twenty years, and recently switched to an O/U for all uses. I could not be happier. I prefer the O/U for hunting by a large margin, and with clays, its a completely different world.

I would suggest saving a bit more money. For 1100-1300, you can get into a really nice used Browning or Franchi. I shoot a Browning Cynergy 20, and absolutely love it.

You cant exactly disagree that there is accuracy issues in a dual barrel system, you also cant argue that recoil will be significantly more on a fixed breech shotgun, you also cant argue that capacity is lower on an O/U.

So what is it that you disagree with? What are you counterpoints? Or do you like the O/U because it feels cooler than a pump or sa? If thats the reason, fine, I'm not knocking you for it. I still hunt pheasant with an O/U. But for dove, quail etc... pbth. But what I said is the facts, there are multiple reasons NOT to get a O/U.

 

[liliysdad]

For upland bird hunting, you lose one round. One round is hardly worth worrying about, in exchange for a much better handling and shooting gun. While the loss of a round is a fact, I do not see it as a detractor in any way.

I have yet to see an accuracy issue with a double. I kill the same amount of birds, if not more with the double, with either barrel.

I suppose recoil could be an issue. I have never noticed it, but it is logical. I shoot a 20ga, just because the gun handles better. I went from shooting a 20ga 1100 to a 20ga double, and have not noticed a difference in recoil either way.

Im not arguing about the factuality any of your points, with the possible exception of the accuracy. I am simply stating that I dont see them as a negative. There are just as many reasons not to get an auto, or a pump.