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mcwop · February 6, 2011, 04:00 PM

Recently someone attempted to break into my house while I was home. Researched shotguns and decided to go with the Stoeger Double Defense. Reasons why I chose it are:

Like the short length
SxS is really simple to use, and I just feel comfortable with the SxS as a novice
Can mount a flashlight and/or pistol grip (no need for the top rail IMO)
I like the "tactical" finish because it provides a nice grip - simply flat paint on wood
Easy to disassemble
Reasonable price
Green fiber optic sight made it easy to aim in low light
Each barrel features eight ports to reduce muzzle rise, making that second shot extremely rapid - this proved out in shooting it.

So I took it to the range with friends, and this is the first shotgun I have fired. Studied up on stance etc... beforehand.

I found the gun very easy to load, disengage the safety, then fire each chamber using 9 pellet, 2 3/4 00 buck shot at a silhouette target . The gun feels on the heavier side, but this seemed to make the gun jump less - felt well balanced. At 25 feet very easy to hit the target at center. Went as far as 60 feet, and hit the target consistently with 4-5 of the 9 pellets.

I do not have a lot to compare it to being new to this, but overall this gun was very manageable for me, and a friends 16 year old daughter.

Now, there was one issue, and I have found some evidence of it around the net with the single trigger Stoegers. We think we had a double barrel fire with one pull of the trigger, which I understand should NOT happen. That happened once, and we went through a total of 50 rounds. I guess I will contact Stoeger this week and have them advise on the double fire. I will post back here once I find out more. EDIT - It is possible that this was a double trigger pull too - I was not the one firing so tough to say.

February 6, 2011, 04:00 PM	#1
mcwop Member Join Date: February 6, 2011 Posts: 34	Stoeger Double Defense Review - and possible double fire ? Recently someone attempted to break into my house while I was home. Researched shotguns and decided to go with the Stoeger Double Defense. Reasons why I chose it are: Like the short length SxS is really simple to use, and I just feel comfortable with the SxS as a novice Can mount a flashlight and/or pistol grip (no need for the top rail IMO) I like the "tactical" finish because it provides a nice grip - simply flat paint on wood Easy to disassemble Reasonable price Green fiber optic sight made it easy to aim in low light Each barrel features eight ports to reduce muzzle rise, making that second shot extremely rapid - this proved out in shooting it. So I took it to the range with friends, and this is the first shotgun I have fired. Studied up on stance etc... beforehand. I found the gun very easy to load, disengage the safety, then fire each chamber using 9 pellet, 2 3/4 00 buck shot at a silhouette target . The gun feels on the heavier side, but this seemed to make the gun jump less - felt well balanced. At 25 feet very easy to hit the target at center. Went as far as 60 feet, and hit the target consistently with 4-5 of the 9 pellets. I do not have a lot to compare it to being new to this, but overall this gun was very manageable for me, and a friends 16 year old daughter. Now, there was one issue, and I have found some evidence of it around the net with the single trigger Stoegers. We think we had a double barrel fire with one pull of the trigger, which I understand should NOT happen. That happened once, and we went through a total of 50 rounds. I guess I will contact Stoeger this week and have them advise on the double fire. I will post back here once I find out more. EDIT - It is possible that this was a double trigger pull too - I was not the one firing so tough to say. Last edited by mcwop; February 6, 2011 at 05:44 PM.