Which is a better side by side Stoeger or Spartan

expeditionx · December 16, 2005, 04:28 AM

Looking at :
A. Reliable hammer system.
B. Durability
C. Fit together well

Clayfish · December 16, 2005, 09:04 AM

If it were up to me i would go with the stoeger.

DPris · December 16, 2005, 12:57 PM

There were occasional quality control problems with the Baikals under EAA, I think Remington's a little more demanding now with them.
I've heard of several locking lug failures & a couple barrel separations with Stoegers.
For personal experience here, my wife's 20-gauge Stoeger coachgun has held up fine with relatively low-powered target loads, after the "Stoeger Lock-up Feature" was removed. Stoegers had a relatively frequent problem with refusing to unlock to open a while back, don't know if it's still an issue. The Baikal I gave her for Christmas two years ago had headspacing problems that EAA denied & wouldn't repair, still sitting at our gunsmith's in a back room somewhere. The EAA Baikal coachgun I've had for about four years runs fine, the Remington Baikal I acquired this summer is fine. Remington's service should be markedly better than EAA's.
Denis

expeditionx · December 16, 2005, 07:37 PM

ok sounds like issues with both.
How is the Stoeger trigger?

DPris · December 16, 2005, 08:21 PM

Usually on the heavy side, can't give you a poundage.
Denis

December 16, 2005, 04:28 AM	#1
expeditionx Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2004 Posts: 330	Which is a better side by side Stoeger or Spartan Looking at : A. Reliable hammer system. B. Durability C. Fit together well

December 16, 2005, 09:04 AM	#2
Clayfish Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 953	If it were up to me i would go with the stoeger.

December 16, 2005, 12:57 PM	#3
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	There were occasional quality control problems with the Baikals under EAA, I think Remington's a little more demanding now with them. I've heard of several locking lug failures & a couple barrel separations with Stoegers. For personal experience here, my wife's 20-gauge Stoeger coachgun has held up fine with relatively low-powered target loads, after the "Stoeger Lock-up Feature" was removed. Stoegers had a relatively frequent problem with refusing to unlock to open a while back, don't know if it's still an issue. The Baikal I gave her for Christmas two years ago had headspacing problems that EAA denied & wouldn't repair, still sitting at our gunsmith's in a back room somewhere. The EAA Baikal coachgun I've had for about four years runs fine, the Remington Baikal I acquired this summer is fine. Remington's service should be markedly better than EAA's. Denis

December 16, 2005, 07:37 PM	#4
expeditionx Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2004 Posts: 330	ok sounds like issues with both. How is the Stoeger trigger?

December 16, 2005, 08:21 PM	#5
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	Usually on the heavy side, can't give you a poundage. Denis