stoeger vs charles daly

[New_Pollution1086]

I have recently been looking to purchase a semi auto shotgun. I cant decide on the stoeger 2000 or the charles daly. I am looking for something around $500.
Thanks for your help

[Smitty in CT]

Sorry, I see it's not on your list, but, I just had to post....

Have you looked at the Mossberg 930, I have one and it has been flawless.

http://www.mossberg.com/products/default.asp?id=10&section=products

Do a thorough search on them, they are very reliable, easy to clean, and less that your $500 target price.

[ebutler462]

Nix on the Stoeger and the CD. Get yourself a reliable, proven gun for about the same money. A Mossberg 930 comes to mind. Neither the Stoeger 2000 or the CD semi has good enough reviews to waste your money on.

[Ruger4570]

You can also probably get a good used Remington 1100 for the same money and in my opinion, be far better off.

[ebutler462]

Ruger4570, great post. Good thinking. Great advice. Why people think that Benelli clone is worth taking a chance on is beyond the imagination. Been there, done that. Won't do it anymore.

[auto45]

You can buy a very good used Rem 1100 and I concur completely.

[ebutler462]

You can buy a brand new Remington 11-87 Premier for $599.00. A good used 1100 or 11-87 for less than you would pay for the questionable "take your chances" gun.

I have no confidence in the 2000 or the CDs. Get something that is proven to work.

[rantingredneck]

I've never owned a Stoeger, but I did own a Charles Daly MaxiMag 3.5" auto for awhile. It felt solid and handled nice and the first hundred rounds or so saw no problems. Then it started light striking primers on occasion. One of those occasions happened to be when I had a deer in my sights. I traded it in to a gunshop for an 870 shortly after that.

The light strike issue with CD's is pretty common from what I've read. Their customer service also has a reputation for being slow.

[Rich636]

On some of the waterfowl boards I visit the Stoeger 2000 is pretty popular. They purchased a license from Benelli to use their "inertia" locking system. The system in the Benelli is great because it can use the lightest dove loads up to the heaviest goose loads and still function reliably. I would talk to someone who actually owns a Stoeger 2000 though, rather than go on peoples guesses.

[ebutler462]

I have owned a 2000. It is a very crude clone of the Benelli inertia action. I bought it about three years ago. Kept it less than a week. The innards looked like a drunk Turk turned it out on a dark night with a dull file. Some work OK. Some don't. The point I am making is: Why take a chance on a questionable imitation Benelli when you can buy a really proven reliable fun gun for the same money?

With 2000s you roll the dice and take your chances. You just might be one of the lucky ones. Personally I never want to see one of them again.

I don't own one but I have read some really good reviews on the Mossberg 930, a very proven design. I have a Remington 11-87 that I bought used for less than the 2000s cost. My favorite of all time guns is the Franchi 48. I have a 12 and a 20 gauge 48 and over the past 40 years or so they have been faithful. I like to try out various guns, keep them if I like them, trade them if I don't. Of all the guns I have tried over the past 50+ years, the Stoeger 2000 is by far my least favorite. Believe me, it ain't a Benelli. It is a cheap turn out of the basic design.