who makes an affordable O/U shotgun? - Page 2

BoogieMan · March 20, 2015, 06:34 AM

Ruger Red Label is going around $1k and is a beautiful OU. Competes with many in the $15-$1800 range.
If you need to be around $500 the Baikal guns (turkish or russian) are not bad. I picked one up a few years back in 20ga. Handles nice, looks great from 10' away. The internals (ejectors, sides of action etc) are sharper than a razor and need to be gone over with a china stone. I have about a 1000rnds through it and its never had an issue. However it says that it will either extract or eject with a setting change. I have never been able to get it to extract only.
Beware of any used Browning Cynergy- from what I hear they had many issues with them.

Virginian · March 20, 2015, 08:44 AM

Red Label is now history.
You can get good, and reliable, and affordable (cheap?), but not all three in the same gun.

BoogieMan · March 20, 2015, 09:21 AM

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Red Label is now history.

http://www.ruger.com/products/redLabel/index.html

FITASC · March 20, 2015, 03:42 PM

Yep, and it won't be long before parts are unavailable.....

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There are some pretty decent O/U scatterguns at Dick's Sporting Goods

No, really, there aren't.

For the OP's price range, he MIGHT luck into (seriously doubtful though) a used BT-99. In his price range a used Beretta gas gun like a 303, 390 or 391 is actually more doable, better built than stuff from Turkey (and I own a Turkish SxS that is very well made) and it will also stand up to the rigors of a large volume of ammo through it. Huglu makes somewhat decent guns, AKUS makes even better, but most are not designed to go the distance like a BT-99, let alone a Ljutic or Silver Seitz.

BTW, $1500 is nothing for a quality target shotgun, most of the "B" brands in that range (not all mind you) will be field versions, not target versions. And yes, there is a difference, especially in weight.

OkieCruffler · March 20, 2015, 09:40 PM

Red Labels were everywhere when this thread started. Probably a few rotary phones were too.

HiBC · March 20, 2015, 11:06 PM

First,I'm not a trapshooter,and I'm not much of a shotgunner.

Long ago,after getting laid off,I had a little severance pay.Not exactly mad money.I saw a closeout on the Berretta 686 Essential O/U for $599?Maybe $699.
Its been my go-to shotgun ever since..IMO,for an O/U a Berretta 686 is a good,sound shotgun.I do not know the used market on them.

But what I have noticed that has gone on around me,whether its SxS fans,O/U fans,Pump fans,or any other,once they try the Bennelli semi-auto....

Most all seem to end up getting one.

S_Constitutionist · April 7, 2015, 06:20 PM

Turkish made O/Us will simply not hold up to a "serious" volume of targeting shooting. What serious means is up to you, but I've owned a few cheap O/Us and none of them lasted long with how often I shoot.

The Remington 870 trap is affordable and should work very well for you.

glenncal1 · April 8, 2015, 03:27 PM

Browning makes a BPS Trap gun with adjustable chokes so you could use is for just about anything. I think they are $600-700 new

Kreyzhorse · April 8, 2015, 08:23 PM

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Along Big Jim's Browning vein, there's the venerable Browning BT-99 single barrel trap gun that can be had for less than $1,500.

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pete2 · April 9, 2015, 10:59 AM

If you can make do with a field gun instead of an actual trap gun(many shoot field guns) then a used Citori is pretty affordable. If you want an actual o/u trap gun prepare to pay more.

FITASC · April 9, 2015, 11:43 AM

Since it is now four years since the OP, what ever happened?

**Mike Irwin** · April 9, 2015, 11:52 AM

Missed this one when it was resurrected...

Rule of thumb for everyone...

If your only purpose in resurrecting a years-old thread is to comment on it as if the original poster asked the question yesterday....

Don't.

There's a reason the thread went dormant for, in this case, 4 years...

The OP had his questions answered and everyone ran out of something to say.

If you have something to share with the group, then please open a new thread of your own.

Closed.

March 20, 2015, 06:34 AM	#26
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	Ruger Red Label is going around $1k and is a beautiful OU. Competes with many in the $15-$1800 range. If you need to be around $500 the Baikal guns (turkish or russian) are not bad. I picked one up a few years back in 20ga. Handles nice, looks great from 10' away. The internals (ejectors, sides of action etc) are sharper than a razor and need to be gone over with a china stone. I have about a 1000rnds through it and its never had an issue. However it says that it will either extract or eject with a setting change. I have never been able to get it to extract only. Beware of any used Browning Cynergy- from what I hear they had many issues with them. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman "If you find yourself in a fair fight,,, Your tactics suck"- Unknown

March 20, 2015, 08:44 AM	#27
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	Red Label is now history. You can get good, and reliable, and affordable (cheap?), but not all three in the same gun. __________________ What could have happened... did.

March 20, 2015, 09:40 PM	#30
OkieCruffler Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2001 Location: Denison Texas on the banks of Texhoma Posts: 1,556	Red Labels were everywhere when this thread started. Probably a few rotary phones were too. __________________ John A. Monroe, Never Forgive, Never Forget, Blood Pays Blood

April 8, 2015, 03:27 PM	#33
glenncal1 Senior Member Join Date: April 21, 2009 Location: Denver area Posts: 504	Browning makes a BPS Trap gun with adjustable chokes so you could use is for just about anything. I think they are $600-700 new __________________ Jim Many K and N Frames

April 9, 2015, 11:43 AM	#36
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	Since it is now four years since the OP, what ever happened? __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

March 20, 2015, 11:06 PM	#31
HiBC Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2006 Posts: 8,286	First,I'm not a trapshooter,and I'm not much of a shotgunner. Long ago,after getting laid off,I had a little severance pay.Not exactly mad money.I saw a closeout on the Berretta 686 Essential O/U for $599?Maybe $699. Its been my go-to shotgun ever since..IMO,for an O/U a Berretta 686 is a good,sound shotgun.I do not know the used market on them. But what I have noticed that has gone on around me,whether its SxS fans,O/U fans,Pump fans,or any other,once they try the Bennelli semi-auto.... Most all seem to end up getting one.

April 7, 2015, 06:20 PM	#32
S_Constitutionist Senior Member Join Date: April 21, 2009 Posts: 325	Turkish made O/Us will simply not hold up to a "serious" volume of targeting shooting. What serious means is up to you, but I've owned a few cheap O/Us and none of them lasted long with how often I shoot. The Remington 870 trap is affordable and should work very well for you.

April 9, 2015, 10:59 AM	#35
pete2 Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 2,566	If you can make do with a field gun instead of an actual trap gun(many shoot field guns) then a used Citori is pretty affordable. If you want an actual o/u trap gun prepare to pay more.

April 9, 2015, 11:52 AM	#37
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,388	Missed this one when it was resurrected... Rule of thumb for everyone... If your only purpose in resurrecting a years-old thread is to comment on it as if the original poster asked the question yesterday.... Don't. There's a reason the thread went dormant for, in this case, 4 years... The OP had his questions answered and everyone ran out of something to say. If you have something to share with the group, then please open a new thread of your own. Closed. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.