N.e.f. Tracker ii slug gun quality?

old fart · December 2, 2012, 03:18 PM

i have a chance at a good deal at a local shop i think. they have a new nef tracker 2 slug gun for $139 down from the regular $209. the gun is brand new but old stock, it is a nef made in gardner mass. the store is selling the gun as they said they've had it a few years. is this a good deal?, i have been looking for a slug gun. is this a good gun? thanks

hogdogs · December 2, 2012, 03:51 PM

Not a gentleman's arm to be sure but a well made gun they are... And to some extent, these are the Contender of the shotgun world in that to some degree there are various barrels for each receiver class... $139 is going rate for an NEF baseline walmart shelf 12 gauge...

Brent

jackpine · December 2, 2012, 10:53 PM

not a bad price and they are good shooters, buy it.

PetahW · December 4, 2012, 01:07 PM

FWIW, "NEF" and "quality" shouldn't be used in the same sentence/thought - but they ARE decent deer-gettin' tools, and a very good value (more bang for your buck, if you'll pardon the pun).

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old fart · December 4, 2012, 06:59 PM

i have one more question and if the answer is what i need then i'm going to get it in the morning. i am on a very tight budget and have never been able to see giving $10 or more for 5 sabot slugs. i get the remington sluggers $9.47 for 15 of them, can i shoot the regulars slugs in the tracker ll ? and if so will it shoot them accurate?, my shots at deer will be under 100yds most shots at 50 or less. thanks

hogdogs · December 4, 2012, 07:38 PM

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=508080

Some folks in this thread getting good or better than good results putting "pumpkin slugs" thru a rifled barrel with great results...

Brent

old fart · December 7, 2012, 07:49 PM

well i got good news then bad news, (GOOD NEWS) i went to get the gun today and the guy at the store said since the gun had been there awhile and the lighter guns don't sell good i could get it for $125otd WOW so i bought it. (BAD NEWS) i get it home load a slug in it and pull the trigger, the gun fires the breaks open and ejects the empty well i tried a second shell same thingi took it back and they gave me a refund. i liked it too, it handeled great if it just wasn't breaking down when shooting. the factory should have caught this. thanks

December 2, 2012, 03:18 PM	#1
old fart Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 2009 Posts: 405	N.e.f. Tracker ii slug gun quality? i have a chance at a good deal at a local shop i think. they have a new nef tracker 2 slug gun for $139 down from the regular $209. the gun is brand new but old stock, it is a nef made in gardner mass. the store is selling the gun as they said they've had it a few years. is this a good deal?, i have been looking for a slug gun. is this a good gun? thanks

December 4, 2012, 06:59 PM	#5
old fart Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 2009 Posts: 405	i have one more question and if the answer is what i need then i'm going to get it in the morning. i am on a very tight budget and have never been able to see giving $10 or more for 5 sabot slugs. i get the remington sluggers $9.47 for 15 of them, can i shoot the regulars slugs in the tracker ll ? and if so will it shoot them accurate?, my shots at deer will be under 100yds most shots at 50 or less. thanks Last edited by old fart; December 4, 2012 at 07:07 PM.

December 2, 2012, 03:51 PM	#2
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	Not a gentleman's arm to be sure but a well made gun they are... And to some extent, these are the Contender of the shotgun world in that to some degree there are various barrels for each receiver class... $139 is going rate for an NEF baseline walmart shelf 12 gauge... Brent

December 2, 2012, 10:53 PM	#3
jackpine Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2010 Posts: 351	not a bad price and they are good shooters, buy it.

December 4, 2012, 01:07 PM	#4
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	FWIW, "NEF" and "quality" shouldn't be used in the same sentence/thought - but they ARE decent deer-gettin' tools, and a very good value (more bang for your buck, if you'll pardon the pun). .

December 4, 2012, 07:38 PM	#6
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=508080 Some folks in this thread getting good or better than good results putting "pumpkin slugs" thru a rifled barrel with great results... Brent

December 7, 2012, 07:49 PM	#7
old fart Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 2009 Posts: 405	well i got good news then bad news, (GOOD NEWS) i went to get the gun today and the guy at the store said since the gun had been there awhile and the lighter guns don't sell good i could get it for $125otd WOW so i bought it. (BAD NEWS) i get it home load a slug in it and pull the trigger, the gun fires the breaks open and ejects the empty well i tried a second shell same thingi took it back and they gave me a refund. i liked it too, it handeled great if it just wasn't breaking down when shooting. the factory should have caught this. thanks