Charles Daly o/u

[George P]

And I understand completely. I bought my Browning Gti when they were discontinued in 1994 for right at $1K, and I had 2 small kids, mortgage, etc. 24 years later, I brought it out of retirement. It has ~ 300,000 rounds through it. Ammo and target costs, together, over that time period, would average at least .50/ammp and clay, so you can see that "buy once, cry once" fits here. And that is just for that 1 shotgun...... But it is also my main hobby - don't go to bars, don't build race cars or own boats, play golf or even do much fishing, so it was worth it to me to get something decent that will last. Now, if I could scrimp, save, sell off some guns and get something higher end like a Perazzi or Kolar or Kreighoff - I would. (Those are now running in the $12,000 range)

 

[cdb1]

I’ve read numerous times if you are a serious shooter, the cost of a shotgun is almost nothing compared to what you pay in range fees and for ammunition. Even if you are not a serious shooter if you pay $2k for an O/U then your cost is $50.00 a year if you keep it for 40 years. Looked at that way a good O/U isn’t expensive at all. It’s that upfront large sum of money that’s hard to swallow even knowing what was just stated.

George P. This is the first time I’ve seen Patek Philippe mentioned on a firearms forum. I’ve lusted after one for years.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

There are piles of used Browning Citori shotguns out there that can be had for the price of a new Turkish gun.

 

[eastbank]

yes and they last and can be rebuilt if needed pretty cheap(fireing pins-springs-locking lug) with service being available, there is a browning repair-warrenty gunsmith about 45 miles from me. I own seven browning shotguns, two double barrels-four o/u,s and one single barrel and have never had to replace any parts, just clean them after use. the most shot is my BT-100 with over 40,000 rounds thru it, both factory and reloads. .

 

[Bushpilot]

For the most part a quality SxS or O/U makes for a great gun that is a joy to shoot and own, while a inexpensive SxS or O/U is usually not worth buying. A good pump or auto is usually much better for the same money then a cheap double or O/U... There are a few exceptions but this is usually the case..

Charles Daly O/Us run the Gambit from mediocre to very high quality. Some of these older high end CDs are made by top shelf makers and occasionally you can get a great deal on a very good gun just because it's labeled CD instead of the premium brand. Ditto everything cdb1 said in post #3

 

[SwampWolf]

For the most part a quality SxS or O/U makes for a great gun that is a joy to shoot and own, while a inexpensive SxS or O/U is usually not worth buying. A good pump or auto is usually much better for the same money then a cheap double or O/U... There are a few exceptions but this is usually the case..

I agree with this. One avenue to getting an affordable, yet quality, sxs or o/u is to spend some time looking at used shotguns. With due diligence, sometimes it's possible to have your cake and eat it too.

 

[loose noose]

I've got a Browning BSS in 20 gauge the Sporter version, a Browning BT99, and a Browning Gold Hunter in 12Ga., I've never had a problem with any of those three, and I've had at least 40,000 rounds thru the BT99, and about 15,000 thru the BSS, and pretty close to 10,000 thru the Browning Gold Hunter. BTW I bought the BSS in 1975 for about $300.00 brand new. All three Brownings have had a mix of factory as well as reloaded ammo shot thru them, and I haven't had a lick of problems with any of them.

The only shotguns, I've had to work on to make them somewhat reliable are the Russian, and Chinese shotguns, not to mention smoothing out the innards in order to make them function properly.