Stoeger Coach Gun?

[Panzerschwein]

Hi everyone! I'm on the quest for a new shotgun, and I have to say, I have wanted a double barrel side by side shogun with a short barrel since I was a kid.

My Dad had a beautiful Browning BSS 20 gauge that was just awesome to shoot growing up, so much like Dad's S&W Model 36 revolver, I am naturally drawn to side by side shotguns I guess as I am also a revolver person!

After doing some reading on affordable side by side shotguns that fit the profile of being in 12 gauge, with factory barrels of between 18.5-20" in length, I came across the Stoeger Coach Guns. These are currently being made:

http://www.stoegerindustries.com/coach-guns-single-and-double-trigger-shotguns

I am interested in the 12 gauge blued coach gun with double triggers, as I've heard the single trigger models can have some issues. I'd prefer the reliability and simplicity of the double trigger system. These guns are hammerless, which I like, and while they don't have ejectors like Dad's old Browning BSS, I've read that the spent hulls will easily fall out of the gun if you polish up the chambers a bit.

I am wondering how these shotguns hold up. Are they reliable? Are they known to be problematic? How is Stoeger's customer service if I have an issue?

My uses for this little coach gun will be for mostly just plinking in the woods, blasting milk jugs and all manner of everything else that is safe to blast and doesn't have a heartbeat!! The gun might also be used for backup home defense. I plan to run all manner of low AND high brass in the gun. Any ammo I should avoid? Will these guns take a steady diet of 00 buckshot?

Basically, I need to know weather to get one of these or not, because it sure looks exactly like what I'm looking for and the price is right. If it holds up and will work for my purposes, I will be adding one to my little arsenal sooner rather than later.

Thanks for the input guys!

 

[Virginian]

The simple two trigger and extractor guns hold up pretty well in Cowboy shooting, and that is hard on guns. I had an Uplander - same gun longer barrels - and it worked fine. The single trigger ejector guns have had lots of issues as you have heard. No experience with customer service. I would be more worried about you than the gun on a steady diet of high brass loads. Buckshot is no more deadly than bird shot on the back end.

 

[GRIZ22]

I've had one for nearly 10 years. No idea what customer service is like as the gun has run 100 % with no issues. Empties fall out of mine, never polished the chambers.

 

[Coyote3855]

I put a lot of rounds (maybe 2K?) through a Stoeger Coach Gun in SASS. Eventually, it started opening the action when the first round was fired. I had a gunsmith work on it, but I retired it from SASS and it is now my starling/ring necked dove/barn gun. In that role, it functions admirably.

 

[danez71]

Hi everyone! I'm on the quest for a new shotgun, and I have to say, I have wanted a double barrel side by side shogun with a short barrel since I was a kid.

My Dad had a beautiful Browning BSS 20 gauge that was just awesome to shoot growing up, so much like Dad's S&W Model 36 revolver, I am naturally drawn to side by side shotguns I guess as I am also a revolver person!

After doing some reading on affordable side by side shotguns that fit the profile of being in 12 gauge, with factory barrels of between 18.5-20" in length, I came across the Stoeger Coach Guns. These are currently being made:

http://www.stoegerindustries.com/coach-guns-single-and-double-trigger-shotguns

I am interested in the 12 gauge blued coach gun with double triggers, as I've heard the single trigger models can have some issues. I'd prefer the reliability and simplicity of the double trigger system. These guns are hammerless, which I like, and while they don't have ejectors like Dad's old Browning BSS, I've read that the spent hulls will easily fall out of the gun if you polish up the chambers a bit.

I am wondering how these shotguns hold up. Are they reliable? Are they known to be problematic? How is Stoeger's customer service if I have an issue?

My uses for this little coach gun will be for mostly just plinking in the woods, blasting milk jugs and all manner of everything else that is safe to blast and doesn't have a heartbeat!! The gun might also be used for backup home defense. I plan to run all manner of low AND high brass in the gun. Any ammo I should avoid? Will these guns take a steady diet of 00 buckshot?

Basically, I need to know weather to get one of these or not, because it sure looks exactly like what I'm looking for and the price is right. If it holds up and will work for my purposes, I will be adding one to my little arsenal sooner rather than later.

Thanks for the input guys!

You're post sounded just like me a few years ago.

I cant comment on the Stoegers. I almost bought one.

But I ended up getting a Baikal MP220 12ga 20" OC on both barrels.

The cowboy guys seemed to pretty consistently say they're durable.



They've been branded as Remingtons and a few others and have been around for a few decades so parts aren't a problem. Mine was through USSG/EAA Corp.

I found this... not sure how they're being sold now-a-days

https://www.eaacorp.com/pdfs/guns/BaikalMP220.pdf

 

[wojownik]

Have had one for about 15 years. The only problem I had with mine was that the shells would stick in the chamber. Polishing the chambers helped, but some brands of shotgun shell still are a bit sticky.

Other than that they have held up for a fair amount of use and abuse.