local shop is advertising this. Might buy one just because.
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$89 New Shotgun
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Ivan the Butcher
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Back in the very early 80's, a plane jane 28" Mod Choke, Mossberg 500 was that price. With an additional 18" Cylinder Barrel was $109 (I bought this one), Or with the additional 24" Rifle Sighted Cylinder Barrel was $129(My brother bought this one) Sabot Slugs didn't come out until a couple years later. Remington, Winchester, and Federal 1-ounce rifled slugs grouped about the same, 2 to 3 inches at 50 yards. Brenneke 1-ounce finned slugs with the thick felt washer grouped just over an inch.
Ivan
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Those made in Turkey guns are pretty good.Ive got a couple and they always work fine. The price is unbeatable! You can't buy a used shotgun for that.
CAJUNLAWYER
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At that price, I'd buy a dozen. Just shoot until they won't shoot anymore and rather than cleaning it-pick up a clean one
What brand is it? Would love to snag one.
.455_Hunter
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I bought a H&R/NEF 12 ga Pardner single-shot for $79 in '96 or '97 and thought it was a fair price.
max503
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I'd want to know if they can be fixed. I had to send my RIA single shot 20 gauge back twice before they replaced it with one that worked.
$89 is a cheap gun or an expensive paper weight.
$89 is a cheap gun or an expensive paper weight.
THE PILGRIM
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I probably wouldn't buy a Dozen, but buying one would be a temptation!
It has been said that out of all his guns, his favorite shotgun is his most personal possession. I feel that way about my shotguns. I can't imagine getting close to one of those. I'll use the 89 dollars to buy shells for my good shotguns
LVSteve
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I think my buddy has a couple of them. They were a sort of door prize at a shooting course. I don't know where they were made, and they seemed a little clunky in the action, but I'm not a shotgun owner, so what do I know.
Cheap is as cheap does..........Wouldn't have one iffen it was free.
That kind of looks like a savage/stevens 320.
If that's what it is, it's a ChiCom Winchester 1300 copy.
I have two of them that I got at a pawn shop for $100. Excellent value for the money. Never had a problem, goes bang every time!
If that's what it is, it's a ChiCom Winchester 1300 copy.
I have two of them that I got at a pawn shop for $100. Excellent value for the money. Never had a problem, goes bang every time!
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Can you get a decent reliable shotgun for $89.00? Possible I suppose, but hard to imagine.
Turkey does produce some fine shotguns. My son bought a Weatherby about 10 yrs ago that was made in Turkey. Sweet gun.
As far as no name shotguns go. My BIL bought a Rukko 12ga pump back in the 90s for about $100. My nephew has it now. He's having an issue with it. I forget what. But I searched and searched thinking I might find parts for it. I can't even find mention of the gun online. So I guess it's a $100 boat anchor
Ivan the Butcher
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When you think "Long Term", Turkey makes some Fair Shotguns.
Round count before Issues start is the factor! One of my HS Classmates and Sporting Clays partners owns 3 "Medium Expensive" Turkish shotguns! Matching Side by Sides. One he uses for sporting Clays, the second is in Turkey for lifetime warranty repairs, and the third is in transit! He has spent more on transit cost than the guns cost!
At 5000+ rounds a year, they don't last long!
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Everyone asks, "How can they make 'em so cheap?"
ANSWER: Meet Yusaf, shop foreman.
ANSWER: Meet Yusaf, shop foreman.
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Check out the graph indicating origin of guns being imported as of a couple of years ago.
In addition, this is a video of a Spanish newswoman touring a "Khyber Pass" gun factory. Be sure to turn on the English subtitles, if you can.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=AYcbe08dFUc&si=pBei0Nj9FhrQ0WTW
In addition, this is a video of a Spanish newswoman touring a "Khyber Pass" gun factory. Be sure to turn on the English subtitles, if you can.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=AYcbe08dFUc&si=pBei0Nj9FhrQ0WTW
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I had a Hatsan Escort 6 shot pump awhile back. "Unbadged" Benelli Nova that I bought for $100 used. Tight, reliable and as accurate as a ***** can be. Gave it to my son 5-6 years ago, he still has it. Joe
My thinking is not everyone can afford a "London Best". If that is all a person can afford buy it and a box of shells and it will probably last a lifetime. My aunt bought a Rossi .22 pistol and a box of shells and it protected her and the homestead for 50 years. Larry
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Those shotguns are a bit rough and unrefined, and not the most durable, but they work. Best shotgun available? No way! $90 worth of protection and peace of mind for someone who can't afford better? By all means -- yes, and well worth the money.
I would never buy anything that did not have factory parts and service in this country.
For a cheap shotgun I would spend a little more and get a Mossberg Maverick. Mine has dropped many dove, quail, pheasant, and turkeys and never had one single issue and I'm a life long Rem 870 fan and there are a few things I like better about the Maverick. Like the safety, the open loading port, and lighter weight and you can still get them new for around $200. For not much more you can find one with an extra 18-1/2" barrel.
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I bought a Sears-Roebuck 12 ga. pump about then (I was driving a 76 Ford Bronco at the time) that I paid $99.00 for with a 28" Modified Choke barrel, and a 24" rifle sighted slug barrel. It looks like a Mossberg 500 to me. The gun was "used" and returned to Sears when the slug barrel didn't shoot buckshot well. The original price for the combo was $129.00. I knew the sporting goods manager and he offered it to me for the $99.00. I painted it camo, and put a sling on it using a radiator hose clamp around the magazine tube, and a sling swivel on the stock.
I've still got the gun. Every deer I ever killed fell in front of it using 3", Remington Number 1 Buckshot. To this day I have never fired the slug barrel.
If I was a bit younger, and still hunted, I'd take a chance on one like the OP posted.
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Okay I'm going to ask the question everyone has beat into the ground without asking
DOES ANYONE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE TO LOOK AT, TO CYCLE, TO SEND ROUNDS DOWN RANGE???
If you do, then please let us know what you think of it. If I had to guess, it has sharp edges from being stamped metal, poor fit of stock to receiver, poor sight alignment, and likely poor balance. Nothing that can't be fixed easily.
DOES ANYONE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE TO LOOK AT, TO CYCLE, TO SEND ROUNDS DOWN RANGE???
If you do, then please let us know what you think of it. If I had to guess, it has sharp edges from being stamped metal, poor fit of stock to receiver, poor sight alignment, and likely poor balance. Nothing that can't be fixed easily.
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Jack Flash
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I think Lance raises a valid point.
Would anyone here actually buy one?
Not think about it, not talk about it, BUY IT?
I know I wouldn't. The days where I had to / wanted to buy a bottom of the line gun are long over.
I wish I had always been a "Quality, Not Quantity" guy, but then, "We all have regrets." (To quote Raylan Givens).
Would anyone here actually buy one?
Not think about it, not talk about it, BUY IT?
I know I wouldn't. The days where I had to / wanted to buy a bottom of the line gun are long over.
I wish I had always been a "Quality, Not Quantity" guy, but then, "We all have regrets." (To quote Raylan Givens).
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Is it for shooting 1000s of rounds in competition? Of course not. I suspect these are the ideal tool for somebody who shoots a box of ammo or less a year just to see if it works. The rest of the time it lurks for the time that things go bump in the night.
