Anyone have Stevens 320 shotgun?

[walnutred]

Couple years ago my wife took a shooting class and came away convinced she needed a 9mm handgun and a 12ga pump shotgun. I found her a S&W 6906 and a Remington 870 slug gun. She still has the S&W but has supplemented that with a Ruger LCR 357. 12 ga and her have never come to an understanding.

I know from past hunting she handles a 20ga just fine. Recently I found a NIB Stevens 320, 20 ga youth model on close out for $160. She's handled this particular model before and it seems to fit, but what can you expect reliability wise for $160? Anyone here actually shoot a 320?

 

[model70hunter]

Please check the article. Looks like a good buy.

It is a copy of the discontinued Win Model 1300. Rated as a good buy and reliable.

Bargain Hunting: Savage's New Stevens Model 320 Pump Shotguns - Guns.com

 

[DWalt]

Have seen them on sale for less than $200 around here. If the 320 is a Win 1300 clone, should be good. The Winchester 1200/1300 shotguns are very under-rated designs, probably because they have alloy frames and are perceived as being weak and flimsy, which is not true at all. That design eliminated the need for a steel frame.

 

[W.E.G.]

Chinese (Norinco-rebranded) shotguns.

They work.

 

[DWalt]

"Chinese (Norinco-rebranded) shotguns."

If Norinco shotguns can be imported, why can't Norinco M1911s?

 

[W.E.G.]

"Chinese (Norinco-rebranded) shotguns."

If Norinco shotguns can be imported, why can't Norinco M1911s?

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norinco

 

[walnutred]

Thanks, In looking at online reviews one common theme seems to be "Clean it before you shoot it to get the heavy manufacturing oils and crud out of the action." So I plan on cleaning it and then shooting a round or two of sporting clays with it. As I'm a SXS guy, not a pump guy, I figure this will be a good test.