S&W Elite Gold Side by Side

[smitty_bs]

Does anyone have any experience in these fine looking shotguns?

I have always bought American made. These are made in Turkey under S&W direction, so that bothers me. However, they look great so I was curious as to what shooter's opinions were.

 

[opoefc]

The ones i have examined at the SHOT Show, & delers stocks, were very well made attractive guns. The factory is an old Turkish entity that has made fine guns for years. When the S&W branded guns first came out, my dealer had both the S&W ones and the same guns w/o the S&W brand & embellishments, from the Turkish maker, in his store. The non-S&W guns were $500 to $750. The S&W branded guns were $2000 to $3000. I bought a fine non-S&W 28 ga o/u for $500, which is a dream to shoot. He didn't have a S&W 28 ga. to compare, however. Since then the Turkish factory has doubled the prices of the non-S&W guns, and my dealer says he sells all he can get.