New double trigger Stoeger

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

I went ahead and bought one of the new synthetic stock Stoeger coach guns because they were so cheap. I got it at a LGS for $275 out the door. I replaced the top lever spring, lightly polished the paint off the moving parts, disabled the automatic safety and lightly funneled the chambers.

 

I wanted to make sure it didn’t open when I fired factory 1 1/8oz shells. I fired 35 various shells, reloads and factory and it never opened on its on. It would make a good starter shotgun like it is. 
 

I’ve shot a single trigger SKB so long that I’m very fumbly with this but it shoots ok. 
 

Randy

 

 

[Krazy Kajun]

It looks pretty good, I'd say the only thing missing is the addition of a lead magnet on the chambers to provide increased guidance when inserting the shotgun shell...they'll be "attracted" to the chambers and get in quicker. 😎

 

Kajun

[Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933]

Hell you even got the flyer!

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

8 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

Hell you even got the flyer!

I was pulling the back trigger first to shoot the left barrel, modified choke then the front trigger for the right barrel, improved cylinder. If I had a choke reamer I’d probably open them both up to cylinder bore.

 

Randy

[Badlands Bob #61228]

That's a pretty good price for a Stoeger.  I'm glad to see a decent affordable shotgun available to shooters.

[Burn Through]

I think you should make it a year long trial ha ha you was doing great !! Sure hope to be on your posse come TN state this coming year 

[watab kid]

looks like it works great , ive always shot two trigger double's but i can see where the transition might take a little effort 

[Preacherman]

You can reverse the triggers and if long enough cut the barrels to get cylinder bores = better cowboy gun.

[Boggus Deal #64218]

1 minute ago, Preacherman said:

You can reverse the triggers and if long enough cut the barrels to get cylinder bores = better cowboy gun.

The latest one I worked you couldn’t swap triggers.

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

1 hour ago, Preacherman said:

You can reverse the triggers and if long enough cut the barrels to get cylinder bores = better cowboy gun.

I could cut the barrels but  anything under 20” feels awkward to me. I looked at the triggers and I’m not sure I could swap them? 
 

Randy

[Dapper Dave]

Nice, sir. I bought one too, and it works just fine with cowboy loads, shucks nice, but I haven't polished it enough to get that smooth flip action. Nicely done, sir.

[watab kid]

dont cut to undre 20" it throws the balance off 

[Johnny Meadows,SASS#28485L]

I just picked up two and haven't had time to go through them, but they look and feel fine. Should make a good shotgun for Cowboy Action, at a reasonable price.

JM

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

3 hours ago, Johnny Meadows,SASS#28485L said:

I just picked up two and haven't had time to go through them, but they look and feel fine. Should make a good shotgun for Cowboy Action, at a reasonable price.

JM

After shooting this one I was going to go back and get another but both LGS are sold out.

 

Randy

[Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971]

On 12/4/2024 at 2:06 PM, Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 said:

I was pulling the back trigger first to shoot the left barrel, modified choke then the front trigger for the right barrel, improved cylinder. If I had a choke reamer I’d probably open them both up to cylinder bore.

 

Randy

That's how I shoot my double trigger stoegers at flyers.  The modified barrel produces a tighter pattern that helps loft the clay above my black powder smoke cloud, then the IC barrel gives a little more open pattern to bust the clay. 

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

Ah . . . . Where's the Hammers??  There are suppose to be HAMMERS!!  I don't see any Hammers.  Real COWBOY double guns have HAMMERS!! 🤠

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

3 hours ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said:

 

Ah . . . . Where's the Hammers??  There are suppose to be HAMMERS!!  I don't see any Hammers.  Real COWBOY double guns have HAMMERS!! 🤠

The TTN in the safe has hammers.

 

Randy

[Dapper Dave]

My gunsmith buddy had his way with this one. The automatic safety is no more, cut JUST short enough to not push the safety bar. Regular safety still works just fine. We figured out how to adjust the cast for the stock, have to buy some black plastic stock at Micheals tomorrow, get the shot perfectly on target. Also, that stock is completely hollow, mebbe get a trap door buttplate and use for storage?  But seriously, the other BIG repair/upgrade was swapping out the top lever spring. THAT sucker was hard...and didja notice it only swings to the right? That is taking some getting used to, but I tried it today. 

 

 

 

Works.

 

 

 

I think I got my money's worth, and yes, Palmetto State Armory was also sold out two days ago. 

Edited December 6, 2024 by Dapper Dave

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

2 hours ago, Dapper Dave said:

My gunsmith buddy had his way with this one. The automatic safety is no more, cut JUST short enough to not push the safety bar. Regular safety still works just fine. We figured out how to adjust the cast for the stock, have to buy some black plastic stock at Micheals tomorrow, get the shot perfectly on target. Also, that stock is completely hollow, mebbe get a trap door buttplate and use for storage?  But seriously, the other BIG repair/upgrade was swapping out the top lever spring. THAT sucker was hard...and didja notice it only swings to the right? That is taking some getting used to, but I tried it today. 

 

 

 

Works.

 

 

 

I think I got my money's worth, and yes, Palmetto State Armory was also sold out two days ago. 

I didn’t bother to pattern mine after it took down our SG targets and hit the Clay bird.🤠

 

Randy

[Dapper Dave]

That's cool - this hasn't been to a match yet.

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

1 hour ago, Dapper Dave said:

That's cool - this hasn't been to a match yet.

Haven’t used it in a match just went to the range to check it out. We’re a dedicated Cowboy Range so we always have stages set up that we can shoot anytime.🤠

[Dapper Dave]

Aha, I see, very nice - mine is a free unmonitored city-maintained range - leave anything here overnight and it will be gone. On the other hand, it's nice to have a clean free range just a few miles from the house. Dusty Bunch shoots there, they can tell you. 
I lack exactly one firearm now...needum one pistol and my very basic starter battery will be complete. 

 

 

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

16 hours ago, Dapper Dave said:

Aha, I see, very nice - mine is a free unmonitored city-maintained range - leave anything here overnight and it will be gone. On the other hand, it's nice to have a clean free range just a few miles from the house. Dusty Bunch shoots there, they can tell you. 
I lack exactly one firearm now...needum one pistol and my very basic starter battery will be complete. 

 

 

I don't know but a friend had one of these today at our match. Shot it for the first time and it shot good.

 

https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/723020158/pietta+1873

 

The price is right!

 

Randy

[Dapper Dave]

Nice, thank you. 🤠

[Johnny Meadows,SASS#28485L]

Went through one of these yesterday. They did cut a few corners, but it is basically the same as the older guns. They took less time, if that's possible, fitting and smoothing out the internals, which is a simple fix. I hate the butt stock being completely unfilled. It makes it a lot more work to cut the stock to fit the shooter.

After the action job, I still feel that it is a great entry level cowboy action shotgun, expecially, if the buyer is capable of doing some of their own work on it.

JM

 

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

1 hour ago, Johnny Meadows,SASS#28485L said:

Went through one of these yesterday. They did cut a few corners, but it is basically the same as the older guns. They took less time, if that's possible, fitting and smoothing out the internals, which is a simple fix. I hate the butt stock being completely unfilled. It makes it a lot more work to cut the stock to fit the shooter.

After the action job, I still feel that it is a great entry level cowboy action shotgun, expecially, if the buyer is capable of doing some of their own work on it.

JM

 

I agree, at a $299 list price at Academy Sports and Sportsman's Warehouse it will let new folks get into a shotgun. 

A friend had got one of these and shot it for the first time last Saturday and said it shot fine. With these you could get into 2 revolvers for  $800, now your at $1100 for 3 of the 4 guns you need. Before everyone jumps on me for inexpensive guns I'm just saying this is a good way for someone to get into the sport on a limited budget. Some folks cannot afford to buy once and cry once.

 

https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/723020133/pietta+1873+limited+edition+.357+magnum+4+3+4

 

Randy

[Dapper Dave]

10 hours ago, Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 said:

I agree, at a $299 list price at Academy Sports and Sportsman's Warehouse it will let new folks get into a shotgun. 

A friend had got one of these and shot it for the first time last Saturday and said it shot fine. With these you could get into 2 revolvers for  $800, now your at $1100 for 3 of the 4 guns you need. Before everyone jumps on me for inexpensive guns I'm just saying this is a good way for someone to get into the sport on a limited budget. Some folks cannot afford to buy once and cry once.

 

https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/723020133/pietta+1873+limited+edition+.357+magnum+4+3+4

 

Randy

Yes, that would be me right now. I am growing very fond of my Brazilian double barrel. 

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

I started a post on this a month or so ago .

A few SASS Wire 

Cry Babies got my post closed down from all the whining and crying over the plastic stocks.

The one good thing about the plastic stocks is they probably won't crack like the wood was notorious for doing on the Stoeger shotguns.

I picked one up myself. 

It's a great backup or loaner shotgun IMHO.

I think back when I posted it they was on sale for like 220.00 or something like that .

I can't remember. 

Rooster 

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

14 hours ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said:

I started a post on this a month or so ago .

A few SASS Wire 

Cry Babies got my post closed down from all the whining and crying over the plastic stocks.

The one good thing about the plastic stocks is they probably won't crack like the wood was notorious for doing on the Stoeger shotguns.

I picked one up myself. 

It's a great backup or loaner shotgun IMHO.

I think back when I posted it they was on sale for like 220.00 or something like that .

I can't remember. 

Rooster 

They were $249 at Academy Sports ($275 OTD) when I got mine. I think there were a few listed cheaper but I’d have had to pay shipping and transfer fee. If I find them that cheap again locally I’ll get another!🤠

 

Randy

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

on the hallow stock , a can of expando foam would make it much easier to shorten IMO 

 

  CB 

[Dapper Dave]

The only problem I had was buckshot would freeze up in the gun, wouldn't allow the thing to break completely or allow the extractor to push them out. I know, I know, "This is SASS, we don't USE buckshot!" Well, my guns are multi-purpose tools, and someday I might want to be able to use it with other loads other than just #8 lead bird, which, BTw, works perfectly in this gun ad shucked perfectly without any work done.
So I started by wrapping some 600 grit sandpaper around a 20ga mop and lightly sanding the chambers. I also sanded the extractor and all mating surfaces between the barrel block and the receiver. Then my gunsmith buddy made a suggestion, (since I wasn't able to get up there), and here it is in pictures. Note the last pic is of the Federal minishells #4 buck - that's a lot of hate in tiny packages with minimal recoil. 😁 But, everything worked and extracted without issue, so this boomstick is now a true multi use tool.

 

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

On 12/12/2024 at 2:44 PM, Dapper Dave said:

The only problem I had was buckshot would freeze up in the gun, wouldn't allow the thing to break completely or allow the extractor to push them out. I know, I know, "This is SASS, we don't USE buckshot!" Well, my guns are multi-purpose tools, and someday I might want to be able to use it with other loads other than just #8 lead bird, which, BTw, works perfectly in this gun ad shucked perfectly without any work done.
So I started by wrapping some 600 grit sandpaper around a 20ga mop and lightly sanding the chambers. I also sanded the extractor and all mating surfaces between the barrel block and the receiver. Then my gunsmith buddy made a suggestion, (since I wasn't able to get up there), and here it is in pictures. Note the last pic is of the Federal minishells #4 buck - that's a lot of hate in tiny packages with minimal recoil. 😁 But, everything worked and extracted without issue, so this boomstick is now a true multi use tool.

 

With a little time, a Dremel tool, a very small sanding drum and a Cratex drum you can make it load a little easier. 
 

Randy

 

[Dapper Dave]

I used what I had available - worked great.  But I do understand - if I buy another one of these for a backup, (or likely, primary when I can afford one with wood furniture), I might try that way. In the meantime, this works. I've seen the beveled chamber mouths before - does that really make that big of a difference?

Edited December 14, 2024 by Dapper Dave
Clarity

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

1 hour ago, Dapper Dave said:

I used what I had available - worked great.  But I do understand - if I buy another one of these for a backup, (or likely, primary when I can afford one with wood furniture), I might try that way. In the meantime, this works. I've seen the beveled chamber mouths before - does that really make that big of a difference?

It makes them easier to load quickly

 

Randy

[Johnny Meadows,SASS#28485L]

I've gone through both of the guns that I bought and found nothing out of the ordinary from a standard Stoeger. They both slicked up well.

Good move by Stoeger to give a little price relief for new shooters on a budget.

JM