Double Barrels

[PALongspur]

I've been wanting a over/under for a dedicated turkey gun for a long time, I've just never made the move and pulled the trigger.

Any opinions on new guns from Tristar and CZ?

How about opinions on the older Turkey Special from American Arms?

[Gtown78]

I have read some bad reviews on the Tristar guns but don't know if they were true. I know the Walmart by me has a nice looking Tristar over/under for 357.00. I have a side by side 20ga that I would use if it would pattern good but it won't. Sometimes I think 2 choke options would be great. Maybe a modified with #7.5 lead for shots out to 25 yards and a turkey choke with longbeards or tss for long shots.

[Farmboy27]

In my experience, a lot of the lower priced over and unders and side by sides do not have the barrels regulated very well.  That is to say that each barrels point of impact is different than the point of aim.  Regulating the barrels is a time intensive process which is one of the reasons the high end guns cost so much.  The lower end ones are often fine for wing shooting with open chokes but with turkey loads and chokes the problem is magnified big time.  But that isn't always true.  My son has a Turkish made 20 gauge that I paid $300 for a scruff around shotgun that seems to shoot both barrels pretty true.  But I feel that's more of an exception than the norm.

[Frylock]

I completely agree with farmboy on this, it's all about barrel regulation, I think you might end up very unhappy with the Tristar.


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[Philippe]

Just pull both triggers at the same time! Problem solved lol

[Farmboy27]

Just pull both triggers at the same time! Problem solved lol

That aughta do it!!! Lol!

[owlhoot]

Just pull both triggers at the same time! Problem solved lol

I bought a mossburg o/u for dove hunting, it will do that , problem is you don't know when   

[Philippe]

Just pull both triggers at the same time! Problem solved lol

I bought a mossburg o/u for dove hunting, it will do that , problem is you don't know when   

Sounds like an ole 28 inch single shot double barrel side by side I had, pull one trigger both hammers drop sometimes with 3 inchers in there, whewww lol.

[owlhoot]

Just pull both triggers at the same time! Problem solved lol

I bought a mossburg o/u for dove hunting, it will do that , problem is you don't know when   

Sounds like an ole 28 inch single shot double barrel side by side I had, pull one trigger both hammers drop sometimes with 3 inchers in there, whewww lol.

4 oz. of shot 6" maggienum,   

[Izzyjoe]

I had the same thoughts awhile back, so I spoke to a good friend that has 2 browning stack barrels and asked his opinion on the subject. I told him I was looking at the tri star, stoeger, and a few other low end guns, and he told me don't waste my hard earned money on cheap over unders, cause you get what you pay for when it comes to those, cause like has been stated the barrels on high end guns are regulated better than the cheap one, and you can fix several issues with shotguns, but that's not one of them! Over unders are a specialty guns meant to be a lightweight bird, to be carried all day and not burden the person lugging it around, now just imagine a 6lb shotgun with a 2oz turkey load! I had the same thoughts it would be great to have one barrel for up close, and one for longer shots, but I can't bring myself to buy a $1500 shotgun, and then cover up the figured walnut stock with camo tape, and then have it kick me into next week. I do believe you get what you pay for, my boss has a mossberg that double fires sometimes, so he just loads one shell, but then what good is the other barrel!

[deltaeta]

I bought a ruger red label used and had it camo dipped. Shot full over extra full. Good turkey gun.
Moved on to a super x3, not for any good reason just wanted one.

[Gobspur]

Get what you pay for.  I'd like to try the Browning cynegy turkey. 

[howl]

Different makers have different tolerances for how far off barrel regulation can be before they will correct it. Browning's is half a foot.  Make sure they'll correct it if off before buying.

[Gobspur]

Different makers have different tolerances for how far off barrel regulation can be before they will correct it. Browning's is half a foot.  Make sure they'll correct it if off before buying.

That's good to know.  For the price of that gun, shouldn't be off like that geeez.

[allaboutshooting]

I tried to stay away from this thread. I have a SxS Fox that I had extensive work done on many years ago. I spent more $ than anyone would today, long forcing cones, back-bored, threaded for chokes after having the barrels cut to less than 19", ,etc. It was, and still is a turkey killer and the only gun that I can leave in my lap and bring to my shoulder and confidently, kill a turkey when I can see him.
At one time, I used a full and turkey-full in that gun. I finally realized that most birds came in at 20-25 yards and put 2 turkey chokes in both barrels and killed a bunch of turkeys with it.
So, the final realization was that I was just as well off with a gun that that I was confident in. like a 930 or Vinci, as any double barrel.

Thanks,
Clark
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