Ask DS - Gun

[Hunkerdown II]

Stoeger Condor O/U 12 ga. Cost new $350

Thoughts?!?

[rawalley]

I looked at one. Didnt buy because it didnt line up with my eye and it didnt have ejectors.

[cwink]

In my opinion a O/U is purchased for form (meaning looks) instead of function. So I don't see the draw of the Condor. I love Stoeger guns, and use a Model 2000 for my duck gun, but the fit and finish on some of those inexpensive O/Us just make me cringe. If your looking for an inexpensive O/U, look into the Yildiz at Academy. They have a much better fit and finish and the engraving is pretty good..

In my opinion O/Us should look something like this

[7ducks]

I bought one for my son in high school........waste of money....went from a very tight action to very loose very quickly. had to slam it shut.....and as someone said earlier no ejectors....JMO

[Bonecollecter1111]

i have had 2 condor supreme s (with ejectors) had nice wood, pretty good fit, someone liked my first one enough to steal it. it fit me pretty well so i bought a second. only banded dove i ever shot, i got with the first one, so happened it was one of the few birds i ever saw get past arduckslayer

[teul2]

Ejectors are key in hunting.
Like Chad said, check the Yildiz out. Bought the 410 O/U for my son and it is a great little gun, with ejectors, and changeable chokes.

[Buckwabit]

+1 on the Yildiz. Got a 20 gauge side by side for $550. And it is the bomb

[Smoke68]

+1 on the Yildiz. Bought a Condor used in great shape for $275. Sold it a month later. Not a pretty gun, but the main reason I sold was the lack of ejectors and bad fit. Purchased a Yildiz 20 O/U a few weeks later used. Great inexpensive gun. Don't mind carrying it through the briars either.

[DuckDeke]

Go with the Yildiz SPZ ME. It is a great gun for the price. It is a little light for long days of shooting and the gun is extremely stiff new out of the box but with a few simple modifications it really is a good gun. Academy is the sole importer of Yildiz in the US.

[Seymore]

Check out Franchi Diamond at Dick's. It's a Dick's exclusive and I really like mine. Wife got it for me for about $1000. Comes with ejectors and chokes. Made by the same folks that make Benelli. I think the Franchi factory makes all barrels for Stoeger, Franchi, & Benelli

[kris Schaumburg]

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[Anatidae]

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[GulfCoast]

If you look, you can get a 3.5" TriStar wooden stocked camo O/U with 28" barrels, mechanical triggers, mechanical safety, and choke tubes for $500 with the best wood-to-metal fit I have seen on an inexpensive OU. It has the browning style bolt. They are pretty popular as "keep in the truck to shoot flyers" guns with the dog guys. I liked mine so much I got another NIB. You want the wood for the weight if your gonna hunt with it. They camo-dipped a wooden stocked gun. They also sell a "too light" synthetic stocked version. Its great, unless you really shoot it.