bladeracer wrote:happyhunter wrote:Shotguns are part of the culture I'm from and you get given one as a kid, usually the old mans hand me down. One is nearly 70 years old. I've owned a few, favorites being the Beretta 400s like the PB409, 410, 411s, a A300 self loader and a couple of cheap Kmart pumps back in the day.
A few years ago I went and bought a Stoeger coach, 20" barrels and what not for shooting off the dirt bike. Worst firearm I've ever used. Six months later I sold it back to the LGS.
In what way was it the "worst firearm you ever used" exactly?
I had a 20" pump when I was a kid and I wouldn't bother again with short barrels if I wanted a useful gun.
When I patterned tghe barrel alignment turned out to be way out, and it periodically misfired, but worst thing was the trigger. Compared to the old Beretta SxS shotties the poor build quality was obvious. I don't have a problem with 20" barrels. The gun breaks down and fits easy in my back pack which is easy on the bike and nobody is the wiser that you are transporting a firearm but a crap gun is annoying.