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Originally posted by monoblok:
Stoeger good? Depends on what day of the week the damn thing was made.

Over the years we've had plenty of negative reports on the Stoegers that we've sold. We've more than a few that we've had to send back to Benelli (Stoeger's overseer) for repair work. We've had a couple come back that were even worse than they were prior to being sent back for warranty repair. Friends don't let friends buy Stoeger, so the saying goes.

That said, it seems that Benelli has been more proactive about watching over Stoeger's quality control over more recent years. More customers have been saying that their Stoeger pumps and semiautos have been running without issues. There still seems to be some issues with some of their break-action shotguns. The coach SBS guns still seem to have dead triggers, particularly the one for the right barrel. There have also been firing pin issues as well, which seem to stem around the parts being made from substandard metals.

The owner of our shop has consciously chosen not to sell any of their O/U guns so I haven't developed any sort of knowledgebase--accurate or incorrect--about those guns. We have done special orders for some of them, like the Double Defense and Condor variants, but have yet to hear back from any customer on how they actually perform.