Friend bought one and I can’t remember hearing anything about them one way or another. Just curious.

Made in china if I remember right.

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Originally posted by walker77:
Made in china if I remember right.

You shoot it once, and half an hour later you want to shoot it again?

What the intended use? My Son likes gunshows, I bet we average one every 3 months. Older ‘hunting’ type shotguns sit on the racks with little interest, Model 12’s, Ithaca 37’s, older 870’s, etc..

For the price of a new, low quality gun, one can get a nice shotgun with some history.

I have a few Model 12’s, a 37 or two, & others of older vintage. Yeah, also check local Armslist for deals nearby.

After Christmas is the best time to buy.

OK, see it’s about a friend, still like the used market.

Coworker bought one against my advise to buy the similarly priced Mossberg.

His has a A1 type stock with a pistol grip & a pretty short (non-SBS) bbl.

It's been completely reliable through a lot of Clay's & does surprisingly well for it's short bbl.

I'm not familiar with "new" ones but the older SXS are built like tanks! (not China. Chicopee, Mass) I have an unfired SXS 12 gauge I'm considering selling but haven't decided.
They are well built shotguns for the working man.

It seems to me the late model Stevens pump shotguns have a lot of drop to the buttstock, which makes them uncomfortable to shoot.

Their O/U shotguns, even the cheapest models, are not bad looking guns. They’re Turkish made, I believe.