Instead, its a strongly suggested modification that might save your life some day. No, altering the automatic safety is not a recommendation to defeat a safety feature of the gun. Eleven pounds is simply way too much trigger to fight, and that pull would get fixed while the gun is apart having the auto safety disengaged.
It felt like less on the left barrel because of the added leverage. We eventually found it took a whopping 11 pounds to get the gun to go bang. When we first tried the gun we thought the safety was on, because we could not make the gun fire. While the gun is apart, another problem could be fixed. Wed change that setup right now, if we owned this one. Youll always have time to put it on after the fight, but maybe not enough time to take it off every time you open and close the gun. In the heat of any kind of battle, real or pseudo, you dont want to have to fight that safety. Every time you open the gun the safety goes on. Tang safety was automatic, and we feel thats a mistake. Ejectors could make it a better fighting shotgun in that they would speed reloading, but theyre not available. This gun did not have ejectors, which makes it legal for Cowboy Action shooting. The firing pins were bushed, a nice touch, we thought. The forend was large and hand filling, and in the heat of Cowboy Action shooting, for which this gun was designed, that wood keeps your hands off the hot barrels. The checkering was not real sharp, more like flat-top English checkering, but it worked well enough. The forend showed some raw and slightly rough wood on its interior, but a quick rub with linseed oil fixed that.
The tang safety moved appropriately and was checkered for good control. The metal polish and bluing were more than just decent. One version that caught our eye had a straight-hand, English-type stock. Other variants of the gun (have interchangeable choke tubes, matte or polished nickel finishes on the metal, different stock finishes, and several have recoil pads. It had fixed Improved Cylinder and Modified chokes.
Our test gun came with no recoil pad and without the questionable hassle of screw-in chokes. There are six variants of the Coach Gun, all of which have walnut stocks and double triggers. While the obvious difference between these two guns is many shots versus two, thats by no means the whole story. These were 2.75″ Federal 1-ounce #8 Game-Shok, 2.75″ Estate 1.25-ounce High-Velocity Hunting loads, and with 3″ Winchester XX Magnum 00 Buckshot (15 pellets). We tested with three types of ammunition. Of course you can fold the stock on the Remington to give an overall length of 29.3 inches and itll still be functional. Both had 3-inch chambers.Īlthough the Stoeger had 20-inch barrels, it was 2.5 inches shorter at 36.5 inches overall than the 870 with its 18.5-inch tube. We chose a police-type Remington 870 Express Magnum Folding Stock, 12-gauge pump (MSRP $505) to test against a double SXS Stoeger Coach Gun, made in Brazil by E.R. We had never compared “police” shotguns with double side-by-sides, so decided to have a look at the two to see if there are obvious or perhaps hidden advantages to one type over the other. While there are good arguments for smaller calibers, particularly when light, young, or recoil-sensitive personnel may be using the gun, for this report we considered only the 12-gauge. Beginning with caliber, the 12-gauge has the most to offer in load variety, availability, and ammo cost. But what shotgun to get? What type and gauge is best? Thatll depend on your location and type of home to some extent, but there are some absolutes. Theres a lot to be said for that, because a shotgun requires little training to be effective, the overall costs are relatively low, and the deterrent effect is on the awesome side, even though no shots may be fired. Alot of people are buying shotguns for home protection these days.
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