OverUnder question

[u/Jadoo_21]

Hey fellow gun owners,

I’m looking for my first shotgun and I’m leaning towards an over-under. I’ll be using it for clay bashing.

Since I’m left-handed, I’ve found that over-unders are a great start for me, rather than semi-autos.

I don’t hunt, so this will be purely for clay shooting, target practice at the range, and other activities.

I’d love to know your recommendations for my first over-under. Ideally, I’m looking to spend between $1,000 and $1,500, either used or new.

I went to my closest Ramakko’s and saw a used Browning Citori with a 30-inch barrel. It’s in pretty good condition and they’re selling it for around $1,500 CAD plus taxes.

What do you think? Is that a good price? Also, when can I find private ads so I can compare different options?

Since this is my first gun, I don’t want to go over budget. Maybe I’ll stick with semi-autos or a different gauge in the future, but I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks!

[u/Iokua_CDN]

My thoughts for you? Go to some place like Intersurplus, and buy a "Surplus" over under!

You are just getting into this all, so why not dip your toes?

Russian Baikal over unders go for $300-400 bucks. They aren't fancy, but they are durable.

Or on the pricier side, they have old Winchestor and miroku over unders for around 600-800!

Or somewhere in between, they have old CZ, BRNO, Husqvarna, Franchi, Valmet, and more from  $400-600.

I don't know for sure which brands are better than others, and they are all used European guns so you also gotta loom at their condition.  But it would be an excellent way  to take a little step into the sport! Not too expensive, and you'll have a great piece of history,  and likely keep  it for years after, even if you buy a new, more expensive gun. Plus it's good to have a "Beater" gun so you can take your friends out to the range and not have to lend them your nice gun.

So thats my suggestion, buy a nice Surplus over under and enjoy. Shoot it till it breaks or till you decide you want something more.

As for me, I picked up an old Husqvarna double barrel that I'm going to shoot for a long time. I'm not so good at skeet,  so I doubt I'll ever graduate to needing a fancier shotgun for it.

Edit, apparently Miroku actually manufacture Browning's Citori model, so an old used Miroku would be pretty cool, like a much cheaper used Citori,  but the same great quality.

[u/Jadoo_21 → u/Iokua_CDN]

Thanks! Ya i think i probably gonna stick with surplus guns..leaning on Winchester, browning or Miroku like u said 😀

[u/Iokua_CDN → u/Jadoo_21]

I'm likely going to do the same. Like tons of good guns for 500-600 bucks. Those browning and Miroku over unders look particular look really nice to me. Plus I don't own any Japanese guns yet, and I love owning guns from different places.