Savage Arms - Gold Wing 12gauge O/U

[jadedone4]

Anyone own, or ever shot a Savage Arms O/U shotgun? I have the "skeet/trap" bug lately and Dick's has this model for $500.

They/Dick's also have the Stoeger/Benilli STF-3000 for $400 (w/$50 mail-in rebate); unfortunately, I have heard some mixed (very mixed) reviews on that shotgun - to make matters worse, there was even talk on a forum about delays (upwards of 4mos) in getting the manufacture's rebate.

The Savage Gold Wing seems like a nice shooter - about as much as one can get a feel from inside a store handling the shotgun. This is definitely an "entry-level" shotgun that will be for skeet/trap (possibly hunting a little further downstream).

Any intel/information is welcomed....

http://www.savagearms.com/st_512.htm

[MuShuGordon]

I have a Savage rifle, and love it. However, speak of the shotguns, I can not. I can tell you that an ex Navy Officer bought one at Dick's last time I was there because one of his buds had one and this Navy Officer HAD to have one as soon as he got stateside.

[Vahunter]

If they make their shotguns as good as their rifles then it's a winner

[jadedone4]

All - thanks for the information; now a proud owner of the Savage O/U Gold Wing in 12g - range report tomorrowAM after I break it down, clean and lube.

[MuShuGordon]

Whoa there now. Before you break it down, have you put on your sweatpants and gotten the rap music? If so, BREAK IT DOWN!!

[jadedone4]

Whoa there now. Before you break it down, have you put on your sweatpants and gotten the rap music? If so, BREAK IT DOWN!!

Whoa now there young fella - I'll leave the "break-dancing" to you youngsters; at my age "break-dancing" has a totally different meaning - should I attempt. Actually my dancing even to slower music is more like "...snap, crackle and pop" and I ain't talking about the cereal either...

Anyone on here have preference to traget loads for skeet/trap...? I stopped by Walmart and got 100/box of Winchester, Federal and Remington (300/shells total for $60) - spec's generally = 12g/3-dram/1oz or 1-1/8ox, and 7.5/8-shot; muzzle-velocities tended to be uniform (+/- 1200 fps).

[jadedone4]

... ran 125/shells through the Savage Arms O/U 12g; not one issue. Out of 25/round, scored consistently (and frustrating) 18/18/19/20/18; no fault of the shotgun, readily admit "user-errors." Low recoil - weight distributed well (there's no inertia component on this unit); seemed (user opinion) to shoot better with the Federal "Multi-purpose" shells than the Winchester and Remingtons. Shotgun come with five-chokes, going to alternate chokes tonight and possibly hit the range again - to see if any impacts up/down on scores.

... for the price ($500) the Savage Stevens 512 O/U in 12g is a good shotgun for trap/skeet (jury is still out on hunting).