Im looking to get a auto shot gun the price is in my rage what can you tell me about these two any and all would be helpful thank you

Kyhillbilly74,

Check out this forum link on the firearms review forum. "Charles Daly Shotguns Revisited" http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.asp?m=367457

Basically I ordered one, a 20 ga Field Hunter model, about a year & a half ago for myself, after a buddy bought one 12 Supreme (?) Hunter. Well at first I was leary of them because he only paid about $340 for it, but it was a nice looking shotgun, with good figured wood, nice blueing, decent wood to metal fit, but the recoil pad could have been fitted better. Anyway, after he had shot up a half dozen cases of shells, without any jams or malfunctions, I got to thinking to myself, these might not be bad little shotguns after all.

Anyway, I have shot the livid crap out my 20ga in the past year & half. I have only had two stove pipe jams, probably due to me not cleaning it but ever 1,000 rounds or so. Man that thing ejects the shell liek an AK-47!! It throws empty hulls 30 feet . Talk about positive ejection.

I'll recommend the Stoeger. It's made better than the Daly. The Dalys need a lot of maintance to keep cycling properly. Not because it's gas operated, but because It's not the best designed gas system. The Stoeger will more than likely cost a little more. Well worth it in the long run.

I have not used any shot gun other than my old Browning auto five. I love it. They dont make them anymore, what a shame, but I feel they are the best. I have never shot the two you mentioned, Im curious to see how this goes.

If budget was the criteria, I'd be looking for a used 1100 or other proven time honored gun.

Thankes all Iv got two 1100 but I whant somthing with a 3 inch camber for turkey and water fowl my 1100 are in grat shap Im looking at somthing that will work good in all wether thanks

I bought a stoeger a few years back and it was one of the best purchases i made. It is a high quality rifle at the average guys price. i havent used charles daly but i can highly recommend stoeger.

i have a charles daly maxi-mag pump and a charles daly auto field hunter... these guns shoot as well as my 11-87 and my friends browning gold, they just aren't as pretty... great guns though. i would buy another in a heart beat... i have heard ad things about stoeger though... if it were me, daly would win this one every time!

kyhillbilly74 it may be a good idea to read Vapodogs post, it sounds like the people at charles daly made a strong argument against themselves.

Just got a Stoeger 2000 in advantage camo for $410 and the wood version was selling for in the $360 range. The gun is light and very well made, perfect for turkey hunting.
Polack