Update folks! I’ve had several comments since posting this, that the M3000 often has issues jamming after 500-1000 shots. BUT, I did some research and it turns out the good news is that it’s most often an easy and inexpensive fix. The culprit is usually the extractor, which can be upgraded to the Benelli OEM. Found several RUclips vids showing the procedure. Very simple and a $25 fix. Most people go ahead and upgrade the extractor spring as well and they sometimes come as a kit together. Hope this helps. Happy shooting 💨 -Stagger
Well it's to be expected as a stoeger is owned by Benelli. They started off making Benelli clones, more or less. They were so good they caught the eye of Benelli. So they bought them. I know there are a lot more details then that, but this is a RUclips comment. So the funny thing is, a lot of the lower tier Benelli shotguns are actually made by stoeger and so are some of the parts for other models.
I have 2 browning a5’s 12 ga and 16 both purchased in the mid to late 30s by great grandfather. I keep wanting to get a shotgun but they both just work . I’ve idiot cracked the forends through the years but they just work. Triggers are amazing No telling how many deer these things have put down between my great grandfather , grandfather, father, and I’ve only taken 1 with em. Just to carry on the legacy.
Ive had mine over a year and couldnt be more pleased. Thats even from paying the $629.99 at my local academy and still my favorite shotgun ive ever shot
Stoeger makes a nice str9s combat, comes suppressor ready with high rise sights and flared mag well one of my favorite edc set ups out there. Over all they are a great company
Issues come with QC, got an M3K a couple months ago and the rear threaded holes on the receiver for the picatinny mount are bored too wide so the screws just fall in, so the rail itself isn’t very straight, the rib rail SEEMS to be slightly bent and the stoeger extractors break a lot more easily, but can be swapped out with benelli extractors. Mechanically the gun functions fantastically, but it’s up in the air whether or not you get a good one or a lemon.
I love consistency in a shotgun. My first shotgun i bought when i was 18 was a 500 Mossberg 18 inch barrel it never had any problems shooting unless it was a 3" shell
Same with me always reliable never had a problem At all with mine an litterally no telling how many deer iv killed with that gun along with doves an other creeders.
I’ve had my M3000 for about 6 years now, used it exclusively every waterfowl season and every time I’ve shot trap. Never cleaned it a single time and I can count on one hand every malfunction I’ve had. They’re amazing guns regardless of the price.
Have the all black one. I absolutely love it for deer hunting. That fiber optic sight is nice and big so you can really put it right where you want it on a deer.
I have a M3000 Sporting, and absolutely love it. It is my skeet, trap, and sporting clays competition gun and it has never failed me (once I put an M2 extractor in it). Amazing price, and it’s gotten through 600 round competitions with ease.
Get that boy a proper left handed gun! I went without one for 40 years. It is amazing how much easier it all is with my left handed semi auto now. Well worth the price of admission.
Picked up mine this morning. Besides the fibre optic sight turning itself into a ghost ring after about 10 rounds its awesome. Not a single failure in a little over 100 rounds today.
My $189 Dickinson semi auto is made almost identical to this and its inertia driven the same way. The thing actually works pretty dang good. Loved it so much, I bought a $120 Dickinson pump to hang beside it. The pump works just as good as most Mossbergs. There's one company in Turkey that makes all of these shotguns like Dickinson, Citadel and few others. They're literally almost all the same. The trouble with them is finding parts and accessories.
Buy you a couple extra extractor and extractor springs and change them every year and it’ll be a great gun. Only issues I’ve had with mine is a worn down extractor. Love this gun
I’ve been shooting my Stoeger for years and it’s just been one of my favorite guns. It’s cheap, but it’s been reliable. It’s killed birds, it’s competed in sket and trap shoots and it’s performed awesome against way more expensive guns. Never any jams or misfires great gun IMO
I recently bought myself a M3500 waterfowl shotgun. Works great! The only issue I had was when the bolt was slightly out of battery, and I had 10 ducks right in front of me.
Another that is basically the same and also made by Benelli is the Franchi affinity 3. Same inertia system as the stoger and I've got a little over a thousand heavy dove loads through mine with absolutely zero issues.
I have a stoeger m3500 and I’ve had the exact same experience, keep it as clean as a duck gun can be(which isn’t very clean, considering the abuse they take) and it will never give you any problems.
I’ve got a Stoeger M3500 I use for Turkey and Waterfowl. It doesn’t do well with low brass. Specifically older low brass. It will not cycle well. Will cycle anything else like a champ though. Awesome guns for the price.
Looks like a solid first gun to me. I remember my first gun and dove hunting was LIFE!! So much fun!! Especially on opening day. You could definitely tell when noon hit cause just out of nowhere, shotgun blasts all at once in every direction 😂😂😂 my first was a single shot though. Definitely taught me shot decipline. I had to make my shot count lol.
My buddy has one he duck hunts with. Minnesota fall/winters can be a test on your guns. I've noticed if you get a little moisture around that gun it quits ejecting. 15 degrees with snow? Forget it, leave that thing home or only load 1 shell at a time.
Years ago we bought a bunch for our store most came back with ejection issues,stoger fixed that, now I have a 3500 I believe it shoots the 3&1/2" monsters but $300 for a solid shotgun you can't beat them,
Just picked this up a couple months back and I love it! Was slightly concerned it wouldn’t be high quality but it is a great shotgun none the less for $500
Stronger and canik are my Firearms’s of choice. Most people don’t know this, but the people running the company were Aerospace engineers. if you can engineer a space shuttle a gun should be no problem
I used an M3k with a 32" ported barrel for skeet in high school. I put over a thousand rounds through it before needing to replace the springs on it. Only issue it ever had was it wouldn't eject towards the tail end of that thousand rounds
I remember Stoeger back when I had hair! I can’t remember when value priced products equated to taste! I would have three bronze Stoegers if one broke I’d still have a new one and shells as well. Lots of them.
The most important about shotguns for hunting is how it fits you. If you buy an expensive gun and you can’t get your eyes down the barrel on it you’ll have a hard time shooting. Every gun has its quirks when it comes to cycling and operation, you just learn what to do and what not to do when cleaning and operating it.
I was going to get a m3000 9year at a gun store..The gun salesman recommended getting the Benelli montefeltro.I got the benelli best shotgun i ever owned.He the m3000 was having issues at that time.
Unfortunately it's not true. The quality of the A400 as far as QC has gone to shit. They're great if you get 1 with no problems, softest shooting super mag by a mile, but nearly 30% are defective out of the factory and it takes over 6 months for Beretta USA to warranty them and they come back with the same problem.
The only problems I've ever seen with a Stoeger m3000 we're on some of the older ones that were coated in cosmoline and people failed to clean them properly before shooting them the first time. Once you gave them a good cleaning and got all of that fit grease off of them oh, they ran just as good as any Benelli or Beretta
I learned how to duck hunt with a stoeger, dropped in the lakes a couple times and always fired after a little clean out. Great gun to start with. I did get lucky to upgrade to a SBE1 lefty a couple years back. I really hope it's the last duck gun I will need, it's perfect
I bought an M3500 and basically only shot 3in and 3 1/2 in through it for 5 years,well across the 10k mark on it. Only complaint is that when you’re snow goose hunting and just spraying and preying the hammer will drop before the bolt goes all the way home leading to a jam. But for 650 couldn’t complain
I have a P-3000. Best shotgun I've ever had. It has zero recoil. I have the tactical version with the folding stock and pistol grip, although I don't like the knob on the stock, it's a bit bulky and awkward around the handgrip. My KSG, however, about took my shoulder off when I fired that. It kicks like a roided up mule.
Stoeger is the Taurus of the shotgun world. You get a great gun for the price, the 2 downsides are that they just aren't as accurate as mid-high end shotguns at times, and their fiddly little parts like to break more frequently then other companies. You might do 50-200$ in maintaining/repairs ever few years if you're really beating on it, which isn't bad at all.
I've had the M3500 for 7 years now and I've had only 2 hiccups in it from not cleaning it for 3-4 of those years. Absolutely love mine. I know there are better shotguns out there but I cant bring myself to get rid of this one.
My buddy was rocking the SBE but I didn’t want to drop the $1700 for one and went with the m3500 and it shoots practically the same. I have only cleaned it once and is always covered in mud. I have had zero issues with mine. 300-400 shots through it. Mainly a waterfowl gun and have shot skeet and trap with it as well.
Same here brother!! We actually had some crazy plan to have it hydro-dipped camo…but by the time we got it home we loved it just the way it was! -Stagger
not an avid duck hunter but ive been bout 10 times. i wanted a good shotgun but without the huge price so i got a stoeger m3500. i can shoot just as good as everyone else and even better at times.
I have the m3500 for waterfowl hunting. I love it! Although it doesn’t like 2 3/4 shells. If i do run them they have to be the 1 1/8 shells. It just needs some extra push because its made for 3 1/2 shells. But it runs any 3” like a champ
Got me a m3500 for waterfowl literally have drug it through the mug and last season actually got pebbles and smaller rocks in the action. After clearing the shell that got stuck an and literally dunking everything in the marsh muck water. Didn’t have a single malfunction and preformed beautifully. My knot grove with it is how heavy the trigger is but I can get over that for a gun that can go into marsh much fully and come out perfectly ok
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Update folks! I’ve had several comments since posting this, that the M3000 often has issues jamming after 500-1000 shots. BUT, I did some research and it turns out the good news is that it’s most often an easy and inexpensive fix. The culprit is usually the extractor, which can be upgraded to the Benelli OEM. Found several RUclips vids showing the procedure. Very simple and a $25 fix. Most people go ahead and upgrade the extractor spring as well and they sometimes come as a kit together.
Hope this helps. Happy shooting 💨
-Stagger
or just buy a mossberg 9200 used for half the price.
Now that boy just needs a really good bird dog
Most cheaper guns period especially rifles can run very reliably after just a few modifications. The first of which is the extractor and spring.
Thanks for being honest and sharing your experience with us. True content creator of the people
I did this mod before I even shot my gun. Never had extraction issues. Well over 5000 rounds through mine
Beretta owns Stoeger so its basically a economy model beretta .
Stoeger and benelli even share the same building where they're operated out of.
Same addresses on their FFL's and everything.
This is good to know
About to say looks kinda like an A400
They also own benelli as well
@@SROTV..southernrebeloutdoors they’re really out here like General Motors for firearms? Why get an Escalade when it’s really a just a Tahoe?
You should narrate audio books. Just slow your cadence down a tad and you’re already there - very professional voice😊
I didn't think of this but if this guy read the full lotr to me I'd fall asleep to it with love.
I'd pay rather large sums of money for his narrations
We need more Fathers like this. Happy to see a young one that can be trusted with a firearm like that. Keep doing what your doing.
Thanks so much brother!
-Stagger
Well it's to be expected as a stoeger is owned by Benelli.
They started off making Benelli clones, more or less. They were so good they caught the eye of Benelli. So they bought them. I know there are a lot more details then that, but this is a RUclips comment.
So the funny thing is, a lot of the lower tier Benelli shotguns are actually made by stoeger and so are some of the parts for other models.
I love seeing a father teach proper shooting/handling of firearms. Keep it up!
Will do brother 👊
I have 2 browning a5’s 12 ga and 16 both purchased in the mid to late 30s by great grandfather. I keep wanting to get a shotgun but they both just work . I’ve idiot cracked the forends through the years but they just work. Triggers are amazing
No telling how many deer these things have put down between my great grandfather , grandfather, father, and I’ve only taken 1 with em. Just to carry on the legacy.
Franchi and Stoeger are such under rated companies. Both are owned by Beretta and made by Benelli .
Who underrated franchi?
@@rustyshacklfur2637
Probably people that can’t afford them!😂
@@jackd2083 Franchis aren't expensive. You can get for the avg price of a non Turkish auto 1k or under if you know when to buy.
There's nothing quite like shooting with your son.
Amen to that brother.
@@staggerleesmancave8987shooting with the ol man is something all of kids should be able to enjoy
I read this as "shooting your son" before I finished watching and was like holy shit this short is about to take a turn
@cameronroberts5461 Lol thanks for the good laugh.
@@cameronroberts5461 🤣🤣🤣
Ive had mine over a year and couldnt be more pleased. Thats even from paying the $629.99 at my local academy and still my favorite shotgun ive ever shot
Stoeger makes a nice str9s combat, comes suppressor ready with high rise sights and flared mag well one of my favorite edc set ups out there. Over all they are a great company
Kid looks really happy, lucky to have a father like you
Issues come with QC, got an M3K a couple months ago and the rear threaded holes on the receiver for the picatinny mount are bored too wide so the screws just fall in, so the rail itself isn’t very straight, the rib rail SEEMS to be slightly bent and the stoeger extractors break a lot more easily, but can be swapped out with benelli extractors. Mechanically the gun functions fantastically, but it’s up in the air whether or not you get a good one or a lemon.
I love consistency in a shotgun. My first shotgun i bought when i was 18 was a 500 Mossberg 18 inch barrel it never had any problems shooting unless it was a 3" shell
Same with me always reliable never had a problem At all with mine an litterally no telling how many deer iv killed with that gun along with doves an other creeders.
I got a Stoeger m3020 20 gauge a few years ago. Cerakoted etc..
It has been an awesome shotgun.
Awesome brother 👊!
-Stagger
I’ve had my M3000 for about 6 years now, used it exclusively every waterfowl season and every time I’ve shot trap. Never cleaned it a single time and I can count on one hand every malfunction I’ve had. They’re amazing guns regardless of the price.
Have the all black one. I absolutely love it for deer hunting. That fiber optic sight is nice and big so you can really put it right where you want it on a deer.
I have a M3000 Sporting, and absolutely love it. It is my skeet, trap, and sporting clays competition gun and it has never failed me (once I put an M2 extractor in it). Amazing price, and it’s gotten through 600 round competitions with ease.
Get that boy a proper left handed gun! I went without one for 40 years. It is amazing how much easier it all is with my left handed semi auto now. Well worth the price of admission.
Picked up mine this morning. Besides the fibre optic sight turning itself into a ghost ring after about 10 rounds its awesome. Not a single failure in a little over 100 rounds today.
Nice to see father and son together doing things!!!
One hell of a video plain and simple . No BS . Keep them comin brotha
Ive had one since 2005, still kicks ass and takes names every waterfowl and turkey season.
Awesome brother!! 👊 😎
My $189 Dickinson semi auto is made almost identical to this and its inertia driven the same way. The thing actually works pretty dang good. Loved it so much, I bought a $120 Dickinson pump to hang beside it. The pump works just as good as most Mossbergs. There's one company in Turkey that makes all of these shotguns like Dickinson, Citadel and few others. They're literally almost all the same. The trouble with them is finding parts and accessories.
Bought one about a month ago to try and get into turkey hunting. Haven’t gotten to test it out yet but glad to see good reviews on them
Replaced my extractor and have loved my m3000 now for 6 seasons. Great gun.
That bronze cerakote looks amazing
Thanks brother! 👊
-Stagger
I got that model 3 years ago and everyone comments that it is awesome, sure makes it feel more fancy than $500. Easily one of my prettiest guns
Buy you a couple extra extractor and extractor springs and change them every year and it’ll be a great gun. Only issues I’ve had with mine is a worn down extractor. Love this gun
I’ve been shooting my Stoeger for years and it’s just been one of my favorite guns. It’s cheap, but it’s been reliable. It’s killed birds, it’s competed in sket and trap shoots and it’s performed awesome against way more expensive guns. Never any jams or misfires great gun IMO
I had a Stoger condor over under 12 gauge that I used for trap and skeet, great gun for the money
I recently bought myself a M3500 waterfowl shotgun. Works great! The only issue I had was when the bolt was slightly out of battery, and I had 10 ducks right in front of me.
My m2000 has been thru hell and back and still performs as new. I may have to get a m3000 with that cerakote. Thats tuff looking.
Yeah stoeger is a pretty good cheap option for everything. As a UK resident as far as guns go their air rifles are quite good for the price
Great Review!
You cover all the main points
👍🏻 👌🏼
Thanks brother! 👊 and thanks for watching SLMC 🔥
-Stagger
Dude... 👍 🔥 That was right to the point and everything we needed to hear.
I've heard good things about the M3000.
Guns really are a full on waste of money
@@devonkennedy1386Consider my money wasted.
@@devonkennedy1386 who asked?
I’ve bought the p3500 and the m3500 and I’ve put them through hell as waterfowl shotguns. And I’ve never had an issue one
Another that is basically the same and also made by Benelli is the Franchi affinity 3. Same inertia system as the stoger and I've got a little over a thousand heavy dove loads through mine with absolutely zero issues.
I've had a m3500 since 2014 it has some cycling issues with weaker target loads but other that that I love that gun for the price it's hard to beat
Why the actual hell is the action on that so smooth? I’m in awe
That bronze and wood is such a beautiful gun.
I handled a pump action stoeger the other day, and it reminded me of my 870 express honestly.
Just bought the m3000 a few weeks ago and fun fact they’re made in the same factory as Benelli shotguns in Turkey
I bought the bronze one for my wife. Wasn't happy. Until I did a little polishing and some break in. It works great now. And it's pretty.
My first shotgun was the 3K model, ran 500 rounds of low recoil birdshot day one of owning it and the thing has been buttery smooth since
Just bought my second 3000. This one is the bronze waterfowl addition. And I love it
That’s awesome brother!! 👊
💨 🦆 🦆 🦆
-Stagger
I have a stoeger m3500 and I’ve had the exact same experience, keep it as clean as a duck gun can be(which isn’t very clean, considering the abuse they take) and it will never give you any problems.
I’ve got a Stoeger M3500 I use for Turkey and Waterfowl. It doesn’t do well with low brass. Specifically older low brass. It will not cycle well.
Will cycle anything else like a champ though. Awesome guns for the price.
Honestly kind of a hot take: I really like maverick shotguns, for $200 you get a decent pump action that holds 5 in the tube and 1 in the chamber
Looks like a solid first gun to me. I remember my first gun and dove hunting was LIFE!! So much fun!! Especially on opening day. You could definitely tell when noon hit cause just out of nowhere, shotgun blasts all at once in every direction 😂😂😂 my first was a single shot though. Definitely taught me shot decipline. I had to make my shot count lol.
Mine needed a break in, jammed a couple times for the first 50-100 rounds through while shooting clays. Very easy to handle, nice and light
My buddy has one he duck hunts with. Minnesota fall/winters can be a test on your guns. I've noticed if you get a little moisture around that gun it quits ejecting. 15 degrees with snow? Forget it, leave that thing home or only load 1 shell at a time.
Beretta, Benneli, Bernadeli and Stoeger are all sister companies and many parts are interchangeable across many models.
I have a Stoeger over and under. Bought for 200. Great gun
My first shotgun was a stover I don’t remember the model but it was pump action. I put thousands of rounds through it before I had any issues.
I bought one from a pawn shop 2 years ago and haven't had a problem with it yet!
Years ago we bought a bunch for our store most came back with ejection issues,stoger fixed that, now I have a 3500 I believe it shoots the 3&1/2" monsters but $300 for a solid shotgun you can't beat them,
Just picked this up a couple months back and I love it! Was slightly concerned it wouldn’t be high quality but it is a great shotgun none the less for $500
Awesome brother 👊 😎
Stronger and canik are my Firearms’s of choice. Most people don’t know this, but the people running the company were Aerospace engineers. if you can engineer a space shuttle a gun should be no problem
Good job on your video format and narration
Thanks brother! 👊 😎
Ive had a stoger condor competition since 8th grade its treated me very well
I have a stoeger m3000. Best purchase for $500 you can find. Love it
I used an M3k with a 32" ported barrel for skeet in high school. I put over a thousand rounds through it before needing to replace the springs on it. Only issue it ever had was it wouldn't eject towards the tail end of that thousand rounds
Thanks for this brother! 👊 😎
-SLMC🔥
First shotgun was a Stoeger P-350, still have it and over 2000 rounds later I can confidently say its well worth the $200-300
I remember Stoeger back when I had hair! I can’t remember when value priced products equated to taste! I would have three bronze Stoegers if one broke I’d still have a new one and shells as well. Lots of them.
The most important about shotguns for hunting is how it fits you. If you buy an expensive gun and you can’t get your eyes down the barrel on it you’ll have a hard time shooting. Every gun has its quirks when it comes to cycling and operation, you just learn what to do and what not to do when cleaning and operating it.
love the old school vibe of this video
I was going to get a m3000 9year at a gun store..The gun salesman recommended getting the Benelli montefeltro.I got the benelli best shotgun i ever owned.He the m3000 was having issues at that time.
Something I’ve learned recently is that Beretta bought both Benelli and Stoeger. Explains why the quality of them is so good.
Truth! 🙌
Unfortunately it's not true. The quality of the A400 as far as QC has gone to shit. They're great if you get 1 with no problems, softest shooting super mag by a mile, but nearly 30% are defective out of the factory and it takes over 6 months for Beretta USA to warranty them and they come back with the same problem.
Great review
My 3500 has not given me a single problem in 8 years, but I do oil it after most hunts
I love my stoeger. I’ve abused it for 3 duck seasons and it’s never jammed or clicked on me once. Best 550 ever spent
The only problems I've ever seen with a Stoeger m3000 we're on some of the older ones that were coated in cosmoline and people failed to clean them properly before shooting them the first time. Once you gave them a good cleaning and got all of that fit grease off of them oh, they ran just as good as any Benelli or Beretta
I was worried at first when purchasing my 3500 but it turned out to be a great gun and recommended it to anyone.
It's honestly a very nice looking shotgun, buddy of mine owns one and quite likes it
I learned how to duck hunt with a stoeger, dropped in the lakes a couple times and always fired after a little clean out. Great gun to start with. I did get lucky to upgrade to a SBE1 lefty a couple years back. I really hope it's the last duck gun I will need, it's perfect
Great video, editing, and narrating...
Thanks brother! 👊 and thanks for watching SLMC 🔥
-Stagger
My Stoeger M3000 is picky with ammo, jams on Federal 1200fps and Winchester 1200fps, works great on Remington shur-shot and Rio
stoeger produces Turkish made parts for benelli, they are the only Turkish brand that reliably cranks out good quality product
I bought an M3500 and basically only shot 3in and 3 1/2 in through it for 5 years,well across the 10k mark on it. Only complaint is that when you’re snow goose hunting and just spraying and preying the hammer will drop before the bolt goes all the way home leading to a jam. But for 650 couldn’t complain
I used to use both for bird hunting and the Benelli was nice but the stoger was great for the price. It just felt a bit heavier
I have a P-3000. Best shotgun I've ever had. It has zero recoil. I have the tactical version with the folding stock and pistol grip, although I don't like the knob on the stock, it's a bit bulky and awkward around the handgrip.
My KSG, however, about took my shoulder off when I fired that. It kicks like a roided up mule.
Stoeger is the Taurus of the shotgun world. You get a great gun for the price, the 2 downsides are that they just aren't as accurate as mid-high end shotguns at times, and their fiddly little parts like to break more frequently then other companies. You might do 50-200$ in maintaining/repairs ever few years if you're really beating on it, which isn't bad at all.
Got a stoeger p350 and the foregrip broke on the first shot, got a replacement and it came broken in the mail. Sold it and got a cheap double barrel
We get these in australia. They sell them to use without the gas system and use them as straight pulls
Fantastic shotgun, regardless of the price.
I've had the M3500 for 7 years now and I've had only 2 hiccups in it from not cleaning it for 3-4 of those years. Absolutely love mine. I know there are better shotguns out there but I cant bring myself to get rid of this one.
That bronze coat is sweet!
I got one and it's been great . Mud grass and lack of cleaning seems to make it run better lol
My buddy was rocking the SBE but I didn’t want to drop the $1700 for one and went with the m3500 and it shoots practically the same. I have only cleaned it once and is always covered in mud. I have had zero issues with mine. 300-400 shots through it. Mainly a waterfowl gun and have shot skeet and trap with it as well.
I got the benelli army in camo when I was just a youngin! Rock on
Stoeger is owned by Benelli. I'm getting the M-3000 security. Only thing I'm changing is the extractor. 25 bucks. Boom.
Owned mine for 3 1/2 years now not one issue !
The looks is the only dependable thing stoeger offers
i never expected to like that matte bronze cerakote with a wood butstock and handle but here i am. that is gorgeous
Same here brother!! We actually had some crazy plan to have it hydro-dipped camo…but by the time we got it home we loved it just the way it was!
-Stagger
This is the best stoeger ad I’ve ever watched
not an avid duck hunter but ive been bout 10 times. i wanted a good shotgun but without the huge price so i got a stoeger m3500. i can shoot just as good as everyone else and even better at times.
The finish reminds me of the armalite ar-17, though that gun had a whole host of issues it looked slick.
I have the m3500 for waterfowl hunting. I love it! Although it doesn’t like 2 3/4 shells. If i do run them they have to be the 1 1/8 shells. It just needs some extra push because its made for 3 1/2 shells. But it runs any 3” like a champ
That’s awesome brother! 👊 Good luck and stay safe out on the water in the coming weeks. 🥶 💨 🦆 🦆 🦆
-Stagger
Got me a m3500 for waterfowl literally have drug it through the mug and last season actually got pebbles and smaller rocks in the action. After clearing the shell that got stuck an and literally dunking everything in the marsh muck water. Didn’t have a single malfunction and preformed beautifully. My knot grove with it is how heavy the trigger is but I can get over that for a gun that can go into marsh much fully and come out perfectly ok