Coach Gun

**shadow65** · 04-21-10, 18:46

I've always had an 870 on the department but I got a want for a Coach gun. I found a Silverado. It's fairly light weight, quick handling, and intimidating as Hell. Anybody else have one?

**HardHatMan** · 04-22-10, 15:15

Looks sweet man. I love the SxS setups. What's the barrel length?

**woodandsteel** · 04-22-10, 17:35

Don't have one. But always wanted one.

Never knew which ones were the best to go with.

For a while, I wanted one with exposed hammers. Now, I am thinking that hammerless is the way to go.

What's it like to shoot? What kind of loads are you planning to carry?

**shadow65** · 04-22-10, 20:26

It's a Stoeger satin nickel. It has 20" barrels. I'm using Hornaday 00 Buck reduced recoil. Still a handfull but managable considering the light weght. I researched a lot of dbl barrels before I bought this one. While there is an advantage to the exposed hammer models, mainly being able to leave it loaded without being cocked, I decided to go with the hammerless. Also, some don't have actual functioning hammers.
I went with the double trigger also. I just trust it more than the single.
Just something about a double barrel 12 guage that grabs your attention.

**jmoore** · 04-22-10, 20:33

Does the safety reset each time you open & close it - or will it stay "off"????

TIA

**Irish** · 04-22-10, 20:49

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**shadow65** · 04-22-10, 21:56

Originally Posted by jmoore

Does the safety reset each time you open & close it - or will it stay "off"????

TIA

From the factory, the safety resets each time you break the chamber open. It's an easy fix. I Dremeled about 1/4" off of the actuator rod. Now the safety does not auto engage but still works when manually set, as it should be in the first place. Makes follow up reloading/firing quicker. In a stress situation, I'm sure my wife wouldn't think to take the safety off after loading. I doubt I would either.

**shadow65** · 04-22-10, 21:58

Stoeger is making a "Tactical dbl barrel" now with single trigger and rails top and bottom. I debated it but decided to go with a more traditional look.
http://www.stoegerindustries.com/fir...le_defense.php

**Huggies** · 04-23-10, 18:51

Originally Posted by shadow65

Stoeger is making a "Tactical dbl barrel" now with single trigger and rails top and bottom. I debated it but decided to go with a more traditional look.
http://www.stoegerindustries.com/fir...le_defense.php

I have that in 20g and the coach gun in blue with 2 triggers, I know they'll both go BANG! Twice when needed have about 500 rounds through each