Budget HD Shotgun @ Buds

[frigginchi]

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/58243

[joefrank64k]

Nice deal...$350 or so after paying OOS transfer/DROS. You gotta love Bud's!

[GrimLock]

Heard nothing but bad things about Charles Daly SG's.

[capitol]

Why would anyone buy a "budget" home defense firearm

It's like saying... Hey! when my life and or family are in extreme danger the cheapest gun I can find will do.

[FEMUN]

Why would anyone buy a "budget" home defense firearm

It's like saying... Hey! when my life and or family are in extreme danger the cheapest gun I can find will do.

So your saying a Remy 870 or or a mossy 500 can't be a good HD gun? Whats wrong with charles Daly? So if it's not expensive it's inferior?

[JonS]

Why would anyone buy a "budget" home defense firearm

It's like saying... Hey! when my life and or family are in extreme danger the cheapest gun I can find will do.

Because anything is better than nothing. What would you have? Nothing?

[frigginchi]

I don't think anyone shot with a budget shotgun or a high dollar shotgun will know the difference.

[lorax3]

According to another thread Big 5 is getting another shipment of the Interstate 982's for $199.

[capitol]

Well if you all feel ok with a Charles Daly to save your life then go for it.

A remington 870 or a Mossy 500 are fine HD Shotguns, but when you drop below those quality of guns to save a few bucks I dont think it's a good idea.

[Jeremy S.]

According to another thread Big 5 is getting another shipment of the Interstate 982's for $199.

FWIW, I spoke to the managers at both Ventura and Oxnard Big 5's regarding the 982's. They said that they have not seen the Interstate pumps available at their distribution center for over a year and that they didn't think that Big 5 was going to carry them anymore.

The manager at the Ventura location seemed knowledgeable in the firearms department. He told me he remembered how every time they got the 982's in, individuals would come in and buy 3 at a time.

[SixPointEight]

Well if you all feel ok with a Charles Daly to save your life then go for it.

A remington 870 or a Mossy 500 are fine HD Shotguns, but when you drop below those quality of guns to save a few bucks I dont think it's a good idea.

x2. I almost bought one from a friend for $100, went to check it out, cycled a couple snap caps and it jammed twice, out of 3 caps. He said that was unusual, but it did jam at least once a shooting trip, so...I said no thanks.

[eccvets]

how is that a budget shotgun? I consider a 100 dollar gun a budget gun, for that price I could get a mossberg, my 590 was not much more then that to be honest.

[vinny_land]

I got an old High Standard riot gun that I got for $100 years ago. That's my HD shotgun. Whatever you use for home defence, the cops are going to take it, so you might as well use something that's not worth getting back.

Besides the price, this was another reason for buying the 982. Had it for almost 2 years now and have put close to 1300rnds of birdshot and 500 of buck, hasn't failed.

[Nachoman]

While I usually don't like to get into the "what price would you put on your life" argument, there's something to be said about the history of the design and brand. It's like comparing a Chery (chinese car that's new to the US) to a Toyota. Sure, a Chery probably has more features compared to a similarly priced toyota, but there's something to be said about the history of the toyota product. A Mossberg is virtually the exact same price as a CD. For an extra rail and pistol grip, is it worth trying out a CD versus a Moss?

[MossbergMan]

Compulsivegunbuyer makes an excellent point. If you use your any of your guns for self defense, it's evidence. It will be marked up and you may not get it back. That's one of the reasons I use a Glock and not a Nighthawk/Wilson/Heinie/any $2500 handgun for my SD pistol and my Mossberg 500 and 590A1 for HD (and truck guns) instead of my Benelli or custom 870.
So why do I own these other guns? I teach, I compete, I found a deal.