Looks pretty nice. Kinda on the light side. Good for a loaner gun or starter gun, Wonder how much the sell price really is? Would like to get the opinion of someone who shot one and or even patterned one.

 

Midwest gun works has listed at $973.78 https://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/prod/75474

 

It'll be just another cookie cutter turkish o/u, likely having the same problems you have with the Stevens.

Another year, another turk o/u promising to the the latest and greatest, and eventually proving out to have the same problems as all the turks that came before it: poor POI regulation, soft parts, little to no after-sale parts and service, and eventual discontinuation or cessation of importation that leaves them as orphans.

For the asking price you can buy a used Citori, for another 600 bucks you can buy a brand new Browning CXS.

 

I already own a browning CXS with 32 inch barrels. I am considering having stock cut for adjustable comb as sometimes I get cheek slap and I just don't shoot it as good as I should. Unfortunately I live in rural area with no local shop to do the work. Joel Etchens is about 2 hour drive so will probably end up taking to him. I can consistently hit 2 to 3 more birds with my Mossberg 930 and retay masai mara 20ga, than the browning so have been shooting them more lately.

 

if you would like to nget brid of cheek slap and have a bit of time to be "on a list" look into a soft touch system. I waited some 7 months to get mine and was 100% worth the wait

 

Then there is no reason to burn $1k plus on one of these Mossbergs, you should be upgrading from the Browning (when you're ready to make a move), not downgrading.

Another option would be a Precision Fit Stock for your Browning, that'd give you an adjustable comb, adjustable pad, LOP adjustment, and recoil reduction.

 

Is it worth putting a 1300-1400dollar stock on the cxs or am I better off trading it in for a caesar guerini or fabarm? I have never shot either. I have shot a 686 beretta but it did not fit me at all

 

Absolutely. At any rate, the PFS is a low/no risk investment, if you buy one new for $1300 and don't like it, you can get $900-$1k back out of it, if you buy one used for $900 to $1k and don't like it, you can get ALL of your $ back out of it.

With that setup you would legitimately have a lifetime gun (assuming you take care of it and do routine maintenance). The Citori has a 50 year legacy, and any gunsmith that is qualified to work on over/unders will have parts for and can work on a Citori. The Citori and it's subvariants are basically the Honda Accord of the gun world, not fancy, but a good value for the $ and nearly bulletproof.

I wouldn't consider the CG or Fabarm to be enough of an upgrade in quality to justify the additional $. As far as I'm concerned, either would be a nearly a lateral move quality wise, at 2x the $.

In my opinion, the CXS/CXT is by FAR the best value for the dollar in clay target shotguns today!

 

So... did anyone actually made the purchase and running it? I would really like to know if the Gold Reserve series is a viable option.

 

So I did purchase this firearm...and its been a huge disappointment so far. First off...the adjustments to the stock shown in some of the pictures on mossberg.com are not even possible. Looks like they put the stock a certain way, just to be able to take pictures. The biggest issue ive had...is the first day I shot it, the trigger does not always reset. Maybe 50% of the time. I normally shoot bottom barrel first, as most shooters do...bottom barrel always fires with no issues. It does not always reset itself for the follow up shot on the top barrel on doubles. At first...most of my squad mates said it just needed to be broken in and/or it just needed to be oiled internally. I took it out for a run a 2nd time after oiling it as best as possible...same issue. I took it to a professional gunsmith, and he took the entire gun apart and stated he did not see anything wrong internally. He also oiled up everything completely on the inside. Earlier today...I took it out for a 3rd run, and the issue still persists. At this point, im convinced that this a gun/manufacturer defect. I will be calling Mossberg tomorrow to figure out how to send it in.

On a good note...the feel of this gun is superb. The weight is great...it swings nicely, and the adjustable stock is great as you can dial it in perfectly.

 

At first...most of my squad mates said it just needed to be broken in and/or it just needed to be oiled internally.

I have never heard this on a new over under. I have heard it plenty when talking about new Turkish made semiautomatic shotguns.

 

I dont know much about the internals of shotguns...but what im told, is that this is an inertia based shotgun, where it needs to feel the recoil of the first shot, to reset itself for the 2nd. Apparently that mechanism is not working properly.

 

Please take my advice and buy yourself a reliable gun. Mossberg distributes some solid guns but their O/Us are not woth the trouble you will have with them. My old friend, the late sheriff (evbutler) had sorrows and tribulations with a couple of Mossberg O/Us. I think that it will be back and forth to Mossberg until you get tired of it. At our range, they are not very reliable. They like to double too much. For that kind of money, you can buy a reliable semi-automatic.

 

What he said, I have seen exactly what he describes several times.