Rate your SPR310 - value for money?
Very satisfied | 95 | 57.23% |
Satisfied | 36 | 21.69% |
Neutral | 16 | 9.64% |
Dissatisfied | 7 | 4.22% |
Very dissatisfied | 12 | 7.23% |
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Very satisfied | 95 | 57.23% |
Satisfied | 36 | 21.69% |
Neutral | 16 | 9.64% |
Dissatisfied | 7 | 4.22% |
Very dissatisfied | 12 | 7.23% |
Oh sure - in fact it would be good to get high mileage opinions for the long run.Quickshot said:Does an IZH 27 count?? Baikal version of the SPR 310. If so, I bought mine about 5 years ago, have over 20k rounds through it, and have only replaced the lower firing pin. Opens and closes nicely and still solid lockup.
I'll bet if you call EAA they will fix it for free regardless of whether it is in warranty or not.drsfmd said:Not a 310, but I own a trap model that I bought through EAA a few years back (the model now marketed as the SPR 100 by Remington).
I bought this gun in 2001 or 2002. I don't shoot a lot of trap... maybe only 4000 to 5000 rounds or so a year, but needed something other than my very flat shooting skeet/sporting guns to use on the occasions when I did want to shoot trap.
My experiences with this model are limited to three examples - my own, and two owned by others I shoot with. All three guns have slam fired upon closure. Mine did it a handful of times until I had my gunsmith recut the sear ledge, one of the others has done it on a handful of occasions, and its owner tolerates it... that gun is still in use. The third example was fine for the first 1000 rounds or so, and then started to slam fire about 1/2 of the time... its owner quickly stuck it in the back of his safe and I haven't seen it since.
Mine also has a tendency to lock itself up on occasion because the firing pins are too long and sometimes pierce the primers, which then won't allow the pins to retract. That hasn't happened to either of the other two guns I am familiar with.
I got fed up with mine, and became increasingly convinced it was dangerous. I still have it, but only because I couldn't in good conscience sell my headache to someone else. I haven't shot it since the summer after I bought it, and have since bought a much higher quality gun for trap.
On the whole, the wood to metal fit isn't horrible - better than anything else I've seen at that price. The wood is very plain, but I would expect that from any gun at this price point. The stock is of nice proportions for a trap gun (at least as far as how I like them), with a very high comb and thick wrist... very comfortable to hold and obtaining a sight picture is easy... though it is very light for a trap gun, and hence has a stouter recoil than I would expect from a trap gun.
The metal finish is horrible... it looks like it was finished in a HS shop class, with machining marks and scratches clearly showing under the bluing. Oh, I should also point out... when I bought the gun, I couldn't get it to cock... I took the receiver out of the stock, and found that the inside of the reciever was full of heavy grease and there were lots of metal filings in that grease. Irrespective of price point, there's no excuse for such sloppiness.
Lastly, it has one of the coolest opening levers I've ever seen... I think others should adopt it! I also like the cocking indicator - it's a nice feature, even if it is done with a discolored piece of plastic rather than a piece of metal.
I could not in good conscience suggest that anyone purchase or shoot one of these... I know some people are going to pitch a fit about this response, but you asked for honesty, and that's exactly what I have given you.
You might be surprised. I have seen EAA fix and replace guns out of warranty. Their customer service reputation seems to be very important to them.drsfmd said:JDS-
I have a gunsmith friend who took care of it for nothing... sending it back to EEA wouldn't have been a freebie.
I should have him look into the pin issue as well... but that one will take him some time I'm sure, and probably wouldn't be free.
I have no idea why the other 2 folks didn't send theirs back.
Yes I wondered that... maybe it was some of the bashers who didn't actually own one.Madmark said:..I still wonder....Who are the dissatisfied users, and why don't they post their experiences????
The only dissatisfied post I saw was regarding the single barrel SPR110!
They were Harda$$ and Nutsy Bimbo.... Oh wait, you said owners!!! :wink:Madmark said:I still wonder....Who are the dissatisfied users, and why don't they post their experiences????
The only dissatisfied post I saw was regarding the single barrel SPR110!
I just visited the Mossberg owners poll on this website and read your opinion on the Mossberg O/U...you have a very similiar opinion on the Mossberg to the Remington 310...almost identicle wording on the metal finish...strange you would have such similiar bad luck with two different manufacturers guns.drsfmd said:Not a 310, but I own a trap model that I bought through EAA a few years back (the model now marketed as the SPR 100 by Remington).
I bought this gun in 2001 or 2002. I don't shoot a lot of trap... maybe only 4000 to 5000 rounds or so a year, but needed something other than my very flat shooting skeet/sporting guns to use on the occasions when I did want to shoot trap.
My experiences with this model are limited to three examples - my own, and two owned by others I shoot with. All three guns have slam fired upon closure. Mine did it a handful of times until I had my gunsmith recut the sear ledge, one of the others has done it on a handful of occasions, and its owner tolerates it... that gun is still in use. The third example was fine for the first 1000 rounds or so, and then started to slam fire about 1/2 of the time... its owner quickly stuck it in the back of his safe and I haven't seen it since.
Mine also has a tendency to lock itself up on occasion because the firing pins are too long and sometimes pierce the primers, which then won't allow the pins to retract. That hasn't happened to either of the other two guns I am familiar with.
I got fed up with mine, and became increasingly convinced it was dangerous. I still have it, but only because I couldn't in good conscience sell my headache to someone else. I haven't shot it since the summer after I bought it, and have since bought a much higher quality gun for trap.
On the whole, the wood to metal fit isn't horrible - better than anything else I've seen at that price. The wood is very plain, but I would expect that from any gun at this price point. The stock is of nice proportions for a trap gun (at least as far as how I like them), with a very high comb and thick wrist... very comfortable to hold and obtaining a sight picture is easy... though it is very light for a trap gun, and hence has a stouter recoil than I would expect from a trap gun.
The metal finish is horrible... it looks like it was finished in a HS shop class, with machining marks and scratches clearly showing under the bluing. Oh, I should also point out... when I bought the gun, I couldn't get it to cock... I took the receiver out of the stock, and found that the inside of the reciever was full of heavy grease and there were lots of metal filings in that grease. Irrespective of price point, there's no excuse for such sloppiness.
Lastly, it has one of the coolest opening levers I've ever seen... I think others should adopt it! I also like the cocking indicator - it's a nice feature, even if it is done with a discolored piece of plastic rather than a piece of metal.
I could not in good conscience suggest that anyone purchase or shoot one of these... I know some people are going to pitch a fit about this response, but you asked for honesty, and that's exactly what I have given you.