Escort Shotguns

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Dan Beuthin

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Does Anyone know anything about these Escort shotguns? Or have an opinion about these guns? Please comment. Longtime waterfowler and fan of this website as the father of three boys any input would be appreciated. Regards DBB
 
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They are Turkish made by Hatsan Arms. I have never shot one but I have handled a few Turkish guns. The feel of the ones I have handled were heavy and very stiff (break action guns). I'm sure they could be worked in after some time. They have decent looking guns and Hatsan may be the Browning of the Turkish weapon makers, don't know. Let us all know if you find anything out.

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I had an semi auto it was not much cop heavy and just never really did anything for me. Save your money and buy a second hand beretta
 
Dan, I have no experience with them but I have handled a Mossberg Maverick and liked it. I didn't get a chance to shoot it though. It belonged to a friend who wanted me to sell it for her. Inexpensive and made in the USA (texas I think).

I understand what you are looking for, I went through it too when my two boys were of age. At that time I won Remington 870's for them at the local DU banquet - the only time I have won a gun at one of those events.
 
Bought my oldest a Charles Daly 20 ga pump several years ago. It was pretty inexpensive and has been a good solid gun. He has outgrown it and it will move on to the next son in line soon. It had a smooth action and composite stock for waterfowlingI think they went out of business last January, but I'm sure you can still find the guns pretty easily. Daly's were also made in Turkey by Akkar in Istanbul. Most people think they were made in the US, but only their Defense division which made AR-15 type weapons were completely made in the US.

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Being that you can get a Remington 870 for 250 (when they are on sale at Dicks) to 350 for the nicer wood, I wouldn't look at those cheaper guns. The Remington 870 has proven itself, ALL gunsmiths can/should know how to work on one and parts are readily available.

It would break my heart to have a cheaper gun only to have it malfunction as a drake Canvasback flies into the decoys for my son's first shot at a duck.

My moto when I buy something is What Can I Sell It For....nobody wants junk and there are fewer buyer looking for junk. If you have a reputable gun, you will have no problem selling it. This way, if you want to sell for something else, you should be able to flip it rather easy.

I haven't heard any complaints about the Charles Daly guns. I would use caution since the parts inventory might be low.
 
I second the 870 idea. Teach them to drive standard first! If you learn to shoot a pump first you'll be able to shoot anything later on. If an 870 breaks, which isn't very often, all parts can be purchased from Brownells. Less popular guns will be hard to find parts for when they go obsolete as they often do. I'd bet they'll never want an auto-jammer after shooting these pumps for a couple of years.
 
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