Post by JD on Nov 9, 2012 13:35:47 GMT -5
My wife decided she wanted to start pheasant hunting, so I am taking her on a controlled pheasant hunt (Released pen raised birds) at a local state park. I told her she could of course use one of my shotguns, but she should really consider getting one of her ownt hat fit her better. She agreed and we went shopping.
She absolutely fell in love with a Benelli Ultralight 20ga. What can I say, my wife has good taste. lol She was pretty sure that was the one, until she picked up a like new Tristar Viper G2 youth in 20ga. She liked it, a lot more than the Ultralight. It has a wood stock, and hits the scales right at 6 pounds. The price? $300+tax and it came with 3 choke tubes.
She ended up having me go get it a couple days later. I brought it home and cleaned it up inside and out. I was very impressed with the fit/finish. The next weekend we went out shooting. What a pleasure this little gun is to shoot. Some of the loads we used:
Winchester Super X 2 3/4" 7/8oz 2 1/2Dram #6 1200 fps
Federal Field & Target 2 3/4" 7/8oz 2 1/2Dram #7.5 1200 fps
Winchester Xpert Steel upland game 2 3/4" 3/4oz #7 @1325fps
The little Tristar gobbled them all up with ease. Ejected empties were thrown fast and far. Being gas operated, recoil was very comfortable even for my wife.
I have heard some people talk down about Tristar. I'm sure some have gotten lemons. Just like some people have gotten lemons from Remington, Winchester, Browning, Etc. All I know is this is a great value shotgun, and you would have to spend a lot more from another company to get similar quality. I am thoroughly impressed with it, and my wife loves it.
I am hoping she gets to smack a couple roosters next week!
She absolutely fell in love with a Benelli Ultralight 20ga. What can I say, my wife has good taste. lol She was pretty sure that was the one, until she picked up a like new Tristar Viper G2 youth in 20ga. She liked it, a lot more than the Ultralight. It has a wood stock, and hits the scales right at 6 pounds. The price? $300+tax and it came with 3 choke tubes.
She ended up having me go get it a couple days later. I brought it home and cleaned it up inside and out. I was very impressed with the fit/finish. The next weekend we went out shooting. What a pleasure this little gun is to shoot. Some of the loads we used:
Winchester Super X 2 3/4" 7/8oz 2 1/2Dram #6 1200 fps
Federal Field & Target 2 3/4" 7/8oz 2 1/2Dram #7.5 1200 fps
Winchester Xpert Steel upland game 2 3/4" 3/4oz #7 @1325fps
The little Tristar gobbled them all up with ease. Ejected empties were thrown fast and far. Being gas operated, recoil was very comfortable even for my wife.
I have heard some people talk down about Tristar. I'm sure some have gotten lemons. Just like some people have gotten lemons from Remington, Winchester, Browning, Etc. All I know is this is a great value shotgun, and you would have to spend a lot more from another company to get similar quality. I am thoroughly impressed with it, and my wife loves it.
I am hoping she gets to smack a couple roosters next week!
