“Tag: Pump-Action”

Get a closer look at the Stoeger P3000 pump-action shotgun, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

Get a closer look at the Rossi Gallery, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

Though not something you see everyday, pump-action rifles remain in production at a number of different companies—including Remington. Big Green is still building pump-action repeating rifles, and the 7600's modern machining and utility-driven design, paired with one of America's favorite deer cartridges, combines to create an excellent, if unorthodox, hunting firearm.

We recently covered one of 2016's best values in the budget-friendly Stoeger P3000, which impressed our reviewer. It impressed consumers, too, because for 2017 Stoeger has announced the P3500—the same gun, essentially, just chambered for those big ol' 3½-inch shells.

The P3000 delivers a tough-as-nails, reliable scattergun solution that sports a price tag so low it'll make you look twice. Here are five things you need to know.

Pump-action shotguns are darn reliable. It's why the design has had such sustained success, even after the advent of the autoloader. We recently covered one of 2016's best values in the budget-friendly Stoeger P3000, which impressed our reviewer. It impressed consumers, too, because for 2017 Stoeger has announced the P3500—the same gun, essentially, just chambered for those big ol' 3½-inch shells.

The Winchester Model 1300 was arguably the most underrated pump-action shotgun of its day. With its patent now expired, Savage Arms has revived the classic design with the Stevens 320.

Stevens has expanded its popular Model 320 field-grade shotgun lineup to include a new turkey-specific variant for 2016. Shipments of the Stevens 320 12-gauge Turkey Pump shotgun are currently being delivered to dealer.

Troy Defense’s Model SPAR-S3F-18MT-01 is a 50-state legal pump-action rifle that mimics the design and features commonly found on today’s popular AR-10 rifles. It feeds from SR25 magazines and is chambered for the hefty, but fun to shoot, .338 Fed. cartridge.