ARE THESE GOOD SHOTGUNS?

I have 2 of the semi autos, a 12 and a 20. They are very light and built on the blueprint of the old remington 1100s (in Turkey I believe). A little picky on ammo but they shoot great and I think i paid $150 for each of them.

Also remington 1100 rings and washers will work on them if and when the originals wear out.

WHAT DO YOU MEEN PICKY ON AMMO? I FOUND ONE IN 20 FOR 250?

My Dad bought one a few years ago (12 guage auto, all black) and it is a smooth shooting gun. I'm sure some folks on here have other opinions and while it is not a Vinci or Browning Gold, IMO, it is a great gun for the money.

You have to shoot heavier dram loads. Sometimes the cheapest dove loads dont cycle. I know I have to shoot 1 Oz loads in my 12 but I seem to recall my 20 shoots anything. Dont worry about it, its not really an issue, Just dont nuy a case of shells on sale at WalMart until youve shot a box of them through your gun. Charles Daly has excellent customer service. I emailed them and they told me what to look for.

By the way, my old 1100 was the same way on ammo.

walmart has the pump cheap, and the auto goes for around 299

Back in the day they were a cheaper alternative to the 870 and 1100's. I'm looking at an auto for my daughter

I had 1 for the wife in 20 ga. It shot the cheap win. like a dream, no problem at all
The only thing i didnt like was shell displacement, that SOB would throw a shell 20 yds.
We have to pick up every spent hull, and most of the time, we spent more time looking for hulls, than dove hunting! LOL
All in all, it Was a good shooter though, and would buy another, if she wanted to get back into bird hunting
JMO

Yeah, you dont want to be next to me when Im shooting. I was teaching the wife to shoot skeet with the 20 and I stood on the wrong side of her. Hull hit me in the face and sent my glasses flying!

X2. 1100 .20 gauge

I am having to send my bolt back to KBI....the pin broke...second one that has broken on me.....
but KBI is really good and fast and taking care of that stuff..

just aslo found a win mod 1400 semi, are they any good? guy wants to trade me for a NWTF turkey gun i got.............

I have a 12 and it is great!!! I have gotten tons of compliments about how good the gun sounds as well!!!

I have an O/U 12 and it shoots great...The fit and finish is sweet also.

are you talking about the daly or the winchester?

Sorry....the Daly.

P.M. sent

I've got the pardner pump 12 ga and its a work horse. No complaints here.

are the win 1400 any good?

My son put 2 cases thru his semi-auto this year and it was under 300 good kid gun.

glad to hear that

I have a 12 that the ejector just went out. I was going to send it back, so long Charles, read below


http://www.charlesdaly.com/
To all our friends, fans, supporters and consumers of Charles Daly and by extension, KBI products, I regret to inform you that the rumors of our demise are true.

KBI is going out of business and closing its doors, effective today, January 29, 2010.

I don't want to go into each and every detail as to why this has occurred, except to say that there have been a multitude of events over the past five years that have contributed to our current situation.

For those of you with ongoing service requirements please be advised that we are currently negotiating with several companies that will be performing after-sale service of Charles Daly, CD Defense and Jericho firearms. As soon as we have finalized a contract with one of these companies we will post the name, address and contact details of that company on www.CharlesDalyForum.com, so you will know who to contact to obtain service on your KBI firearm.

Again, I wish to thank all of you that have supported our company, Charles Daly and all the other fine firearms that we have sold over the years.. This spells the end of KBI but I imagine it will certainly not mean the end of Charles Daly® and CD Defense™. Look for this excellent brand to resurface in the very near future.

Sincerely,
Michael B. Kassnar, President
K.B.I., Inc.

dang....that sucks. Is this the same as New England Fire Arms? My gun says new england firearms on it, and the box said charles daly. Again, My gun works great, its not the prettiest or the most expensive but it gets-r-done, well.

think ill just go with the wnichester 1400