Stoeger Uplander 12-gauge double barrel shotgun

[@kenlansing1216]

I was at the local range patterning a side-by-side shotgun when an old man and a boy showed up. The boy said: "Grandpa how come you hardly ever see shotguns with the barrels beside each other like that?" The old man answered gruffly: "Because people have lost their damn sense of taste."

[@nacholibre1962]

"I've got some cheap ammo and a desire to use it!" A great line. My son has a Stoeger Uplander 20 gauge. Great gun for grouse and pheasant.

[@plowboysghost]

Heheh..Sometimes I wish I had left this gun 26" instead of cutting it down to 18-1/8".

[@DesertHusker]

I loved my Stoeger shotgun during my SASS days back in the early 2000's. Now that I have moved to Southern Arizona I am itching to get back into it. I think the ghosts of the Earps and Clantons are calling my name.😂I love the history down here.

[@tonycamaro1677]

“Alabama attitude adjustment” means using both barrels! Love it. Your videos are very entertaining. Thank you.

[@plowboysghost]

I really appreciate that, Tony.

[@ftargr]

just a man livin life the way we all should

[@marcelofidelis5678]

one of the best shotguns manufactured by Boito in Brazil

[@SNARFOLA]

“I don’t think it’s nice, you laughing. You see, my mule don’t like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you’re laughing at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you’re going to, I might convince him that you really didn’t mean it.”

[@plowboysghost]

Hey... you making some kind of joke?

[@SNARFOLA]

It just my most favorite line from A Fistful of Dollars!

[@plowboysghost]

@@SNARFOLA ...and mine was the response from the leader of the three dead guys needing coffins. FOUR coffins..... my bad.

[@ProMediaLLC]

You laughing at me? What am I a clown?

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

I love the look of these old-school shot guns. This'll be my next gun.

[@Snarkythecat]

Did you get it?

[@jockringer6437]

Snarky, the Cat lol i wanna know as wel

[@scootermcclevis6450]

Let it be known that Stoeger is owned by Benelli

[@G-man45444]

You know ... me and my brother used to also shoot cans and stuff floating in water when we were young .... now we’re older (50....ish) we still do 👍🏼 this video brought back tons of memories. And besides ruining our hearing we had fun and learned how to handle shotguns as 13 and 15 year olds

[@plowboysghost]

Man...(I'm 47), I know what you mean. I shot/killed about everything that either moved or held still back when i got my first gun....an FIE ERA single shot 12-ga. from the TG&Y. There a pond over at the "sandpit" that we still float beer cans/etc.. on and sink them with handguns/rifles when they get out a little bit from the bank.. (eco-fiendly...that's me)

[@G-man45444]

plowboysghost ... us too. Single shot we shared between us and every bit of recoil went into our skinny little shoulders

[@nord4338]

Looks like a good shotgun. I have an old Winchester double shotgun passed down from my late father in law. It's a good gun too. Keep up your good work and keep your powder dry.

[@plowboysghost]

Thank you, sir.

[@R32R38]

Looks like a fun shotgun for a very reasonable price. Plus, as a break action, it can use Short Lane adapters for more variety.

[@plowboysghost]

I find myself toting it around and shooting it more than I have any long gun I've owned for the last couple decades.

[@TheWolfElder]

What’s a Short Lane adapter? I just got one of these shotguns. I love the way it feels in hand.

[@R32R38]

@@TheWolfElder Rifled tubes that fit into barrels of break-action 12 and 20 gauge shotguns and allow you to fire .22's and some handgun cartridges. Short Lane sells them in 3, 5 and 8 inch lengths, the longer ones are more accurate but of course also more expensive, for example an 8 inch 12 gauge to 9mm tube is about $140 while the 3 inch is about $60. I have a 5 inch .380ACP adapter that I use in an old NEF single barrel 20 gauge. Even with just the bead sight and my average marksmanship skills it's surprisingly accurate. I can maintain 4 inch groups at 15 yards no trouble. Short Lane also sells smoothbore sub-gauge adapters, I have one that lets me shoot .410 shells through my 20. There's even a breech plug that lets you use a break-action shotgun as a muzzle loader. Unfortunately, and not surprisingly, almost all of Short Lane's adapters are sold out right now. Hopefully that will improve at some point.

[@TheWolfElder]

@@R32R38 Thank you so much! They’re a little expensive for now but I can save up for one!

[@JustMe-ku6rk]

I liked my Stoeger Coach Gun so much that I recently went out and purchased a Stoeger Uplander. Both 12 gauge, both side by side. $429 (May 2019)

[@plowboysghost]

I'm still crazy about mine. I'd buy it all over again without a doubt.

[@JustMe-ku6rk]

@@plowboysghost can't wait to take it out for fall turkey season, but I'll take it squirrel hunting before then.

[@plowboysghost]

@@JustMe-ku6rk Sounds like a plan to me.

[@russellmalone428]

Found your channel about two weeks ago. Been catching up on the older videos. Enjoy the history and shooting. Thanks

[@plowboysghost]

I appreciate the interest and the kind compliment. Thanks!

[@nonjaninja4904]

I need to get one of these. I'm all tacticooled out and need a double barrel.

[@plowboysghost]

EVERYbody needs a good double barrel...heheh

[@followingjesus2064]

I have a stoger coach supreme, and I've learned that I need to take mine on a trip to CAN COUNTRY!

[@plowboysghost]

It's a great defense gun in can country...heheheh

[@ickybones11]

I just bought this side by side gonna go picking up. Thanks for the review and certainly for the tips. You know your fire arms that's a fact. Thank you. Got mine for 398..

[@plowboysghost]

Hell yeah. I did some polishing on mine that helped it out a alot (mine was stiff when i got it). I also cut a coil off the opening-lever spring and swapped out the factory firing pin for stainless pins. Polishing the chambers got it to easily drop the empties out of it.

[@VTPSTTU]

Nice shotgun and nice poncho! If I were ever going to get seriously into skeet shooting, I'd get a double-barrelled shotgun. I'd probably go for an over-and-under.

[@Timbobjr]

You’d need a poncho to go with that shotgun though. Just wouldn’t be the same otherwise

[@wrxs1781]

I have the same shotgun in the shorter barrel coach gun, get some fine emery cloth and polish your chambers, finish the polishing with Mothers aluminium polish, I put a lighter spring in for the lever catch, she popped open once so went back to the original spring.

[@plowboysghost]

The latch spring is still solid. I removed about 1 1/2 coils from it, but I will keep an eye out for what you describe. I used 800 grit, then 1000 grit sandpaper wrapped around an empty hull, and them Mothers with a polishing head on my Dremel. Thanks for the info.

[@wrxs1781]

Thanks for the reply, I enjoy your vids, "up here in Canada"

[@stephenjoy5021]

I’ve got the Steiger coach gun supreme in stainless with the short 20” barrels.pretty little gun,kicks like a pissed off bull.My daughter wants it bad!

[@jamesa.7604]

Hey, We did learn that plastic bottle with attitude don't swim very well. LOL Great Video. That poncho looks really good. I had Granddaddy's Stevens 311 Double barrel in 12 Gauge and that thing was a very smooth shooter! It would kick you butt if you fired both barrels at once though!

[@plowboysghost]

Can't go wrong with a double-12! Thanks.

[@keithmoeller7118]

Great video Plowboy! Appreciate it and keep 'em coming. Enjoy how you explain each of your firearms, the history etc. Deo Vindice

[@plowboysghost]

Thanks for the kind words. I hope to keep improving and make it worth the time folks invest watching.

[@charlescalvert8647]

Should have figured you'd have a video with the Stoeger! I got one a few weeks ago myself. Absolutely love it, simple reliable a real classic. We dont have have the infestation of cans ya'll have but I've managed to get a groundhog or two.

[@plowboysghost]

I've managed to cut down on the feral beer can population since I've bought this one. I've noticed a large colony of clay pigeons nesting in a box in my reloading/storage room. This weekend I'm going put them in thrower and a few family members and myself are going to try to relocate them to the hayfield next door. This Stoeger will be there to help encourage them to go.

[@montanamountainmen6104]

Nice shotgun, I was looking at that particular shotgun. Wish they ( Stoeger) made them with " Rabbit Ears". I have a Fox/ Stevens 16 ga double it is nice, gotta do a vid on it soon.

[@plowboysghost]

I haven't had this much fun with a shotgun since my first 12-guage single shot (FIE ERA -something or other) when I was 10 years old.

[@montanamountainmen6104]

Well I do know Stoeger makes a nice shotgun the Uplander is really nice . In my part of the world they want about $450 for them or so, not bad for a slick double. Hope you have lots of fun with it!

[@paradiseroad6405]

...I bought a Cimarron with "rabbit ears"...a replica of the 1878 Colt shotgun...

[@millieatr]

Good shooting ,, those Vietcans almost gotaway

[@plowboysghost]

Almost. Thanks!

[@adammeade2300]

Seems you already have every gun I’m looking at. Just ordered this in the coach version. 45-70 will hafta wait till next year.

[@plowboysghost]

I "coached' this one...hacksaw style...heheh It's 18-1/8" now, squared and a new bead sight.

[@adammeade2300]

@@plowboysghost Nice! Yeah, not sure I could've resisted, either, but I'd have probably wonked it up.

[@plowboysghost]

@@adammeade2300 I cut it longer and carefully filed it square. Good thing I cut it 18-1/8", though...cause I cut it crooked and really had to file it to get it square. Next time it's be 18-1/2! :)

[@alexmiller880]

Iv got the deluxe model in stainless its shoots great only issue iv had is when you shoot it the inside of the trigger guard busts my knuckles after shooting it a few times

[@GOBRAGH2]

Does the safety automatically reset to safe after you shoot and open the gun to load more shells? Or is the safety independent of the opening and closing of the gun? Also, does it have adjustable chokes or fixed chokes?

[@plowboysghost]

The safety resets when you move the lever that opens the action. It is easily defeated if desired, but I haven't done so on this gun, yet. It does have screw in chokes that are interchangeable.

[@michaelhayes7471]

I have one of the coach gun had ten years no problems

[@Epicgammer369]

I love the look and the price but it looks like a real shoulder thumper

[@plowboysghost]

No more so than my first 12-gauge that I got from the TG&Y for my 10th birthday. I used to go to school with bruises on my shoulder all the time. This don't seem as bad to me, now.

[@Epicgammer369]

Thanks for the quick reply, and i imagine it cant be much worse than my stoeger single shot 12, its has a good thump to it lol

[@plowboysghost]

It should be about the same...weight taken into consideration. Of course, when you light BOTH barrels off at once......it's a new ballgame. :)

[@plowboysghost]

Leading up to my 10th birthday (back in '82) I had to do a lot of talking to get that 12-gauge. The saleswoman at the TG&Y did her best to tell my mother that I "needed" a .410 instead of a 12-gauge. I plead my case repeatedly, finally convincing her that I was "past" a .410. I had been shooting friends' .410's and 20-gauges for a while and knew I wanted ....more.

[@Epicgammer369]

Thats a great story lol, my dad got me my first 12 when i was 8, i never actually shot it until recently

[@johnnottahcal5725]

Love that Texas Jack covering. Afeared to ask how much $ ? I still have the most satisfaction busting caps on an old double barrel shotty. I like using bp and feeling the heat run up thru past my left hand. It’s like hand touching the payload as it goes forth.

[@plowboysghost]

I caught it on sale back then for like $79 before shipping etc..

[@randymente80]

Them Stoeger double barrels are nice guns for the money

[@plowboysghost]

I have to agree. I'm really enjoying this one.

[@davidlane791]

Nuthin better than a double barrel! :)

[@kylekray1116]

Any chance youll make a 'how to' video when you change the firing pins out?

[@plowboysghost]

I didn't make one when I changed them. Don't know why I didn't think of it....but I reckon, I didn't think about too many people caring. I've come to find out that these shotguns are more popular than I realized. I didn't buy the tool from Longhunter Supply, I bought some snap ring pliers at WalMart and did a little grinder work on the tips to make them fit, and it was relatively easy to swap them out.

[@johnbrown2421]

I have had a stoeger uplander 20ga for a couple of years now. I shoot skeet at the club once a week or so. I have well over 2000 rounds thru it and no problems with the firing pins at all.

[@plowboysghost]

Glad to hear it. Sometimes a somewhat isolated problem becomes more "widespread" online after it's re-told(which I guess I may have played an unwitting part in with this video now that I think about it). I went ahead and swapped them for stainless a few days after this video...just to be certain.

[@Poppy999]

Really enjoyed video

[@plowboysghost]

Glad to hear it!

[@redblue40rc33]

Just received mine today... other one was sent in for repairs......Stoeger sent me another new gun cause repairs couldn't be made....😎

[@gruntspy44]

I wish youd show me how to make it easier to open

[@scootermcclevis6450]

Where'd ya get that cool ass poncho?

[@plowboysghost]

Cimarron Firearms / Texas Jack's out of Fredricksburg, TX.

[@stoopiddub333]

I need one of these now

[@Italiano-Forte]

Great video. Where did you get the Poncho?

[@plowboysghost]

@@Italiano-Forte Texas Jack's / Cimarron Firearms Co.

[@Italiano-Forte]

@@plowboysghost Thanks, I need it to go with my Stoeger.

[@easternbushman]

Awesome channel bud!

[@plowboysghost]

Thanks easternbushman.

[@willersdewoijrfu3543]

How did those new firing pins turn out? Didn't want to waste money on them if they are cheap.

[@plowboysghost]

So far so good on the replacements. In all fairness to the original manufacturer of the shotgun, the factory pins looked perfectly fine when I pulled them for the swap...with maybe 100 rounds through the gun. I put them in the bag the new ones came in just in case I need them in the future. I highly doubt that I will though.

[@wrxs1781]

Good video Plowboy, also who did you order the the firing pins from? I have the 12g coach gun and like yours a lot of fun. Would like to order a 28" barrel set for hunting but it seems like no one sells them or they are hand fitted.

[@tvr3937]

came across you comment and i looked into the same thing, they are hand fit to each gun and do not sell barrels. i have settled on the fact that i would need to get an uplander and just be done with it.

[@GhurdD]

Just bought one from Cabela’s

[@plowboysghost]

Sweet!

[@jaccobharless6432]

Can you fire both barrels at once?

[@plowboysghost]

Sure can. i did so in this video at 3:03

[@saltcreekammo]

Yeah buddy. 2-1/4 ounce of lead at 1200 FPS! Haha

[@paradiseroad6405]

...the Stoegers are nice...I have the coach gun...

[@plowboysghost]

I thought they had a coach gun in 12 ga when I went after this one, but it tuned out to be 20 ga....so I snagged this one instead. When I'm riding in the Jeep I would like it more if it were coach length, but to me it's a trade off since I didn't own a hunting shotgun (or any shotgun for that matter)either and this one will go after birds and deer ( with 3" buckshot when I hunt the thick stuff)...so it's all good.

[@paradiseroad6405]

...that long one is nice...I have an old Crescent 12 gauge double with 30 inch barrels...so I'm covered there...

[@plowboysghost]

Hell yeah....30's 'll get it done.

[@anthonygalliart1789]

I have the coachgun in 12 Gau ... She is a sweet shooter and even a good home defender.

[@marcelofidelis5678]

friend, could you please tell me the length of this pipe?

[@plowboysghost]

It was a 26" in this video. It's now 18-1/8".

[@marcelofidelis5678]

@@plowboysghost I have a Boito (Stoeger) with 28 ". Would I really lose a lot by turning this pipe to 26"?

[@plowboysghost]

@@marcelofidelis5678 Other than the choke and a tad of swing-weight, you won't lose anything you'll miss. Going from 26" to a hair over 18" wasn't a performance killer for me, by any means...BUT I'm new to cutting shotguns down, so weigh my advice. I would do it again, but that's me.

[@marcelofidelis5678]

great explanation! thank you very much, if possible keep posting videos, because they are very good! Greetings from Brazil.

[@plowboysghost]

@@marcelofidelis5678 Thank you. I did a couple videos showing it after I'd cut it to 20", and then to 18-1/8".

[@deskgamesix]

Definitely a canned hunting trip. :)

[@buffalorider3579]

I saw that you can fire both barrels at once. Do you do that by pulling both triggers simultaneously or does a specific trigger fire both of the barrels if the other trigger hasn't already been pulled? I'm asking because my dad had one once that would fire both barrels if you pulled the wrong trigger first. I want one that doesn't do that.

[@plowboysghost]

It fires both barrels when you pull both triggers. I've never seen a two-trigger double barrel that would fire both by pulling one of the triggers...but i haven't shot'em all.

[@buffalorider3579]

@@plowboysghost Thank you for the info. I have no idea what model it was that my dad had, that's been decades ago, but it would surprise you at the most inconvenient time if you pulled wrong trigger first. It may have been a repairable defect, but we'll never know as he didn't keep it long.

[@jamesb4184]

I just bought one with 28 in 12 ga it kicks worse than my moss berg 3 and 1/2 magnum it kicks so damn bad it hurts your fingers Iv shot guns for 30 years and this kicks the worst and with the factory chocks it doesn’t pattern worth a shit I’ve all ways heard the expression it kicks like a mule well I finally found it

[@plowboysghost]

I need to take the time to pattern this one since it's now 18-1/8" long and cylinder bore. Kicks more, too...heheheh.

[@VerticalVelocity]

Which choke is in which barrel?

[@plowboysghost]

Don't recall. They got deleted when i cut it down to coach length.

[@jaydo1879]

Are you still happy with this shotgun?

[@plowboysghost]

I am. It's 18-1/8" barreled now.

[@jaydo1879]

@@plowboysghost nice. Basically a coach gun now.

[@plowboysghost]

@@jaydo1879 Yep.

[@SOLDOZER]

Just cut the barrels and stock off already!

[@plowboysghost]

The barrels are cut off to 18-1/8" now. Check out my other videos on it.

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

Got three double barrels

[@sundaydriver206]

Hmm... Where can I find a poncho like that?

[@plowboysghost]

It's a Cimarron "Man With No Name" poncho. It's also available from Texas Jacks, which seems to be the main retail side of Cimmaron Firearms. I got mine through the latter, since near Christmas they were out of the olive green at Cimarron. The original was this green, though in most scenes in the movies it appears brown. The still photographs mostly show it clearly green. Clint Eastwood still owns the original and can be seen in Google images wearing it recently in a parade. www.cimarron-firearms.com/man-with-no-name-poncho.html www.texasjacks.com/man-with-no-name-poncho.html

[@sundaydriver206]

plowboysghost thanks mate! I'll definitely gotta grab one of these

[@plowboysghost]

You're quite welcome. I plan to pick up another or two to save for the future...just in case they're not available and I find myself wanting another for some reason. They are plenty tough, but when I've got only one of something I like this much, I worry about not having it and not being able to replace it.

[@gulmiradavletbakova2270]

My shutgun pouny and me

[@dylanhale6853]

Is 300 too much for a used one.

[@plowboysghost]

Not to me. That's about right used, in my estimation...if i were a prospective buyer. As a seller, I'd want $325-$350, but $300 would be my bottom dollar.

[@dylanhale6853]

Thank you. I'm buying my first shotgun. I'm deciding rather I want to go with a Remington 870 for 215 or the Stoeger for 300. Which would you perfer?

[@plowboysghost]

@@dylanhale6853 Well...that's kind of a personal preference/comfort decision. Me personally, with extensive experience with and time handling both I would choose the double barrel, BUT.....I have both a pump and a SxS in the house. There are plenty of people who would make the case (convincingly) that the pump is superior, tactically, due to the ability to fire more rounds before reloading. There are those instances where I'd prefer my double, too....so that's hard bit of advice to give someone else. I prefer/like/am interested more in the SxS...though there are times the pump has advantages. Not much help, am I?

[@Alexsmith-hp2mz]

Hell I think you have a bad attitude 😄

[@plowboysghost]

It's possible...heheh

[@caseykelso1]

Plastic....really bro.