The device backs the shells out of the chamber a quarter inch or so. As you’d expect at this price point, the Stoeger Double Defense is equipped with a single extractor. Shotguns with ejectors punt spent shell casings out of both chambers when the breech is opened. Why would it? Benelli M2 owners note: the less things the operator has to manipulate on a defensive shotgun, the better. High end over/under shotguns have a throw lever on the tang safety that allows the user to select which barrel fires first. When dry firing the top barrel, you have to bump the stock on the ground slightly in order to simulate the recoil of the bottom barrel’s shell igniting. By not drawing attention to itself, the trigger proves that it’s just right.Īs with all internal hammer shotgun designs, the recoil of the first round resets the hammer for the a second shot. If it had been too light, too heavy or had too much creep, it would have stood out. But an unremarkable trigger on a defense-oriented shotgun is a good thing. Even though I fired roughly 500 rounds through the Double Defense, I’m at a loss to remember anything about the go pedal.
I’d recommend keeping these hidden areas lubed with a small film of heavy grease.Ī single trigger fires both barrels. At first I thought the finish was a type of weather-resistant Parkerizing, that’s not the case. In fact, the Stoeger had a small amount of surface rust behind the side picatinny rail before I even fired the gun. This is particularly evident underneath the handguard and behind the side picatinny rails. Most of that’s fine by me, but I have noticed that the barrel assembly is more prone to rust than I’d like. Make no mistake: everything on the DD is utilitarian grade, from the high-carbon steel to the matte blue finish and the matte black stained wood. Even so, overall workmanship and wood-to-metal finish is quite good, especially given the price point. Whereas the Beretta 687 invokes images of a gazelle, the Stoeger is pure wildebeest. When you first pick up the gun, you immediately notice that this is one stout, heavy-duty piece of kit. That said, I wouldn’t hesitate to take it deer/dove/pig hunting-if that’s all I had available. Maybe they haven’t updated their site since they started cranking out the Double Defense, but it’s pretty clear that this bad boy isn’t made “to be in contact with the nature respecting its cycles and preservation.” Nah, this thing’s made to kill people. According to their website, “e manufacture shotguns to be in contact with the nature respecting its cycles and preservation, not to kill people.” They’ve been making shotguns for the Brazilian military and police forces since 1962. Amantino in Veranópolis, Brazil manufactures the Double Defense for Stoeger. But one’s more formidable than the other. In fact, both 12-gauge shotguns would be formidable in a fight.
Other than price, style, quality, materials, decoration, provenance and form, they’re identical. Submitted for your consideration: a $375 Brazilian shotty and my $3k Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon III. Let’s start with a comparison between the ridiculous and the sublime.
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