I’m in the mood for a lupara, but don’t feel like paying big bucks. Am I going to regret trying to save some money and going with the Stoeger?

My perusing the Internet shows stiff opening, auto safety, and apparently either rough or tight chambers. All of these faults are easily handled by the Handy Home Hobbyist, but are there other things to contend with? Inquiring minds want to know....okay, one of us does.

Otony

I have one in 20ga that I have used for SASS for 12+ years. Disabled the auto safety easily, polished the chambers, works fine.

Not a Stoeger, but likely of much better quality. If the barrels are too long, you could shorten them pretty easily or have someone do it:

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