Savage Stevens 555 Sporting Over-Under Review
BY Herschel Smith
1 year, 10 months ago
Seen at All Outdoor.
Frankly it didn’t seem like a very educated or enlightened review to me. I’m not sure what sort of shotgunner routintely shoots sporting clays with a 22″ barrel and thus has trouble with a 30″ barrel. That seems odd to me.
However, the gun looks beautiful to me.
I normally keep up with new offerings and so it surprised me that I hadn’t seen that Savage had come out with new over-unders. I do like the fact that it has an adjustable cheek riser.
Savage should have sent the shotgun to me for review. I would have examined the quality of the walnut, the finish, the parts fit-up, the lockup, etc., and reported back honestly and completely, after putting many hundreds of rounds through the gun (quail season is ending soon so I would be limited to the clay range).
With the Beretta 686 running for $2,400. the Beretta 694 running for $4,500, the Benelli over-unders running for that or higher in some cases, the Beretta DT11 running for $11,000, it’s nice to finally see an American made over-under for a reasonable price (< $1,000) and good finish and fit-up. If it indeed can claim that – as I said, Savage didn’t send it to me for review.
On January 13, 2023 at 1:18 pm, Ozark Redneck said:
I think you should reach out to them to do a review. I have seen reviews on other blogs. Definitely much more affordable!
On January 13, 2023 at 2:24 pm, 41mag said:
I looked long and hard at a CZ O/U Woodcock in 12ga over the holidays but went with a Mossberg 930 semi auto 12ga. That CZ is made in Turkey and I doubt I’d get great customer service if it needed work. Mossberg has a better reputation and the recoil is tamer for my wife to enjoy shooting it more than a double barrel. Still a fan of them but service for these things may become pricier if we had to ship them far and away.