I gonna try to do some upland hunting on couple preserves this season. Sorta wanting a o/u 20 ga. I got a 12 o/u and like to have something lighter etc.

I like to stay under 1k if possible.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for your help.

For under $1k, I would say a CZ Redhead Deluxe is a great option. I have one and love it. Great gun for the money.

thanks whitetail......I actually checking them out. the canvasback too.

dont let the stoegers mislead you. they are a very nice gun for a decent price. a little on the heavy side but function well.

I actually have a 12 ga. stoeger. Its been good gun and I very pleased with it, but not been hearing to much good about newer ones. Mine is about 12 years old. Just wanting a lighter O/U. But I prob try to handle one to check out.

my family has two one twelve and one combo. the combo is alot better gun. the twenty gauge barrel is my favorite gun to shoot. lightweight and hardly no recoil. the twelve i personally hate. its heavy and kicks like a mule to me.

thx I def check the 20 out then.

I have a 12 and 28 gauge gauge CZ woodcocks and love them. Great guns for around a $1000. Discontinued but I would think other CZ's would be great as well. I have located a 20 ga woodcock but haven't pulled the trigger on it yet!

Good luck

Have you considered a side by side?

If you like a 20 you'll love a 28. Ammo is a bit pricey. I carried a Silver II 28 grouse hunting for many days at a time in the U.P., perfect grouse and woodcock gun.

Since I already own a 12 Red Label Woodside this would be my choice for a new O/U....

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=378187023

h.h.

I really like my CZ Woodcock Deluxe in 20 ga, used it for skeet. I'm also looking at picking up the same gun in 12 ga for trap and sporting clays. Either one will make a fine field gun.
CZ Woodcock Deluxe

Good luck FoamFlyer, being discontinued they are a little hard to find. Gander MOuntain in Lafayette had a 12 the last time I was there. Wanting the 20 really bad...

I have always liked my Ruger Red Label, but it is the only o/u I've ever owned. It's done everything I've asked!

I've got the red label too. However I find it a little heavy and there just isn't enough drop in the comb for me. I shoot side by side guns now.

Gundude: yes considered the sxs, but leaning toward O/U cause feel better to me.

I have a CZ ringneck in 20 gauge side by side. I have taken it to SD several times for pheasant and it comes up nicely. It's a little on the heavy side and the engraving is chincey, but overall for the money a very nice gun. I also have a Rem. 1100 sporting 28 ga. auto w/28" barrel. If you aren't stuck on O/U, I would recommend checking it out. It comes up quickly and is easy to carry all day. Since I'm a terrible shot, this gun seems to be the easiest for me to reset for a second shot. If you are willing to go a little higher, citoris and red labels worth the extra cash.

I have a Red Label 12 and would like to get the new 20. Been a very good gun for me for over 20 plus years, yes a little heavy but the 20 gauge is a little lighter. I think you can get them for about a grand

You still got that thing???? LOL!!! Glad it worked for you. Currently I'm shooting a Franchi Alcione-T 12/20 and a Franchi 28 gauge O/U. I have other guns but the Franchi's seem to fit me better. One of my friends shoots a Mossberg O/U and another has a Stoeger he really likes. Both are well under $1000 and come just about any way you want 'em.

Jack