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I’m hunting with a second hand Tristar Raptor 12-ga. this year and enjoying it. I mounted a Konus Pro 1.5-5 scope on it. Previous owner had it outfitted with a Carlson’s .675 choke.
I like the set up and think it’ll make a jam-up thicket deer gun too.
It doesn’t like to cycle 1 Oz. Dove loads. But cycles the heavy stuff fine.
I do wonder how a kind of “off brand” gun holds up over the long haul. But I don’t have ton of money in the set/up.
I was told by a guy in the know at TriStar. He said if you’re going to shoot the gun over 5,000 times buy the higher grade. If not you will be fine. And I’m talking the different grades of TriStar. Not a different manufacture. What’s the highest grade?
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I’m hunting with a second hand Tristar Raptor 12-ga. this year and enjoying it. I mounted a Konus Pro 1.5-5 scope on it. Previous owner had it outfitted with a Carlson’s .675 choke.
I like the set up and think it’ll make a jam-up thicket deer gun too.
It doesn’t like to cycle 1 Oz. Dove loads. But cycles the heavy stuff fine.
I do wonder how a kind of “off brand” gun holds up over the long haul. But I don’t have ton of money in the set/up.
I was told by a guy in the know at TriStar. He said if you’re going to shoot the gun over 5,000 times buy the higher grade. If not you will be fine. And I’m talking the different grades of TriStar. Not a different manufacture. What’s the highest grade? Honestly, I don’t know. They do a gun of the year for several folks, NWTF, DU, etc. It’s a “cheaper” gun. All the tolerances are the same just different metals. One is steel the other is aluminum, I believe. He said the steel was more expensive because it takes longer to cut. And they just don’t wear as much. But he told me that unless you’re trap or clay shooting a lot, that the average guy would never break or wear the aluminum one out.
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Old Mossy Horns
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Mine should - should - last forever then.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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10 point
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Mine should - should - last forever then.
It will definitely last until you trade it off!!
Micah 6:8
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Booner
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Mine should - should - last forever then.
It will definitely last until you trade it off!!  
Well, the way I see it is there's just too many assholes
On a good day there's a bunch of assholes in here.
On a bad day there's too many assholes in here.
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Old Mossy Horns
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Haha! Guilty as charged.
I think this is one of those guns though. There have been a couple. I feel like “they chose me” rather than me picking them.
Tristar wasn’t on my radar. Deal too good to pass up. Here we are. I didn’t think I liked pistol grip but I do. Easy to mount optic on. And we all love 20-ga turkey guns but the 12 is still superior even in the age of TSS.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Booner
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Haha! Guilty as charged.
I think this is one of those guns though. There have been a couple. I feel like “they chose me” rather than me picking them.
Tristar wasn’t on my radar. Deal too good to pass up. Here we are. I didn’t think I liked pistol grip but I do. Easy to mount optic on. And we all love 20-ga turkey guns but the 12 is still superior even in the age of TSS.
How you trade on it?
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Old Mossy Horns
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Haha! Guilty as charged.
I think this is one of those guns though. There have been a couple. I feel like “they chose me” rather than me picking them.
Tristar wasn’t on my radar. Deal too good to pass up. Here we are. I didn’t think I liked pistol grip but I do. Easy to mount optic on. And we all love 20-ga turkey guns but the 12 is still superior even in the age of TSS.
How you trade on it? Nice 20-ga semiautomatic will take it….
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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10 point
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Anybody have currently use one of these. Any input? ![[Linked Image]](https://i.postimg.cc/Bn5NF7pc/IMG-6195.jpg) I ended up buying it. It has a jebs 650 choke and patterns well with XR longboards but is super tight…..like too tight for the type hunting I do.
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Old Mossy Horns
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If you get ready to sell it, I’d like dibs
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Booner
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I miss read your post earlier in the thread AC, I thought you had the 20ga.
Last edited by Ridge Life; 04/16/24 09:07 AM.
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Booner
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And we all love 20-ga turkey guns but the 12 is still superior even in the age of TSS. Blasphemy
If you want to always win, never play anyone better than you!
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Booner
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And we all love 20-ga turkey guns but the 12 is still superior even in the age of TSS. Blasphemy
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