I am so banged up can,t pump my 870 good so it is time for a auto loader .The only ones in LH that are under $ 600 are Turk made ones .TriStar Viper is one and Escort is another . Will be for Geese and predators .Berettas, Benellis and Rem are all $1200 to $1600 . I absolutely will not buy a Right hand Semi have been down that road .Anybody here tried a TriStar or Escort ?

Does Franchi make a lefti? I have a 20 and a 12 and they are my favorite shotguns by a long shot

Also, last one i bought brand new for 599.

Check out gun broker. Found a Franchi 12g for $749.99 and Beretta and Benelli 12g for under $1000.00 all of them new and buy now so no bidding and the Franchi had a take a shot (which means make them a lower offer and they might accept it.)

My 17yo has been using an Escort semi for 6 years now for waterfowl...I bought that used 10 years ago and it is still running hard...we have unpredictable weather and conditions here and the only problem I have encountered is a stuck choke tube...take care of it and it will last and preform...as far as the TriStars, I have not used them but our gun club has several that are loaned to our youth team shooters and as far as I know there have been no problems....Good Luck with your decision....Rob

I think you'd be happy with a TriStar. I've got a buddy that shoots one and its been trouble free. He uses it pretty hard over the season and has had it for several years.

Tri star is solid got one for the wife 4 years ago.She uses it mostly for trap shooting it’s a 20 gauge.Ive used it dove hunting a few times not a hiccup one.

Don't have either. That TriStar Viper gets a lot of high praise over on Shotgunworld.com

Tristar is great . My son bought oneat Walmart. Don't know about holding up to duck loads but he dove hunts with his and is loving it.

I just checked thee price on a Tristar 12 gauge. Walnut stock $505. Sportsmansguide.com.

TriStar Viper G2 Camo Semi-Automatic Shotgun 12 Gauge 28" Barrel 3" Chamber Stock Realtree Max-5 $567.32

Same gun at Walmart for 289 !!!!!!!

Right or left handed?

I supplied 5 Tri-Star to the school trap team years ago, all autos and all still working fine thru countless Shells. My nephew and two of my sons have also bought the Tri Star for a toss in the boat duck gun. No complaints from those three concerning their autos. Terrific bargain, break it in properly.

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I don’t mind shooting a right hand auto, but I love the smell of burnt powder and that shell wizzing by delivers.

If you are going to be doing a lot of shooting you might want to pass on the Franchi.

I never expected to get this much feed back ! Great news and my thanks to everyone of you ! I appreciate the time you took to reply. Most of you guys know how difficult it is to get the better deals on exactly what gun you really want however you might as well get that one as you only pay for it once .It is difficult to get the lefties at all much less the specific barrel length ,black or wood stock . I would prefer the wood but it looks like I will have to settle on the black furniture . Thanks smith

Had problems with the Franchi?

I don’t know that I would say “problems” just they are HIGH maintenance. Kind of like owning a black powder shotgun that isn’t “black powder.” lol

My son and I just bought the emporer firearms mx5 semi auto 12 ga. And we both are very happy with it, came with 5 choke tubes for under 600