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Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun #7244233 04/15/21 05:33 PM 04/15/21 05:33 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY Canvasback2 OP trapper
Canvasback2 OP trapper Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY	What can you tell me about this Side By Side shotgun ? . Saw it in my local Walmart store today.

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Canvasback2] #7244288 04/15/21 06:51 PM 04/15/21 06:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,686 S.E. Ohio M M.Magis trapper
M.Magis trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,686 S.E. Ohio	Turkish company, seems to be in line with Winchester, Remington,etc.. Not top of the line, but good functional affordable guns. Bought my 12 year old one of their semi auto 20 gauge last fall, it was literally the only available 20 gauge pump or semi auto. Its a nice little gun. Last edited by M.Magis; 04/15/21 06:51 PM.

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Canvasback2] #7244346 04/15/21 08:01 PM 04/15/21 08:01 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,104 middle tennessee T Tommie trapper
Tommie trapper T Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,104 middle tennessee	I have 3 tristars the only problem I have had is a firing pin problem with one of them. I know a guy that bought his son one to shoot trap and the had the same problem with the firing pin.

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Canvasback2] #7244614 04/16/21 08:22 AM 04/16/21 08:22 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,418 USA-WI K Kre trapper
Kre trapper K Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,418 USA-WI	My brother had an O/U. Took it to SD pheasant hunting and had nothing but FTF's on the bottom barrel. Sent it in. Took it to SD the following year and had nothing but FTF's on the bottom barrel. I've never seen my brother so mad. I will say, my brother was also putting a lot of rounds through it shooting trap...more than your average guy would.

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Kre] #7244644 04/16/21 08:59 AM 04/16/21 08:59 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,169 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,169 McGrath, AK	Originally Posted by Kre My brother had an O/U. Took it to SD pheasant hunting and had nothing but FTF's on the bottom barrel. Sent it in. Took it to SD the following year and had nothing but FTF's on the bottom barrel. I've never seen my brother so mad. I will say, my brother was also putting a lot of rounds through it shooting trap...more than your average guy would. Was it a Browning Citori ? Not unusual to see that problem with that particular gun Mean As Nails

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: white17] #7244709 04/16/21 10:44 AM 04/16/21 10:44 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,418 USA-WI K Kre trapper
Kre trapper K Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,418 USA-WI	Originally Posted by white17 Originally Posted by Kre My brother had an O/U. Took it to SD pheasant hunting and had nothing but FTF's on the bottom barrel. Sent it in. Took it to SD the following year and had nothing but FTF's on the bottom barrel. I've never seen my brother so mad. I will say, my brother was also putting a lot of rounds through it shooting trap...more than your average guy would. Was it a Browning Citori ? Not unusual to see that problem with that particular gun No...it was a Tristar.

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Canvasback2] #7244716 04/16/21 10:53 AM 04/16/21 10:53 AM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 862 Ohio G Gone Trappin. trapper
Gone Trappin. trapper G Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 862 Ohio	I have 20 ga over under, its looks and works beautifully. My only complaint is that when you push up the safety it sometimes goes up in between the two selections for the barrels and won’t go up all the way so I can’t shoot.

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Canvasback2] #7244720 04/16/21 10:58 AM 04/16/21 10:58 AM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,193 IA, WI, ND, IL M martyd trapper
martyd trapper M Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,193 IA, WI, ND, IL	Stay away from it. So many better options out there. MD

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Kre] #7244726 04/16/21 11:10 AM 04/16/21 11:10 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,169 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,169 McGrath, AK	Originally Posted by Kre Originally Posted by white17 Was it a Browning Citori ? Not unusual to see that problem with that particular gun No...it was a Tristar. Shooting reloads with Cheddite primers ?? Mean As Nails

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Canvasback2] #7244746 04/16/21 11:35 AM 04/16/21 11:35 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,418 USA-WI K Kre trapper
Kre trapper K Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,418 USA-WI	Originally Posted by white17 Shooting reloads with Cheddite primers ?? He shot a lot of reloads, but didn't have problems until he shot various factory loads for pheasant in SD. But, when this happened, no loads would fire from the lower barrel. Then, after sending it in, he took it back to SD the next year and had the exact same problem. I've never seen him so mad in my entire life. This is my only experience w/ Tristar, so take it FWIW.

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Canvasback2] #7244748 04/16/21 11:48 AM 04/16/21 11:48 AM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,368 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,368 Iowa	What gauge and how much was it at Walmart?

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Canvasback2] #7244753 04/16/21 11:59 AM 04/16/21 11:59 AM
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 1,123 Illinois/Indiana (depends on t... E eastwood44mag trapper
eastwood44mag trapper E Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 1,123 Illinois/Indiana (depends on t...	Had nothing but problems with them at the shop, think we sent 80+% back for repair. Save yourself the money and the hassle.

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Kre] #7244754 04/16/21 12:02 PM 04/16/21 12:02 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,169 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,169 McGrath, AK	Originally Posted by Kre Originally Posted by white17 Shooting reloads with Cheddite primers ?? He shot a lot of reloads, but didn't have problems until he shot various factory loads for pheasant in SD. But, when this happened, no loads would fire from the lower barrel. Then, after sending it in, he took it back to SD the next year and had the exact same problem. I've never seen him so mad in my entire life. This is my only experience w/ Tristar, so take it FWIW. I can't blame him !! Mean As Nails

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: ~ADC~] #7244755 04/16/21 12:03 PM 04/16/21 12:03 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,418 USA-WI K Kre trapper
Kre trapper K Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,418 USA-WI	Originally Posted by ~ADC~ What gauge and how much was it at Walmart? It was a 12 gauge and he bought it at his gun club.

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Canvasback2] #7244815 04/16/21 01:58 PM 04/16/21 01:58 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY Canvasback2 OP trapper
Canvasback2 OP trapper Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY	They also had a Savage 555 in 20 Gauge in the Store. Is that better made than the Tristar?

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Canvasback2] #7244822 04/16/21 02:09 PM 04/16/21 02:09 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,169 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,169 McGrath, AK	You can buy a used Browning for about the same price as the Tri Star Mean As Nails

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Kre] #7244876 04/16/21 03:52 PM 04/16/21 03:52 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,368 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,368 Iowa	Originally Posted by Kre Originally Posted by ~ADC~ What gauge and how much was it at Walmart? It was a 12 gauge and he bought it at his gun club. I was asking canvasback, but appreciate the reply.

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: white17] #7244880 04/16/21 03:57 PM 04/16/21 03:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,686 S.E. Ohio M M.Magis trapper
M.Magis trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,686 S.E. Ohio	Originally Posted by white17 You can buy a used Browning for about the same price as the Tri Star Only if you can find one.

Re: Tristar Arms Bristol Silver Walnut shotgun [Re: Canvasback2] #7244902 04/16/21 04:48 PM 04/16/21 04:48 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY Canvasback2 OP trapper
Canvasback2 OP trapper Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY	Not a Browning BSS. Those Side by Side shotguns are way up in price

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