who makes a good side by side

[luckydawg13]

i will be looking for a side by side right after the new year
for upland game and turkey hunting I'm looking at the CZ bobwhite in
12 GA right now are these good guns my price range is $1000. ya
i know they cost a lot More then that so a new CZ or look for a used
thanks Jim

[Stuart C.]

If you have $1k to spend, can wait until January, and only need a 12 ga., there are MANY other choices.  You'll get a better gun with much better resale.  Also, if you stay in the Upland game long enough, i'd bet you'll soon get a hankerin' for something smaller/lighter than the 12.  This means the 12 would be relegated to turkey use - which is a good thing because that opens up the option of looking at the older classics that typically have more/too much drop at comb and heel.  The only drawback with these are the short chambers.

I would not buy new based on what you've stated.

Some suggestions:
Browning BSS/Chas Daly Miroku
Ithaca 200e
Fox Philly Sterlingworth
Parker Trojan

[JWP58]

I liked my CZ bobwhite 12ga, but it was just too big. So i got a CZ Woodcock deluxe in 20ga.
 
I would also suggest looking at the Smith & Wesson Elite SxS shotguns (Dickinson Arms too, same gun). They are a great value

[luckydawg13]

so you think that a used gun is best i need to be Abel to shoot steel in it
so i don't think that the older SxS will work i do have in older savage (fox)
now that i like a lot but cant run steel in it i hunt public land so for
under a $1000. what would you look for
thanks Jim

[Pike60]

I use a Remington sxs made by Baikal that I love. I have used it for quail, pheasant and ducks. You should see the looks that I get when I shoot skeet at the local club.  I got it about three years ago new for under $350.00. That would leave a good amount that could be used for shells. That steel and non-toxic shot are expensive. Mine also has the double triggers which remind me of the old school sxs my Grandpa had. Just my two cents.
 
Pike