Not so shiny Star…. The Tristar

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Lock&Hackle

Жыл бұрын

Here is an update on the Tristar Upland Hunter O/U shotgun.

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@HALWG51 Жыл бұрын

I have one in 16 gauge and when I first got it it was doubling on me, and I was having trouble with the firing pin on the bottom barrel. I sent it back to TriStar. They repaired the problem and sent it back to me with patterning targets they shot showing good regulation of both barrels. I have since shot some sporting clays and also took it on a pheasant and chukar hunt. I have not had a problem with it since the repair. For $400 it's really a decent gun for bird and small game hunting.

@Canoe571 5 ай бұрын

Someone's video on this gun, and maybe others from the same (?) factory, said there was no lubrication internally. It could cause problems. I disassembled mine before firing a shot and found that to be true. I applied thin lubriplate lithium and some Barricade to close fitting parts where thin grease would not work. After a day in the field I never had any adverse issues. It was a joy to handle and shoot. But that glossy finish does make it look cheap. It is cheap in price! But not in quality. It knocked down as many birds as the expensive O/U my partner used; the birds offered no complaint. Thanks for your informative video. Your stock looks very good.

@lockhackle2645 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, for the comment. I have ordered a new hammer spring and guide rod which I plan to install . I did lubricate the internals as well along with checking for any burrs our gauding of metal on the firing pin channels.

@aureliocortez646 8 ай бұрын

Great video buddy. Glad you posted this info. I’m having the exact same problems and I thought I just got a bad one in the bunch. The more I dig into it the more I find out these shotguns are just that way. Thanks for the video.

@garymixson687 5 ай бұрын

Same problem with my Tristar, only the bottom pin. Hope its as easy to fix.

@lockhackle2645 5 ай бұрын

If you can send it back to to TriStar I would, that is really the only way we as consumers can hold importers and manufacturers to their our standards. That being said I’m stubborn and wanted to air out the issue on my own as to learn more about how these work. I wish you the best of luck …

@yeowzaa007 Жыл бұрын

Never liked that glossy finish because it looked cheap. Nice job!

@moochie113 7 ай бұрын

I stripped and refinished immediately after buying this gun, because I hated the finish. The factory finish looks fake, almost plastic. It’s a shame because the base walnut is quite nice on mine. I really like the final result, satin finish on your stock!

@Canoe571 6 ай бұрын

Your stock work is excellent. IMO you increased the value of the gun. I have one and may do the ssme.

@The69bombero Жыл бұрын

Looks good

@rareform6747 2 күн бұрын

You have a long warranty ?

@stevecasey7479 11 ай бұрын

My silver pigeon's top barrel patterned 80/20. The bottom barrel patterend 50/50. Beretta wouldn't issue an RMA to fix it. Wish I had your gun instead.

@pearsonpaintauto3457 Жыл бұрын

How is it holding up? I would like to know more about how you stripped it also. It looks great. My son bought his to start trap shooting, and i want to take the gloss off of it.

@lockhackle2645 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking, I used a laquar striper to remove the coating it was about 4 application’s of the liquid remover and some gentle scraping. Then about 5 coats of boiled linseed oil.

@pearsonpaintauto3457 Жыл бұрын

@@lockhackle2645 it turned out very nice. We are setting up for trap shooting as I'm replying. I will end up stripping the urethane and applying linseed oil. We haven't had any problems so far out of the shotgun, but I will likely order a few firing pins in case they malfunction.

@blackdeath5026 4 ай бұрын

You have to remove the stock and oil the trigger assembly before you shoot it

@lockhackle2645 4 ай бұрын

In response to your comment, I have greased, oiled and disassembled the hammer assembly. I even sanded the hammer , polished the parts… nothing, a new hammer spring was ordered. It seems a lot more stout and I hope to pops one clays with it soon. Thanks for watching .