Smith & Wesson 12 gauge pump action Eastfield Model 916-A

[BFantana23]

Can anyone help me out with this shotgun? Im thinking of buying one, and what is a good price range for it? Is there any other shotgun that you recommend? thanks!! (A friend of mine wants to sell me his for $100)!! thanks

[azmick]

I had one that I shot alot of quail with back in the early 80s. I do not miss the gun. I do miss having a viable excuse for missing birds.
IMO, save your money

[BFantana23]

ok thanks i think im going to pass!! thanks for the info.

[DaveWW]

Had one, got rid of it. Only one slide rail , mine kept binding. $100.00 if it's in like-new condition.

[NE450No2]

They are JUNK... I would not want my life to depend on one...

Get a Remington 870...

[mississippiboy]

i have one an its a gud gun but it do have some kick in it dats no one likes it i been had mines for 10 years an will buy another one these everyone wants a little girl gun when i point minds at something i hit it everytime an minds is full choke an i use 3 inch 000 in minds so it kick real hard it dont jam up an if u in a jam an need to depend ur life on one trust me wont nothin get back up in front of it if u pull the trigger

[Bob K]

Well.......that, just about says it all! For $100, it's better than a single shot. If you're willing to spend some money....get the 870! Bob

[BigBob]

My brother recently purchased the S & W 916-A from a friend for $100, and aside from a few spots of surface rust on the barrel it is in excellect condition. Moreover, I have read all of the comments on here and disagree with the gun being "junk," as we just took it to the range yesterday: it performed perfectly, and from 25 yards was putting pellets in the bullseye of targets used for turkey shoots. Furthermore, I just checked another site where the same gun (all the blueing was sanded off, the wooden pump was cracked, and someone had shortened the barrel by at least a foot: it was beat to death) sold in an auction for $140.01 + $35 USPS + $7.25 sales tax; which, comes out to roughly $180 for one that was in what they auction house termed "poor condition." In my opinion, if you can get the 916-A for $100 (in good condition) I would personally snatch it up. They do have a kick to them, especially with the 3" shells, but I personally think any S & W pump shotgun in good condition is worth $100. In fact, in this economy, the only safe investments are basically brand name firearms and precious metals (i.e. Gold, Silver, Platinum, etc.).
BigBob

[Blackcloud2]

I had one I bought at a gunshow for $150. I did have some irritating feed issues when pumping fast (target clays), but that seemed to clear up after I soaked the mechanics in ATF (transmission fluid) for a couple weeks as part of a through cleanup. I never shot it after that, but could not get it to fail when pumping/extracting live rounds for a test. I gave it to a close friend who has become more a family member now, he's proud as a peacock with it! For $100 bucks I'd pop for one.

[Pinduck]

They are total junk, I tried one a friend of mine had, gave him $150.00 for it, two weeks later sold it back to him for $80.00 and was tickled
to death he bought it. Buy a 870 or even a mossberg 500.
Glen