Just a shot in the dark here guys but maybe good 'ole Academy in Texas is doing you wrong. I bought my 320 about a month ago and I think it's a great product for the price. It serves it's purpose, home defense. Not much of a hunting gun without a longer barrel though. I've had no trouble at all. Now, if we want to talk about bang for your buck, try out one of the $5,000-$7,000 big game hunting shotguns out there...if you have the coin.

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Review 2 for Savage Stevens 320 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun

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1 out of 5

Not worth a plug nickel.

Date:May 21, 2013

Glock65

Location:Houston, TX

Straight out the box it has been nothing but a piece of junk. Does not retain the shells in the tube and they get stuck requiring a field strip. The entire action will pop out and fall apart and you need three hands to get it back together. I would never trust my life with this gun. I rated it a 1 because there was no "0".

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Review 3 for Savage Stevens 320 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Good gun for the price range

Date:April 4, 2013

JGarza

Location:San Antonio, Texas

Bought for wife for home protection, went to gun range and broke it in for the first time. It feels good, shoots good, & over all I am very pleased with this gun. This gun is light enough for a women to shot, the Stevens 320 12ga shotgun is a great shotgun for home defense. This shotgun shoots everything I put in it. I would recommend this shotgun to anyone looking for a inexpensive home defense shotgun.

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Review 4 for Savage Stevens 320 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Decent but not best in price range.

Date:November 19, 2012

aeroscott

Location:North Texas

I bought myself a Mossberg Maverick 88($189), short barrel. My girlfriend wanted a shotgun as well. So we intended to get her a Mossberg as well. However, while at Academy another couple was trying out the Savage 320. My gf liked the idea of the pistol grip as it felt more comfortable to her. So for $179 we got her the Savage. It seemed, upon initial inspection of the display model, to be on par with the Mossberg. So we bought it, took it home cleaned it thoroughly, and headed to the gun range the next day. After going back and forth between my Mossberg and her Savage. The Mossberg was clearly better in the fit and finish department. The action on the Savage was not as smooth as the Mossberg. Although they both shot about the same. The Savage was just a touch more difficult to load and unload(properly unload not just cycling shells through the chamber). But that "touch" of difficulty was very marginal. Overall it performed well. My girlfriend felt very comfortable with it. And it was her first time ever to fire a firearm(we started with a 9mm handgun, moved on to a .30/30 rifle, then finished off switching between the two shotguns). Anyway, we get home and i show her how to field strip and clean her gun. So she's cleaning it and just about finished, when she's moving the action back and forth to check for any additional spots to clean when the pump and its guide arms come completely of the gun. Those rails have no stops on them so beware of that when the gun is stripped down. Its' a pain to get back on!
Anyway. My girlfriend is happy with the gun. And after some use the action began to smooth out a bit. So there is a bit of break in with the gun. And it is pretty fun to shoot. But for a shotgun in this price range, I would say the Mossberg has just a bit more quality to its construction. And if you're into altering the gun with after market stuff the Mossberg is the way to go. I haven't found anything yet for the Savage when it comes to aftermarket mods.

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Review 5 for Savage Stevens 320 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun

Overall Rating:

1 out of 5

Date:November 9, 2012

sneezy67

Location:Brownwood, Tx

Yup..Mr, lifelongshooter...same thing happened to me after
a purchase from Academy in Frisco, Texas appx 5-2012.
No parts list to be found on the web...Savage home page
has nothing but pretty pictures....
This 320 is nothing but a pig with lipstick.

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Review 6 for Savage Stevens 320 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun

Overall Rating:

3 out of 5

You Get What You Pay For!

Date:June 16, 2012

lifelongshooter

Location:Temple, TX.

I recently bought my wife the Stevens Model 320 12 gauge at Acadamy Sports. I chose this design because it is easier for her to handle with the pistol grip, and because it was made by Savage which I knew made good firearms. Since she doesn't need a top of the line shotgun, the price was another factor in choosing this shotgun for her. The other major manufacturers don't make a 12 gauge in the same price bracket. We took it home and after unpacking it, I attempted to show her how to load it, and to check it out at the same time. In doing so, I found that it wouldn't retain the loaded shells, but rather would immediately spit them back out into the loading port where they would lodge under the plate, thus necessitating removal of the barrel, the plug, spring, etc. to remove the jammed shell. After trying to get shells to stay in it about 10 times; I took it back to Acadamy Sports where we got it and they sent it back to the factory. After the factory had it for 3 weeks, they finally decided it couldn't be fixed, and replaced it with another new one.

My Product Recommendations

Mossberg® Maverick® 88 12 Gauge All-Purpose Pump-Action Shotgun

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