Winchester Hybrid Hunter SX4 20ga - Another SX4?!?! - unboxing & review”ish”
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ธ.ค. 2023
- This is an unboxing and kind of a review of the Winchester sx4 20ga hybrid hunter.
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Sx4 is a absolute sleeper of a sub $1000 auto loader.
Got a 12 gauge waterfowl model a while ago, and it is perfect. After watching, reading, and hunting around, the SX4 was the winner for me. I’m so glad I didn’t get the Beretta a300 I was looking at. It was thanks to TH-cam and reading reviews about berettas QC and CS that helped that choice.
Ultimately it was coming down to a Stoeger m3500 or a SX4 if I could actually find one. I found one at my local shop and I believe I paid $899 for the waterfowl Sx4.
Shoots straight and will put 12 00 buck pellets in a hand sized pattern with its factory modified choke at 30 yards with one my favorite loads with a TPS cushion wad. ALL 12 I CAN COVER WITH MY HAND!!
There’s really not any real negative reviews on the SX4, and they also seem to hold up well and last. Hear about folks banging them around the boat and blinds, not cleaning them for days after being soaked, and they’re still running strong years later.
I suppose there are some people out there who are absolute die hard Remington, Mossberg, Stoeger, Beretta fans who will look for any reason at all to complain about a gun. But honestly unless you get a absolute lemon, there’s not much one can complain about the SX4, and I love my Remingtons, and Mossbergs.
The SX4 just can’t be beat for its value.
I’d definitely buy another if I ever needed, and that 20 gauge model is lookin quite appealing!
It’s absolutely awesome especially considering the price! I did recently get a browning silver which is fairly similar. It’s my favorite 12ga I’ve bought so far.
Browning & Winchester Headquarters are Located in Morgan, Utah much easier to call for information! It's packing oil, because you don't know how long it will be located in a warehouse! Good Luck with your New Toy. 2024 Shot Show has a New Browning A5 in 20 gauge. The Browning's Maxus II Shim Kit is available for the SX4!
Yuppers. I’ll stick with my browning/Winchester products.
I've used a SX4 20gauge here in Montana for 3 years now...no problems at all. I use it for hunting 6-days a week (retired and living the dream) and shooting sporting clays once a week. I like that the stock can easily be lengthened with the spacers included with the purchase. I'm 6' 4" so I purchased additional spacers from Midwest Gun Supply and lengthened the stock with 4 spacers and longer screws.
I can’t wait until I can live the dream. Good on you! The sx4 has to be one of the most underrated and highest bang for your buck shotguns on the market today. Even though they don’t come with shims for additional fit options, mine fits me like a glove.
@@avidwaterfowler7522 MIne came with 2 shims to increase the length of pull. Since I am 6' 4" I purchased 2 additional spacers from Midwest Gun Supply and lengthend the stock by a full inch.
Love my stoeger 14 years with it and only "issue" was a wad got stuck in my barrel and went kaboom. Ordered a new barrel and decided to get myself a super black eagle 3. Love it as well just rubbed some cerakote off it carrying it beside my knife handle walking in. Was pretty sad the cerakote scratched off so easily but that's my only complaint. Looking at a 20 gauge for the heck of it and cant really decide between a stoeger m3020 or sx4. All it'll run is boss shells and whatever I find for squirrels.
I had an sbe3 a few years back but like most 12ga models, I had the high and left issues… sent it back two different times to get it resolved. Lost all faith in the gun and sold it a few months later. I’m absolutely done with beretta family of products for now.
I did that too..Had the SX4 20 28" in black, put a compact stock on and got a 24" barrel for it ( was going to turkey hunt with it too).. Gun was great, shot awesome. Then I thought I needed a Franchi Affinity 20.....Should have kept the SX4... I really don't care for the Affinity.. and I thought I'd like it; I've had a Stoeger M3020 since it was released.
There are possibly better 20ga autos, but the sx4 is had to beat! I would love to get an older new in the box or as close to is as possible sx3.
Remington 11-87 ftw. People overlook these guns these days. Affordable, very tough, shoulders and swings great, cycles any and everything. Just clean it and replace O-ring once a year. You can buy two or three for the price of some of these overpriced inertia garbage that kicks harder
I grew up in a Remington family. I still have an 870 today! Inertia guns just aren’t for me. I’ll take a gas gun any day!
11-87s just don’t hold up to high volume shooting
Where are my trays, dangit!!! 😆... No rush. Dont burn yourself up on me.
Picked up a used second machine. Hoping to have running tonight.
Sweet looking gun
Thank you. It’s a great time to buy one. There’s a 50 dollar mail in rebate. Lol
Good to know on the Beretta products. You are not the first person on TH-cam I have heard that had a terrible experience with their customer service.
Yes, I had also looked at some others with similar experiences. The firearms guy had a problem with a pistol and they never even fixed the issue.
The difference between me and others, is, I will not buy their stuff again for a long time if ever. I won’t just deal with it like others. In fact, I might sell me other beretta guns because of this experience.
Love mine.
It’s an amazing gun for the price.
There's a reason why beretta and winchester are the two biggest names in shotguns they both make the best gas operated shotguns on the market
I have had phenomenal luck with Winchester and Browning shotguns. I was a Beretta fan until a really bad recent experience. I will no longer purchase beretta guns until I start reading about better Quality and customer service. I made a video a few months ago about my experience.
You won't be surprised to know Benelli is no better than Beretta, kept the barrel of my SBE 3 28 for two month just to chase out the choke threads
Oh, I know! I had an sbe3 a few years back. I bet you’ll never guess the issue I had? The infamous high and left issue. What a piece of junk. Beretta owns Benelli…
What makes it a "HYBRID"? Just curious as I am looking into getting one...thanks
Hybrid hunter models in the sx4 are cerokote on barrel and reciever and camo stock.
Does browning make a version of the sx4, I think its called the silver not sure though it is a sharp looking gun do you have any experience with the browning version?
That’s funny you bring that up… Yes they do! I just bought one, it’s called the browning silver. It’s little more refined and the balance is almost perfect even with a 28” barrel. I got the fde cerakote and old school camo version and I got a killer deal on it! It will be replacing my beretta a400 xtreme. I’m clearing out all of my beretta guns.
@avidwaterfowler7522 That is awesome, I do like the aesthethetics and looks of the browning version, I lean towards the wood stock and am a traditionalist at heart can you do a review and give us your thoughts and impressions, cool video!!
@@user-ug7on5xj8b that’ll be coming shortly. So far I love it!
The browning maxus 2 is the big brother of the sx4
Okay I got a dumb question for you why didn't you inspect the Beretta when it was brand new in the box at the store when you were getting it and turn around and say this one is defective, go get me a different one?
Not a dumb question at all. I purchased it off gunbroker for a killer deal at a gun shop in GA. They would not work with me on the return hence why I worked with Beretta. Keep in mind, the beretta shotgun in question is over $2000 new. How does a completely irreparable gun leave the factory? Also, since beretta mostly sells higher end equipment, they should have the best customer service! My guess is their quality is much lower than it has been in the past and their repair/warranty service may be overwhelmed.
I bought an SX4. After patterning it with several loads it is continually high left. I called Winchester and they said it is designed to shoot 3 inches high with a 3 inch buffer. So it could shoot 6 inches high and 3 inches left and still be within factory tolerances. Ludicrous I say. I’ll not be buying another. And, btw, there is no shim kit for the SX4.
I know there is not a shim kit just for this gun, but I was told other models from browning/Winchester may work. You’d have to look yourself.
6” high would be a nice 60/40 pattern which is ideal for most wing shooting. 3” left, most couldn’t even tell that. If you want to really experience high and left, go buy a benello SBE3…. I had one of those overpriced boat oars a few years back and it shoot a 100/0 pattern that was about 15” left. What a piece of junk. For fun, go and google the sbe3 debacle. Article after article about it being an absolute flop. I’d have killed to have my sbe3 shoot as off as your sx4.
@@avidwaterfowler7522 it wasn’t a nice 60/40 pattern. It is almost nothing below the point of aim in my case. I’m very frustrated with this as are many others. I’ve looked for shims and the best anyone has come up with is heavily modifying an SX3 shim. Totally unacceptable. I’ve patterned from 13 to forty yards. I did the patterning because of missing too many ducks and the ones I did hit were all wounded. I have no confidence in this gun. If I want to shoot 6 inches high and 3 inches left, that is where I will aim. I don’t need the manufacturer’s help. Way too sloppy tolerances for me. I could accept a 3 inch variation from center, but not if it is already designed to shoot high in the first place.
@@williamcarter746 I don’t follow, you described a 60/40 pattern with a 3” variance. Guess what? Benelli has an even larger window for margin or errror. It could also be your hold/fit. I do agree a shim kit would be really nice and I think it holds them back slightly. I was told by a rep that most people that buy a gun don’t use the shins or understand them and that’s why they don’t come with the more affordable guns.
@@avidwaterfowler7522 At 13 yards there are NO pellets bellow center. Center mass is 6 inches up and 4-5 inches left. At 30 or 40 yards there are "some" pellets below center, but the majority are high left. Tried about 4 different loads all with the same results. If a duck is coming from the left, over the decoys, I would be shooting high and behind. I could show my results if I had a way to post them, but I don't think I can on here.
Stoeger, franchi, and benelli aren't berretta products. They're benelli products. They're inertia guns. No shims is a deal breaker for alot of people with the winchester. I don't particularly like gas operated shotguns for waterfowling. The only shotgun that has ever blown up on me was a gas gun. I've had exceptional luck with the inertia guns in 12 and 20 gauge. It's actually a bummer to hear that berretta sucks. I'm glad you ended up with a gun that you enjoy tho. Thanks for the videos.
Beretta owns Benelli….. I’m actually a gas gun guy in general. The gun probably blew up from something other than it being a gas gun. For example, a bore obstruction doesn’t care if the gun is gas or inertia.
Beretta family of products is dead to me.
@avidwaterfowler7522 sure, the parent company is beretta but they're not built in the same factories. I don't blame the gun blowing up purely on it being a gas gun. It just so happened to be a gas gun. Also it wasn't a bore obstruction. It was a out of spec receiver that tried to send the bolt into my face with a lead target load. Buried the bolt into the back of the aluminum receiver sideways. I just don't like having to clean a gun as much as I find myself cleaning gas guns during waterfowl season. I clean my inertia gun once before season and just add a touch of wd40 or pb blaster when it slows down. We hunt the salt marsh adjacent to the Great salt lake in utah so basically any shotgun is gonna get destroyed. It's an ease of maintenance thing for me.
@@avidwaterfowler7522 yep, gas guns for me through and through.
@@TherealMcCoy017 I didn’t mean it blew because of a bore obstruction, more that it could happen to any regardless of operation.
The fact is beretta owns benelli and I suspect they are run just as poorly. I had an sbe3 a few years back and it was worthless as I couldn’t hit anything with it due to the common issue they have with shooting high and left. If it’s a beretta family of products, I’m not buying until they change. The worst customer service hands down.
You have never dealt with magnum research then
I have not, but I have dealt with beretta, PSA, and mossberg recently. They all suck terribly!
Beretta: is incompetent
Mossberg: doesn’t have qc or competent gunsmiths
PSA: doesn’t have customer service as far as I can tell.
I just looked this gun up. That price is ridiculous for a turkish shotgun.
Should have just picked a citadel for 200$
This isn’t Turkish! This is Belgian designed and Portuguese made. The SXP that you are referring to is is a pump which happens to be made in Turkey.
@@avidwaterfowler7522 same thing lol
@avidwaterfowler7522 i own multiple amerocan and turkish. My point is other companys have the same thing for hundreads less
@avidwaterfowler7522 Honestly, winchester should be ashamed of them sleves woth some of the price tags.
@@bobg3633 not even close!