Originally Posted by Slavek
Originally Posted by Mike_S
Originally Posted by kamo_gari
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Only the fanciest SxS come hunting with me. Anyone able to ID this fine piece?


Zastava (sp)?


That is Russian IZH. Most likely model once imported and sold by Remington as the Spartan.


You sound like you know what you're talking about, but as I recall the thing was stamped 'Baikal'. And yes, Russian made and sold under the Remington brand. Good call. It was kind of clunky but did fine when afield, but ultimately it was taken duck hunting in the salt marsh. After a couple of times getting sprayed with saltwater, on future hunts you could practically watch the barrels turning orange with rust before your eyes. So, it now lives in Texas with a hairy dude. Too much bother for me to have to meticulously clean a shotgun after every single outing.

I bought a Ithaca/SKB model 100 in 20ga from a fellah here a couple years back, and that little thing carries great and shoots damned well. Lots of upland critters--mostly birds--to its credit. I'm a 12ga guy really, but there's a lot to love about that 20. If it had an available third shot I'd take it everywhere, for everything!

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