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http://www.gunsinternational.com/search-results.cfmCustomer of mine is thinking of buying this, then having Briley sleeve it for 28 ga, deepen the chambers etc.,,. Don't ask me why. Stock's been added to (crappily, IMHO) and WTH is he gonna do if/when something breaks?? Briley quoted him something like $800-900 to do the tubes/chamber. He's gonna have $2300 in this thing before he fires a shot.. Personally - I can't see it.. But I'm not educated in English SXSs and have never heard of this maker before.. Anybody have some knowledge on this one so I can maybe advise him better?
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Which one Lee, your link opens a full page of ads
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It's the W. Summers & Son English SXS...
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It looks like a am Scott lock. Quick research shows summers was in business for about 30 years but not much else than that.
I don't know if I'd go to the trouble of tubing it
I'd load some no 20 gauge rounds in roll crimped shells and kill grouse
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I wouldn't give $1000 because of the stock. I'm OCD though.
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stock is pretty ugly, at that..
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The stock is bad, but the lock, if a Scott is pretty worthy
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Gotta agree. Aside from the scabbed together stock (which I could learn to live with if I had to) the biggest detriment to me would be the short 26" barrels. I would hope someone didn't bob the original barrels and lost the chokes as a result because I would certainly want to shoot/hunt it before lining it to 28 gauge. (Such a trick would undoubtedly turn it into an unbalanced club IMO.)
Besides, it's a straight wristed English sidelock- and they don't fall out of the huckleberry bushes every day.
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I have to say I have no experience with a sidelock with the side plates so short... IIME they need to be long for access to the locks. What I am saying is I think it is not a true sidelock?
It was a beautiful gun but I would not touch it for that money.
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I'm sorry but a decent English gun should have a decent piece of wood on it not a jigsaw puzzle and it goes without saying that $2300 will buy ALOT more gun that this mystery piece here.
I can't put my finger on it but I think the gun is hiding multiple issues as stated above. I would not put ANY money into a Damascus barreled, 2.5 inch chambered shotgun much less pay $1350.
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From reading the ad my take is it is not Damascus barreled but made to look like it. I'm with krupp, something hinky about the gun.
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I'm sorry but a decent English gun should have a decent piece of wood on it not a jigsaw puzzle and it goes without saying that $2300 will buy ALOT more gun that this mystery piece here.
I can't put my finger on it but I think the gun is hiding multiple issues as stated above. I would not put ANY money into a Damascus barreled, 2.5 inch chambered shotgun much less pay $1350. And I'm totally in your camp on that one.. I'm trying (gently/tactfully) to inform this guy that he's MUCHO better off with a different SXS than this one.. And that stock is a complete turnoff, just by itself.. Thanks all - for the honest opinions.. Best wishes..
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Looks like at one time it was a nice shotgun. The Brits didn't put all that effort on the outside and then crap it up on the inside. Boxlock with fake side plates, not all that uncommon. Never would get your money out of fixing it up-new stock-but some have spent money on worse investments. As Gnoahhh mentioned tubes would probably ruin the balance, but Briley makes short tubes that wouldn't.
The problem comes when a top lever spring or something else goes South and then you need a Smith that knows what they are doing to make it. Briley can do it. Soft metal, so if you shoot it a lot, it would need tightened up on occasion.
Money pit, and doubt if you would run into too many others that have one. But if you have the money, as a friend says, it's just another bag on the Queen Mary. I'd be willing to guess the balance is better than good. It has the look.
I'd walk away and spend the money on a good Spanish SXS.
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I'd walk away and spend the money on a good Spanish SXS.
In the end I would too, probably, unless I had a pocketful of hundreds I didn't know what else to do with. That kind of money would buy me a fun day in the saloons here in town.
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I agree false side plates on a boxlock action. Stock extension not that uncommon on English guns. Frankly his best bet is push for his best price buy it have it inspected by someone that can confirm condition and verify the proof is correct. Then shoot the gun as is using rst low pressure 2 1/2" shells. It should be fine for grouse and quail. If he's wanting to shoot heavy loads for wild pheasant etc Find another gun. Just my .02
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From reading the ad my take is it is not Damascus barreled but made to look like it. I'm with krupp, something hinky about the gun. This is how I read "Damascus print barrel Nitro proofed" as well. I'd leave it as is and shoot RST 2-1/2" loads. If it's all there, it would make a handy little partridge and timberdoodle gun. $1350 is double what I'd pay. There are many fine sxs shotguns that can be hunted and, if cared for, will appreciate in value faster than inflation. This isn't likely to be one of those.
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Indeed. That's the thing about buying a gun fresh out of England- if it's still in proof you can trust the barrels no matter what they're made of. But beware of English guns that have resided in the States for a while- who knows whether the bores have been honed within an inch of their life.
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Have him look here. Top notch outfit that caters to the more reasonably priced English doubles. http://www.hillrodandgun.com/
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