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Check this out, just purchased this one because I'm a Savage rifle nut- cylinder/modified chokes, double triggers, "99% condition", $305 shipped to my FFL. I'm pretty jacked about it. Interesting conversation piece. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/792414415
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Very nice! I have not found anything in a Cabela's gun room even close to reasonably priced, though. And I go in fairly often.
If I buy a firearm from the Gun Library, I always make a lower offer. More often than not, they accept.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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Campfire Outfitter
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Very nice! I have not found anything in a Cabela's gun room even close to reasonably priced, though. And I go in fairly often.
If I buy a firearm from the Gun Library, I always make a lower offer. More often than not, they accept. X2 and I rarely find anything in the gun library close enough for me to visit. How much they will take all depends on how long they have had it and what real market price is.
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Campfire Ranger
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I was trying to buy a nice used o/u recently, and every gun I called and gave an offer for was already sold.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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Campfire Tracker
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There are many more American made SxSs than what's been brought up. How about Remingtons, Lefevers, Ithacas, or L.C.Smiths just to name a few. I have Parkers, Lefevers, and a dozen or so Remingtons. They all have double triggers. Buying used doubles is more like a crap shoot if you don't know what to look for. Dangle the barrels with you finger under the under-lug and tap them with a quarter up and down the barrel. Somewhere around the middle it should sound like a bell ringing. This will tell you the ribs are tight against the barrels. See if you can wiggle the barrels up and down or sideways when it's closed. If tight it's "on face." Put a couple of empties in the chambers, close the gun and pull the triggers. Are the trigger pulls ok and did you hear the firing pins hit the empty shells ? Look at the muzzle and see if the barrels are touching. This is a good indication the barrels haven't been cut which would remove the chokes. Not bad if you want a grouse gun and a good bargaining point to lower the cost. Check for cracks around the sidelocks or receiver. L. C. Smiths are known for this. These items should get you around most problems with older doubles. I probably shouldn't say it, but Damascus barrel guns are safe to shoot. All my doubles have Damascus barrels except three 1894 Remington trap guns. I reload and keep the pressures under 9000psi, more for respect for the 100+ year old wood in the stocks than for the barrels. If you're interested, the Parker web site [ www.parkergun.org ] in their reloading forum has many safe loads for the old SxSs. RST and a couple of other shell manufactures also make low pressure loads. Good luck. Paul Excellent advice!
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The Stevens 311's never seemed that heavy or ill handling to me. I have one in 16 gauge choked IC/M . . . I have my dad's old Steven's 311 in 16 ga M/IC . . . It obviously has sentimental value, and is the first shotgun I ever fired as a young boy. It is still a fine, trouble-free quail/dove/pheasant/duck gun. 16 is the ticket with this shotgun. It is slim, sleek, and relatively light weight.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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Campfire Ranger
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"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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That's for sure a beauty.
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Extremely hard to go wrongon the Simson / J.P. Sauer shotguns. Undervalued classics. Bang for the buck may be best out there.
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