I found this on line for a great price. It's rock-solid tight with unmolested screws, perfectly indexed. The bores are excellent, and the triggers are smooth crisp and about 5 pounds. The bluing is a bit thin, but it has no rust or pitting. It has a broken butt plate that I'll replace with a thin pad, leather pad, or buffalo horn. The wood has no damage at the butt. It's the finest craftsmanship I've seen on a field grade gun.

It's a BUHAG gun from post-war East Germany. As a BUHAG it could have been made by any of about 50 small makers in Shul. It was proofed 2/1964. I had no idea as to which maker and was delighted to find it's a Kessler! He was one of the very best. I'll put on a slip-over pad for now, then add a pad this winter.

Nice find. Barrels look long and lean, if so, it should be a natural pointer.

Great! You found my birthday present!!!! I promise to act surprised when it gets here!

I do not think I could shoot it with that much drop... I have seen some mighty nice shotguns come from there and bet it is beautifully made.

Same. 30”? Still, nice lithe gun in modern steel is worth a trial trip around the block. For a price it can be overcome, anyway.

28.5", Doc, and I've shot so many old European doubles and combos since age twelve that I can miss just as bad with those as with any more modern gun.


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Nice!

I know exactly how you feel!!!

That's nice.

Nice. These work well, if needed. For me they would be needed.

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Thanks, Ed, but the drop is just right for me. It's the guns with little drop where I have problems.