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[birddude]

I am considering a new or used 20 sxs, probably this spring. Probably needs to be under 3k to keep things tolerable with the wife. Here's my criteria.
under 6 lbs.
26'' to 24'' tubes
would like choke tubes but not a deal breaker
That doesn't sound too hard to find but haven't seen to many yet.
Uggies and Ithaca skb's are at the top of my list so far.
Suggestions appreciated.

 

[Tomahawker]

Hallowells in Livingston
Jaquas in Findlay

Regardless if you find the one, nice guns to ogle.

 

[Miforester]

I would look at winchester 23 or browning bss. I have a 12 ga browning bss and really like it, don't shoot it much as it is a bit have and it is fixed choke.

You might be able to find a nice vintage fox or lc, they would be choked of course but good guns.

 

[benelli-banger]

I love Uggies and AYA doubles…an AYA 4/53 would get my vote, love mine…as time goes on I appreciate the simplicity of fixed chokes…love Skt1/Skt2 for my upland guns…or, IC/M…my guns with tubes don’t get changed much…good luck in your search! Michael Murphy and Sons has been bringing in used Uggies over the past year in large quantities…

 

[benelli-banger]

Cabela’s Louisville has a very nice Uggie currently for $2500, but 27” barrels….ANIB. AYA’s #3 and #4 are very good boxlock’s as well. Seems prices have softened a lot in the past year or two…non-tox requirements in Europe perhaps? I don’t know as much about SKB, but they’re held in high regard, like BSS’s are…check out Miroku, they made lots of Browning guns, BSS’s included…I believe Cabela’s will ship to a store near you for $25….

 

[benelli-banger]

Hill rod and gun is fun to peruse…

 

[birddude]

The Bernardelli Game cock also falls nicely into my criteria but have never seen one in person.

 

[Jleclair]

I don’t have one, but a lot of people rave about the FAIR Isides, I believe they come with choke tubes.

 

[birddude]

I don’t have one, but a lot of people rave about the FAIR Isides, I believe they come with choke tubes.

I've looked at those several times. I've been hopeing they would come out with 26'' tubes but haven't seen any yet.

 

[benelli-banger]

Are you familiar with the “Southern S x S Classic”, or something to that effect, somewhere in the SE in April? Might be worth checking out…sounds amazing….4/23-4/26 Sanford, NC…..

 

[birddude]

Are you familiar with the “Southern S x S Classic”, or something to that effect, somewhere in the SE in April? Might be worth checking out…sounds amazing….4/23-4/26 Sanford, NC…..

Also sounds expensive.

 

[benelli-banger]

Also sounds expensive.

There are exhibitors from all over the country, including Puglisi’s from my town of Duluth, MN…if you’ve never seen their website, check it out! Impressive! There’s a small population of people dropping 10k+ for shotguns, I suspect there’s LOTS of 2k, 3k guns on their tables. If you’re ever bored, google Czar of Russia’s Parker…built in 1914, the Revolution happened, and nobody knew what happened to the fabled Parker. It reappeared in the past several decades and was the centerpiece of an auction. Jack Puglisi was bidding over the phone, and jumped the initial bid to $250,000. His strategy was successful…nobody else bid. Rumor has it he had it pre-sold…he wouldn’t divulge if he got 500k, but he intimated that it wasn’t too far from that number. Anyway, Puglisi’s basically shuts down for a week and pulls a trailer full of guns down there…it’s a thing! Looked up the Czar’s Parker…James Julia held the auction…total cost was $287,500. Interesting story! It’s an A1 Special…

 

[benelli-banger]

If you cross paths with a Parker 0 frame 16 gauge, decent shape, let me know…