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Garry L Gordon 02-18-2019 12:40 AM

Rock Island 32" 20 gauge -- sold today
 
I was thinking of some of you lovers of long barreled 20s today. Rock Island had a V grade 20 with 32' barrels and a second set of 28 inchers. It was a straight/splinter configured gun with no safety and a single trigger. It was not on my "gotta have" list, but I told my wife if it went for the high end estimate of $2K I would buy it, but that I was sure it would go higher. It did, selling for just under $6K in short order.

https://www.rockislandauction.com/de...-gauge-shotgun

It was a nice gun for sure. Thankfully, at least for my marriage, it did not have double triggers.

I assume someone here bought this gun. I hope so, and also hope we'll see and hear more about it soon.

There were quite a few Parkers at the auction. Only a few nicer original guns, and many other "beater guns" -- as Mills would call them -- good for shooting.

Anyone else pick up a new gun from this auction?

CraigThompson 02-18-2019 01:08 AM

I was watching it sell . Via the net of course but I didn’t bid . I got one of “The Beaters” . But then beater or not I’m going to shoot them .

Randy G Roberts 02-18-2019 09:03 AM

I went over this gun with Rick Henley at RI and ultimately chose to pass on it. It has a good combination of barrel lengths IMO but I could not get warmed up to it for a variety of reasons. Hope someone enjoys it.

Jay Gardner 02-18-2019 09:54 AM

Wonder how much it would have gone for with double triggers and a safety?

MARK KIRCHER 02-18-2019 10:43 AM

Is there a spot to see the results? I have a few sealed bids in but did not watch the auction.
Looking for result on the 20 bore open choke 28" SG gun item # 2884

Randy G Roberts 02-18-2019 10:52 AM

Mark it appears that RI has not posted results yet. Not sure where else you can find the results. I will "watch" items in Proxibid that I have an interest in so you can always go back and find the results immediately after it sells and prior to the auction house posting results.

Mills Morrison 02-18-2019 10:58 AM

I put in a low bid on that one just for the heck of it. The low estimate range made me wonder what was wrong with it.

Garry L Gordon 02-18-2019 11:39 AM

Rock Island does not post the results for a while, and they put them on line when they do (or mail you a list if you participated in the auction). I think the gun that Mills mentioned might have had a replacement stock (at least when I looked at it, it sure appeared to be so, but I don't claim to be an expert). It had nice dimensions and was in good shape, certainly one of the nicer Parkers at the sale.

Garry L Gordon 02-18-2019 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay Gardner (Post 266251)
Wonder how much it would have gone for with double triggers and a safety?

Jay, I can assure you that it would have gone for more than it did.

Garry L Gordon 02-18-2019 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CraigThompson (Post 266239)
I was watching it sell . Via the net of course but I didn’t bid . I got one of “The Beaters” . But then beater or not I’m going to shoot them .

I’m picking up two shooters (a.k.a. Beaters) from the auction today. Doves, look out come September!!


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