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Rock Island 32" 20 gauge -- sold today
Unread 02-18-2019, 12:40 AM   #1
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Default 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?
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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 .
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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.
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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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I did the phone bid thing Saturday and Sunday . I dunno what kinda pace they were doing Thursday and Friday but Saturday they were doing about 120 lots an hour and Sunday they found another gear and were doing about 150 an hour
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I did the phone bid thing Saturday and Sunday . I dunno what kinda pace they were doing Thursday and Friday but Saturday they were doing about 120 lots an hour and Sunday they found another gear and were doing about 150 an hour
One cannot linger when they get going, that's for sure...and they have slowed down some to accommodate their Rock Island Live on-line bidding software.
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One cannot linger when they get going, that's for sure...and they have slowed down some to accommodate their Rock Island Live on-line bidding software.
I can still remember going to local auctions thinking they were going well if they could hammer an item a minute . These guys opened a whole new realm for me !
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Wonder how much it would have gone for with double triggers and a safety?
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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
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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.
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