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I don’t hate it but I would wish the stock hadn’t been opened like that.
How does it balance now... a little barrel heavy maybe? I’ve seen that lion head ball grip carving before somewhere. Maybe there’s another one like it out there somewhere. I kinda like it. .
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08-24-2019, 05:38 PM | #4 | |||||||
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It is a little barrel heavy, balances about 1 inch into the fore end. |
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08-24-2019, 06:04 PM | #5 | ||||||
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A quart of Bondo will fix that large crack and will help with the balance, also. Nice gun for sure.
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08-24-2019, 07:05 PM | #6 | ||||||
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It's a head turner for sure. If you bought it to use, and not just as a conversation piece, I would want a reputable gunsmith to check it out. That being said....I think it is kind of cool.
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08-24-2019, 07:30 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Not my cup of tea, but it’s a 20 gauge hammer gun. I don’t hate it..
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08-24-2019, 08:03 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Are 20 gauge hammer guns really that uncommon ?
If you're are happy with it thats all that matters . I have read Belgium made sxs's dont have the best reputations but I have one and have no faults with it . A antique firearms group I am member of on Facebook . Someone posted a picture of their great grandfarthers 16 ga sxs and the stock is carved almost exactly like your 20 ga .Except his 16 gauge has blue eyes in the head carving instead of amber . |
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08-24-2019, 08:37 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Overall it looks like a lower quality belgian gun that is still together and sound. If the gun is operable, is not a rattle trap and goes bang/hits targets then enjoy it. I have seen a few skeletonized butts like that before, interesting to say the least.
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08-24-2019, 08:57 PM | #10 | ||||||
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It is certainly interesting. Look at it this way, when you take it out with your buddies, no one will have another like it and it is something to talk about.
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