Iver Johnson Skeeter 410 value question

[Dean Romig]

IJ used beautifully figured wood on the SKEETERs. I'd love to see it.
... so you bought it already?
PG or straight?? Single trigger or double" Mine had a selective Miller.





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[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Take the original high gloss finish off and reduce my estimates by $500. I must admit that my 30" .410 skeeter has a matte finish, but I think it's factory special order, like the 30" barrels.

It's not always about "collector" value. Why have a gun that you think can look better? It's ultimately the owner's decision. A very high grade gun I'd leave as is, but then I wouldn't buy it anyway. I'd want to shoot it and shoot it a lot!! Verstehen?

[BRDHNTR]

Dean, I'm picking it up next week. Pistol grip, ejectors and double triggers. Dean, the wood on this skeeter is better than what's on my DHE Repros. The dark burl is stunning. The one drawback is that for a 410 it is a bit on the heavy side. But I'll get over that. A good friend of mine at the club shoots a very nice Browning 410 over under. When I show him this 410 skeeter it will blow his mind. I'll have to let him shoot it. Do you know how many of these Iver Johnson made? I'm told that it was less than 500.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

It's not always about "collector" value. Why have a gun that you think can look better? It's ultimately the owner's decision. A very high grade gun I'd leave as is, but then I wouldn't buy it anyway. I'd want to shoot it and shoot it a lot!! Verstehen?

Hate to say it but I agree with Murphy , nice factory original beats refinished 24/7 in my book

[BRDHNTR]

I dont plan on selling it. What my 2 grandsons do with it after I'm gone is not my concern.

[Dean Romig]

IJ never used a urethane finish on the SKEETERs.

And yes, they’re bit heavier than some of us think they ought be but that’s because they were made as competition Skeet guns, not as something you’d be carrying all day in the grouse woods.





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[BRDHNTR]

Then what is the finish they put on? It looked like urethane to me

[BRDHNTR]

Originally Posted by allen newell

Then what is the finish they put on? It looked like urethane to me

or some type of hard finish other than oil

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

IJ never used a urethane finish on the SKEETERs.

And yes, they’re bit heavier than some of us think they ought be but that’s because they were made as competition Skeet guns, not as something you’d be carrying all day in the grouse woods.
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I have an IJ Hercules 410 26” straight grip double triggers , it’s actually a little to light and whippy . But I still shoot it well on the skeet field if I pay attention .

[Dean Romig]

Depends on when it was made... urethane wasn't being used as a gunstock finish until at least 1940 having just been invented in 1937.





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