Sat down to buy a new shotgun today

[Craig Larter]

Originally Posted by Phil Yearout

Back to the original premise: I’ve found that I rarely go looking for something without already knowing exactly what I want, and I hardly ever find it, or at least not exactly what I had in my head. That can be dangerous because in the instances when I went ahead and settled for something close I almost always ended up disappointed.

On the other hand, when I’m not looking for anything in particular and just come across something, I usually know right then that it’s right. And it is.

Phil: I'm in the same boat. If I'm looking for a specific gun it never surfaces. Now I'm just looking for a great Fox or Parker. I know if I found if I don't have to make any compromises.and love it immediately.

[JAMES HALL]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

Phil: I'm in the same boat. If I'm looking for a specific gun it never surfaces. Now I'm just looking for a great Fox or Parker. I know if I found if I don't have to make any compromises.and love it immediately.

I thought you found it in the parking lot at Ernie's

[Brush Buster]

Hello Steve , by your first post , I was thinking you were new to the " Old Shotgun World " after your post started to take form it is apparent you are not ! I enjoy shooting damascus Barrelled guns myself to the point that I bit the bullet so to speak and purchased a John Hosford's Barrel Wall Thickness Gauge many years ago just to be sure of any thickness problems ,hence the reason I mentioned it ,new buyers often don't give it a thought but a lot happens to these old guns over a hundred year or so and there is no way to be sure without measuring them ! Have you found that new Double you started searching for at the beginning of your thread ,if so what have you decided on ?

[Stepmac]

I bought a WC Scott 12 demascus with hammers, F & F from the Guns International site. Chambers are probably short. I'll shoot RST, but I've shot regular 2 3/4 inch shells in demascus before just as Sherman Bell said I could. Still I feel more comfortable shooting RST. I'll try it at trap first. I have no idea how tight the chokes are. The gun was made in 1885 when chokes were new. Anyway I'll see. Nice looking gun. Pretty wood and clear demascus pattern.

[todd allen]

I have a sweet little 20 ga Trojan with 28" untouched barrels.
It's a sweet little quail gun. Carries like a cue stick.

[24 grams]

I just got my 20 ga O-frame Trojan back from the Gunsmith, after having the barrels rust blued, the chokes changed, and the chambers lengthened, and it shoots like an absolute dream. I think it is going to be my favorite gun. I love that little gun, and I don’t care a wit that it doesn’t have that cartoon character engraving that would make it a lot more valuable.