New Rainy Day Gun

[Russ Jackson]

I know some of you fellas were checking out the latest Fort Worth Cabelas 20 Ga. Parker ,but I have been so busy ,I haven't had time to get on and visit !Well there was some discussion earlier as to where that old Beat up DH Damascus Barreled 20 ended up so I thought I would let you know it arrived in Pa. Wednesday ! I finally had a chance last evening to give the Old Girl a good looking over and a bit of a cleaning ! I am glad Cabelas don't clean these old Guns up as you would have to wonder just what they might use on them ! Well She's not without faults but is actually a Pretty Nice Gun ! She weighs in at 6 Lb. 3 Oz. and has a very Good set of 28" Barrels ,the Barrels were my biggest concern but there is only a small bit of hazing in front of the forcing cones and no actual pitting in the bores ! I measured the Barrel Wall Thickness last evening and the Barrels are great with a minimal wall thickness of 35 Thou., the Damascus should be brought back to life but I think that is all I may do to her ! The gun is a bit loose when shut with the Forend off but decently tight with the forend on and is on face ! The Wood has nice figure but looks as though it spent many years out of a case and being bumped around in a Boat or possibly behind the seat of a Pick Up truck ,it has many small dents ,but no cracks or repairs that I can see ! I am adding a few pictures ,a little better than Cabelas ! I haven't shot her yet ,I am hoping to tomorrow ! Russ

[wayne goerres]

Nice gun. I believe you may have scared that poor bird.

[Russ Jackson]

Thank You Wayne ,Those Birds are awful hard to get that close to except in it's present condition !

[Dave Suponski]

Congrats Russ! She is in good hands now.

[Bill Murphy]

I knew that was going to be a good one.

[Russ Jackson]

Thank You Bill ,It didn't worry me too much either ,I made sure I could return it should the Barrel Walls be pitted beyond salvage but they are in fact very nice ,mostly over 40 Thou. and no pitting to speak of ,just a little hazing in front of the forcing cones !

[Mills Morrison]

Congrats Russ! :bowdown:

[Thomas L. Benson Sr.]

Russ: great buy and I'm sure we will be seeing it in action before to long.Thomas

[charlie cleveland]

russ you done good.... charlie

[Harold Lee Pickens]

Russ
Ihave a friend just outside Wheeling who can bring that damascus pattern back to life. He works on nothing but doubles. Be happy to take you there. You two would get along fine.
Harold
ps--I wish I had bought that Trogan 16 off that guy in Washington.

[Russ Jackson]

Hey Harold ,How are you ? That 16 was a pretty nice little gun ,I figured you might regret not buying that one , you seemed taken with it at the time ! We will discuss the Damascus barrels ,just not sure what to do with her yet but will keep that in mind ! Thank You ; Russ

[David Noble]

Russ, you got that one right out of my backyard! I live 15 minutes from Cabelas. I didn't see it for sale until Sunday evening and unbeknownst to me you had already snatched it up. I was going to go look at it on Monday. I'm glad you got it, just don't rub it in too hard! :)

[Russ Jackson]

Thanks David ,No rub here , I have quite a project going on and have just been too busy to get on and chat much or I would have mentioned it in the first posts in the For Sale section ! I Snagged it up pretty quick Sunday Morning ,I called a little before I thought the store might be open but they were and I talked to the Gentleman who listed it and we agreed if the Barrels were in bad shape ,I could send her back so I didn't see any reason not to get a first hand look at her ! It appeared a lot worse in the pictures they posted than what is actually is !

[Dean Romig]

Small bore Damascus D's are just right for what we do Russ. That's a real sweetie!

Mine is out getting freshened up a bit. No work to the metal but it's getting the wood cleaned up and having the checkering cleaned out a bit (it was a bit filled with grime and crud) and a new oil and shellac finish with a new dark brown leather covered pad. It is a 20 gauge DH with 28" barrels choked open and lt. mod. I was lucky enough to talk Abe into doing it for me.

[Russ Jackson]

You are right Dean ,They are perfect for what we do ! Thank You for the kind words on the Old Girl ,it is a little Sweetheart ,You might say a Diamond in the Rough ! Just about the right weight also ,a tad over 6 Lb. I would hope it will keep swinging almost by itself ! The one little 28 I had was so lite ,I seemed to always be behind and unable to catch up !

[Jeff Kuss]

Looks like I need to upgrade my rainy day gun!

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Russ, You got a deal, congrats I know you will put her to work! Gary

[Daryl Corona]

Nice Russ. A 20 damascus, how sweet. She looks to have great patina and by taking her out in the rain you'd only add to that. Looks to be the twin to my GHE 16 Dam.