I had a Darne R-15 28 ga. that I bought from Steve Barnett about 8-10 years ago, one of the most exotic guns I ever owned. When my great English setter "Smoke" ate some hard plastic refuse in the woods and needed abdominal surgery, I agonized over whether he would even survive the anesthesia let alone the surgery at 15 yrs. old, let alone the cost of the operation (approx. $4K). I thought about all the great hunts we had in spooky, secret woodcock covers, and took the plunge. I sold the gun, he survived, and lived to hunt another full season before a cancerous tumor took him out. Best deal I ever made.
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