Just when you thought they didn't exist . . .

Wild Skies · 12-09-2014, 04:03 PM

. . . here they were!:

http://www.gunsinternational.com/TWO...n_id=100507745

Beyond rare---a pair of consecutively numbered 28-ga. DHE Repros with 28" barrels FACTORY CHOKED Q1/Q2. Sold individually within a few hours of listing. Were any of us a lucky buyer?

SXS OHIO · 12-09-2014, 05:54 PM

These two guns were listed on gun broker individually with a start bid of 4K ea. They were sold to the same person off line and removed before anyone bid on them. Now they showed up on GI about a week ago. The lady who owned them also owned the A1 special I just bought. I could have bought one or both of the 28Ga. guns but only could get the A1 at this time....should have took a bigger loan!!! I think I could have got all three and paid 7K for the two 28 ga. guns in a deal with the A1...Just not deep pockets for all of them.........)-:

Wild Skies · 12-10-2014, 09:06 PM

IMHO, there was money left on the table with the sale of these two guns.

SXS OHIO · 12-11-2014, 07:00 AM

I agree...never saw this barrel length with Q1Q2 chokes before. I would think a few more are out there, very few!....I wish I would have bought one of them when I had the chance....):

Dean Romig · 12-11-2014, 07:06 AM

I had a 20 ga. with two sets of barrels, 26" & 28" and both sets were Q1 & Q2.... but not a 28 ga.

Wild Skies · 12-11-2014, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I had a 20 ga. with two sets of barrels, 26" & 28" and both sets were Q1 & Q2.... but not a 28 ga.

BINGO! 20-ga. 28" Q1/Q2 guns are virtually ubiquitous compared to their 28-ga. counterparts.

Paul S · 12-28-2014, 07:51 PM

I bought them both. Almost passed them up because of the pistol grip and the total price ... but sanity took hold and I made the purchase. Very happy with them. As close to new as possible without actually being NIB.

Ken Hill · 12-29-2014, 11:17 AM

Paul,

Congrats on the new guns. I hope you will use one of them. Welcome to the forum.

Ken

esetter - Gerry Addison · 12-30-2014, 05:29 PM

Nice buy Paul and I passed them up because of the pistol grip but you were correct in buying them. That was a very nice deal. You should be very happy.

John Allen · 02-11-2015, 08:54 PM

I was told there were 50 28ga guns built with 28"tubes and open chokes.25 IC/Mod and 25 Q1/Q2.The Japanese always worked in multiples of 25 of an item.I think there were more 20ga 28" open choked barrels,but I don't know how many.