Any Suggestions ?

[classicioi]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

If you want a vintage gun, a Stevens/Savage/Ranger/etc… or a Nitro Special/Western Arms long range would be the most reliable and serviceable options. Economy offerings like crescents are just not worth taking the chance on unless they are in very good shape.

I am sure you want a double, but what about a single shot? Or even the stevens/savage 24? .410 over .22 cal.

I have a single shot but would like to have that second barrel if needed...

[George "Scott" Davis]

We had a Remington single shot .22 smoothbore for a barn gun when I was a kid in south central Illinois. Shot bird shot (snake shot) and it was deadly, still have .22 bird shot in my truck.

[charlie cleveland]

the stevens is a good choice..the side by side or as brian suggested a 22 over 410 is a good varmint gun...charlie

[edgarspencer]

Around 1978, my dad was holding a NAVHDA field trial and forgot to bring a gun, so he ran into KP Firearms (Who remembers Jerry Kaiser?) and told him he needed something cheap that went bang. Jerry soldd him a Nitro Special .410 for $50. He grew to like it, and bought a better one. That fifty dollar gun sold at Baltimore a few years ago for $1600.

[Setter Man]

Several years ago I walked into "Bob's Gun Shop" in Alpena, MI. Let's just say it's not your typical small town gun shop. Looking at the rack behind the counter sat a straight stocked, VHE in 410 with looong barrels. I ask the young fellow behind the counter if I could see the gun and he said, "sure" and as he handed me the gun he said "that's a pretty expensive shotgun" so, acting dumb (not hard for me to sound convincing), I said, "really?" The young man said, "yep, that one's $1,500." I ask if he would take a check and he got a little nervous and said, that he would have to call Bob and make sure. I suggested he check the tag and his face get's red. $15,000. Oops. I'm not sure I could have held a pen steady enough to write a check it he would have said, "sure."

[Dollar]

Guy at a gun show last week had a 24 in 22over410 for $600.

[Dollar]

Here is a photo from today.Snipe are here but not in great numbers but found a few to take home.
This is a CZ ringneck in 410 28"barrels.

[todd allen]

Originally Posted by Karl Ferguson

I would like to find a nice used 410 SxS to carry in my Ranger on the ranch to help me take back control of the commodity barn from the coons... It would also give me something that my two young granddaughters could start learning to shoot with.

Just wandering from your experience which of the vintage American made guns would be a good one to look for... Lefever, Ithaca, Crescent etc ?

Any leads on one would also be appreciated

Thanks

For that purpose, I would track down a vintage Stevens .22/.410 over under.

[Bill Murphy]

Older Stevens 311 or Fox Model B, same gun, different name.

[todd allen]

My Ithaca Lefever Nitro Express .410, with my 32" VHE field gun.
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