Question about a SXS Mercury shotgun

CS8161

February 19, 2012 04:55

Had a customer bring in a Mercury (made in Spain) side by side shotgun. It is a model 1032. He bought it at an auction and paid way too much for it, over a thousand dollars! Anyway, the chambers were bored out to 8 gauge, for whatever reason, but when I put a gauge at the muzzle, it still shows 10 gauge. Is this safe to shoot with an 8 gauge chambering and 10 gauge muzzle?? There are no current sources for 8 gauge ammo, are there? Does anyone make an adaptor to take it from 8 gauge to 12 gauge? The Blue Book value on this shotgun, in 100% original condition is $400. The customer was extemely pissed off that he had been fleeced at the auction, but has no one to blame but himself. Buyer beware!

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  GuvamintCheese

  February 19, 2012 07:15

  That gun is an accident waiting to happen. You couldnt pay me enough to shoot it. Do your friend a favor and tell him to hang it on the wall. $1000 is a pretty good burn, but he only has himself to blame.

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  CS8161

  February 19, 2012 16:00

  Thanks, we had the customer come back in and take it home, too much of a liability for us to sell.

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