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itchy300
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I have a Hopkins & Allen lever action drop block single shot 12 ga.
ser.# 1417. This weapon has one single ring screw to remove the barrel.lower front of reciever block. Age? Value? good condition.
Thanks for any help.
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  • itchy300
    I have a H&R Topper 88 12ga. in 3" full. I was wanting to know if I can shoot magnum turkey loads in this gun safely. Thanks for the help! earndawg
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  • toad67
    All of the guns you mention are good choices. However recently SKB/Ithica went out of business again and even though they are great guns some people shy away from them. The same goes for the Winchesters and Rugers. It seems that some guns are more or less popular in certain geographical areas.
    IMO stick with a Browning Citori, they are a good gun and are easy to resell if you decide that you don't want it. If you are getting one with screw in chokes you might want to consider getting one that uses the same chokes as other shotguns you own, if any. It's nice not to have 30 separate chokes laying around.

    Todd
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  • llama
    Inexpensive but good add the Mossberg Silver Reserve to your list, as well as the Traditions by Fausti. CZ is also very good for the $
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  • gearheaddad
    Price can depend a lot on what gauge you are wanting.
    I feel that a Browning Superposed Belgium made 12 gauge is highly undervalued right now. A quality used one can be bought for less than a new or used 12 ga. Browning Citori in many cases. And, in my opinion it is a superior gun to the Citori!
    Just be sure to avoid a "salt gun" if you start looking at Superposed's.
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  • itchy300
    Salt gun?
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  • llama
    quote:Originally posted by itchy300
    Salt gun?



    Browning needed/wanted to dry a bunch of stock blank wood quickly a while back... so they packed the lumber in salt which did a great job of sucking moisture out of it quickly.

    Unfortunately, salt residue stayed with and in the wood.... so as soon as any moisture was encountered (humid day, foggy, etc) it would turn to salt water. Know what salt water does to metal? Yeah... instant rust factories.

    Now, this isn't saying that a salt gun should be avoided at all cost... just be aware that they are out there and they have potential issues, etc.
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  • Junkballer
    I bought a used SKB a few years back before they shut the doors and love it, I don't worry, it should be good for at least a couple of lifetimes. That said, I'd be proud to own any of those mentioned. I highly recommend you leave those that just extract alone, if it don't eject the emptys, WALK [;)]
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  • 20gabob
    I guess that i am in the minority with most of you fella's. I am the proud owner of a set of American Arms double barrel o/u and can honestly say i wouldn't want much else at my old age. They have so many rounds thru them that i wouldn't want to guess the number. All of mine are Silver 1's and do not have ejectors just extractors. They are all bored IC/Mod with 3" chambers. I hunt, shoot skeet, sporting clays and any other games with them. Shot ranges from #9 to # 4 that goes thru them depending on the application. They shoot great patterns with almost all loads and the extractors just lift the empties up where i can pull them out and save them for the next reloads. My opinion is if you want a shotgun to last for a long time and shoot everything with go to Tristar(the new company that has them) and take a long hard look. You might like what you see. And you can get them in 12/20/28/and 410 ga. Reasonable too.











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  • 20gabob
    Oh, bye the way, I've had Win 101's, SKB, Beretta, Ruger, Rem 3200, and most of the rest but i always found that they were no better than my set of American Arms.
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  • drl50
    I concur that The Browning Superposed is a good way to get a great gun at a great price if you get a 12 gauge gun. I picked one up a few years ago and it has become my favorite wing shooter. The 20 gauge guns are almost double the 12 gauge price all else being equal. The "salt guns" were mostly found in years of manufacture between 1967 and 1972. Tell tale evidence is eroded engraving where the wood meets the metal. Many had stocks replaced by the factory (to the original owners only), but the damage to the metal remained. Not all Superposed made in those years had salted stocks. I believe the same holds true for the Safari rifles of that period.
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  • rsnyder55
    I have Brownings, Berettas, and Winchester 101's and depending on what you are going to use it for can help narrow it down. Weight, balance, firing mechanism.

    Also, many of the O/U shotguns have cast off stocks which may or not fit you. I'm left handed and shoot lefthanded so it really can make a difference to me.

    I guess the best bet would be to shoulder quite a few, fire some if possible, and choose.
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  • perry shooter
    Beretta hard to go wrong.
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