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Savage16
PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:23 am  Reply with quote
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As good as Daves gun looks in these pics, its even better in person. Glad youre enjoying it Dave.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:27 am  Reply with quote
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Savage16 wrote:
As good as Daves gun looks in these pics, its even better in person. Glad youre enjoying it Dave.


Thanks! I had it over at the Winona skeet range last night. These 30" barrels are light, so it needs to be swung.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 12:18 pm  Reply with quote



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I have no affiliation with this, other than I'd like to have it but won't spend the money for it.

Fausti DEA Round Body 16 GA 28" SXS IC/MOD ... Steel Proofed, $2800. Long time poster over there has it on the classifieds (which you have to be a member to see)

http://uplandjournal.ipbhost.com/topic/71996-fausti-dea-round-body-16-ga-28-sxs-icmod-steel-proofed/
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WyoChukar
PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:15 pm  Reply with quote



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I think the best thing to do is figure out what you like in a gun then hit the used gun sites often. I have seen some bargains on 16 ga. doubles that were "lefties" with cast on stock dimensions. I seem to recall one that caught my eye this spring and I thought "wow, what a bargain" and then saw the stock was set up for a left hand shooter and passed on it. They are out there.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 3:47 am  Reply with quote
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https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/shotguns/shotguns-16-gauge/winchester-model-21-16-gauge-field-grade-great-dimensions-priced-to-move-.cfm?gun_id=101304906
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GrizzlyAdams
PostPosted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:28 pm  Reply with quote



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I have appreciated everyone's help in looking for a 16ga SxS. I have made a pick. It's a Garbi 101 DLX in coin finish and single trigger. I know, blasphemy! I'll post pics once received. It's like-new condition and has barely been shot for $6k. Please tell me I got a good price.





GrizzlyAdams wrote:
Hi all. New poster here, GrizzlyAdams. I am asking for recommendations on a 16ga side by side. I'm left handed and would be interested in used as well. I currently have a Fausti DEA SLX in 20 that I am learning to shoot sporting clays with for upcoming quail/pheasant season.

Any recommendation on new/used 16ga side by side, English stock, good for left-handed) would be greatly appreciated. I think a fair budget would be $5k.

Glad to be part of the group here!

Thanks,

GrizzlyAdams

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Newtonian_Guy
PostPosted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 5:03 pm  Reply with quote



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I'm looking at an old Merkel Model 8 for restoration. I already have a Zavasta M70 and it is a good gun. The nut behind the recoil pad lets me hit 20 out of 25 on 25 yd. trap on a good day.

Cabelas in Avon has one for about $600 and I am about ready to get it. Maybe new wood and new case hardening to make it all pretty. But the ability to hit will still be there if ugly or pristine. Laughing

I want a gun that can be light but not kick me to death. My Franchi Falconet in 12 ga. with 2 3/4 in. shells works well, but I want to try and go lighter and go to the traditional SXS platform. On a good day, I break 20 on trap with the Zavasta. On a bad day, it comes in at 7. I'm used to single and stack-barrels. SXS is new to me this year.

Next week I will go out with my 9 month-old Brittany to a Pheasant Preserve to have fun. I will take the Zavasta and try to make the hits I know I can do with my 12 ga. guns.

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Hello Newtonian_Guy
Pleased to have you on your first posting

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Hello Newtonian_Guy
Pleased to have you on your first posting

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:02 am  Reply with quote



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Hey newtonian_guy, sounds like you are on the right track. I’ve found all the 16 gauges I’ve ever shot, to be noticeable easier on the shoulder than any 12 ga of comparable weight I’ve tried. Same goes for 20ga., I find the 16 to have lighter perceived recoil.

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