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| < 16ga. Guns Wanted or For Sale ~ 16ga Darne |
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:04 am
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:40 pm
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Nice gun, horrible stocking job.
On the Darnes I've handled the rib was never ramped up to the reciever like that....and the barrel is an odd length...even in metric standards. I cant see a bead. Is it missing?
I've worked on a Darne and it's a neat gun. Fast is an understatement.
This one needs new wood, badly.
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:57 pm
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That is called a "Plume" or swamped rib-the very great majority of Darnes have that rib. The bead is likely hidden in between the barrels in the photos.
14 1/8th to the front trigger is going to be about right for one of Santa's elves, unfortunately. The white line pad is like a big windshield wiper on a duck's butt, too.
I hope no-one gets stuck with it. They want a bunch of money for what it is.
Best,
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:06 pm
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| Jeff Mulliken wrote: |
Nice gun, horrible stocking job.
This one needs new wood, badly.
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Jeff, I went back and looked at it a bit more closely after I posted this. Yikes, I am almost embarrassed to have put it up there, the gaps between the wood and metal are so bad.
Just goes to show you that you have to be very very careful when buying guns over the net.
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:49 pm
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Did I read that right? 5.15 lbs? Wow! I can't imagine a 16 that light. Well, actually yes. Yes I can.  |
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Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:01 am
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Darnes are rare enough that posting it even with it's issues is worth doing.
If you have never handled a small bore Darne it's worth doing. They are not for everybody but they sure are neat.
Jeff |
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Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:39 am
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Jeff is right , the Darne is a live wire to handle , the Halifax Darne I have one comes in at 5 lbs 10 OZ the other one at 6 LBS 3.5 OZ
Sure can shoot them at Skeet but have yet to kill a bird flying with either one of them although I shot 3 Turkeys with the heavy one when I first got it .
Stocking Job aside and I know Ted said it was too pricey but if one could talk the price down a mite if it didnt sell ?? well the stocks are not that hard to build for the things so not a real big deal if the metal is good with nice barrels then if someone wanted a VERY UNIQUE shotgun this is it .
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Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:47 pm
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I passed on an R11 that didn't need stocks this summer for $660.
Keep looking.
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Ted |
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