I recently purchased one of their used doubles, a Suhl-Thalmann, listed as being in G-VG condition. I found their rating to be very conservative as I would easily grade it as VG-Exc, the case-colour on the receiver being almost 100% and the wear on the 28" barrels being limited to light case wear on the muzzle.
The wood was likewise truly excellent with just enough light-use wear to give it real character, no cracks or dents, and the recoil pad still lively enough to give decent cushion (still destined to be traded out for a Pachmayr Sporting Clays pad).
I took it to the range and tried it out on some informal clays, finding that everything that I pointed the right barrel at turned to dust, but I could not seem to hit at all with the left... puzzling until I got home and dropped the gauges in to the barrels and found that, although listed as F/F it was actually not. The full gauge dropped readily in to the right barrel, it wouldn't even come close on the left. I mic'd the left and found it to be .684" (extra full), while the right mic'd .696" (full) - should have done this before I took the drive to the range without a pattern board!!!
I'm thinking that, after opening the chokes to Light-Modified and Improved Cylinder, this will become my "distinguished gentleman" upland gun despite its lack of a straight grip and it's Teutonic heritage. I may have to look at grabbing another to leave in F/F or IM/LM choke configuration.
All of this to say, to make a long story longer, get on these before they're gone and deal in confidence with InterArms!!!
100% mudgunner49 approved...
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