You should listen to Claybuster and go with a 16ga rather than the 28 much easier to get ammo for.MauserMike said:Yes my first O/U. I've shot an old Parker 10ga SxS that a friend owns but I don't own one. I have a real inkling to own a 28ga SxS field gun
Any of you tried one of the used TradeEx shotties?
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MauserMike
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Win/64 said:
I'd roll my own for either.
Ahsan Ahmed
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A friend of mine recently picked up one of those Spanish 12ga (called Parkemi) from Tradeex. Shipped to his door it cost a bit under $300. He wanted that more as a non-expensive backup firearm that one wouldn't be too anxious about when leaving behind in the vehicle.
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that shotgun (never even heard of that shotgun maker)....turned out to be almost excellent condition except for a few dings in the nice wood likely caused by some moron during storage/handling someplace............26 inch chrome lined bbls and case coloured receiver in excellent/unused condition, double triggers, English stock, splinter forend etc (only negative, IMO, the presence of sling swivels). F/M fixed.
Great finish and balance. Interestingly, the shotgun seemed to me to have the exact frame dimensions of my Bobwhite 16ga although I haven't had an opportunity to physically compare that. Lockup tight but smooth as found in a new higher quality Spanish shotgun.
Hope it doesn't turn out to be one of those low end soft steel but cosmetically very nice firearm.....doesn't look like it as far as I could tell from close inspection. He hasn't test fired the thing as yet.....waiting to get it back from the gunsmith once those chokes have been opened to M/IC.
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that shotgun (never even heard of that shotgun maker)....turned out to be almost excellent condition except for a few dings in the nice wood likely caused by some moron during storage/handling someplace............26 inch chrome lined bbls and case coloured receiver in excellent/unused condition, double triggers, English stock, splinter forend etc (only negative, IMO, the presence of sling swivels). F/M fixed.
Great finish and balance. Interestingly, the shotgun seemed to me to have the exact frame dimensions of my Bobwhite 16ga although I haven't had an opportunity to physically compare that. Lockup tight but smooth as found in a new higher quality Spanish shotgun.
Hope it doesn't turn out to be one of those low end soft steel but cosmetically very nice firearm.....doesn't look like it as far as I could tell from close inspection. He hasn't test fired the thing as yet.....waiting to get it back from the gunsmith once those chokes have been opened to M/IC.
MauserMike
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Ahsan Ahmed said:
Spain has had a hard time in North America living down the reputation of bad steel since selling some poorly made guns in the late 1940's to early 1950's. Spanish steel historically was some of the best and that is still the case. The proof house in Eibar has very high standards. If his gun was proofed there, you can bet its got top notch steel in the barrels.
Check out the book "Spanish Best" sometime. My copy came in last week and it was a very interesting read. When I get my trap scores up to my goal, I just might drop some serious money on a Spanish O/U configured for trap shooting.
If your friend checks out the Spanish Guns forum over at shotgunworld.com, there are some links there to more information about Spanish proof marks and dating his gun by the serial number letter code. Mine dates to 1984.
