Betetta s57

Canadian used firearm prices can't be compared directly to US prices, especially on specialty or niche shotguns. However, the American market has much greater availability for these types of guns, so if you really really want one badly enough you're going to need to dip into the US market to find what you want. You'll probably die of old age waiting to find your dream gun in Canada, if you really want a S57 20/28 combo, or even a S 57 20 ga your only market is south of the border and if the price is too high for you then your holy grail is essentially unobtanium.
 
Thanks for the info. Id still like to get a couple nice sxs guns first but i definitely need a few good ou guns. Especially subgauge. Although my single ou is looking pretty lonely. Its to low quality to sell so im stuck with it
 
The ideal place to look for a special upland gun is the Calgary gun show at Easter.
The 20/28 set that I was offered was under the table, so you have to talk to likely vendors about your needs/wants.
 
Yes, large gun shows are the best place in Canada to find something unusual or special. And yes, they aren't always on a table, sometimes something like this is held in reserve for various reasons. And yes, don't be affraid to ask at likely tables, that special one could be in the next aisle. BUT be prepared to step up to the plate, guns like this don't go for Mossberg prices. Be realistic re your desires vs your budget.
 
In other words, if your looking for good shotguns at gun shows, know what your looking for, know what they're worth, ask lots of questions, don't be afraid to make a realistic offer but don't low ball, bring cash and don't hesitate to buy if you think it's fair!
 
Falconflyer, that pretty well sums it up. If you are looking for something specific, there might only be one or three at even a 1000 table show like Calgary. You snooze, you lose, you may never get another opportunity.
 
This year the Calgary show was different, lots of confusion because of a conflict in venue booking, lots of vendors passed this year so did a lot of show goers, attendance and sales were way down. The big antique/craft show that is usually next door may have filled some of the empty tables. Normally there is only firearms and related items at this show, they have strict rules about the goods allowed. Should be back to normal this year if the compulory reporting clause in C- 71 doesn't kill all the gun shows.
 
saskbooknut said:
You must go to a different Calgary gun show.
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I haven't missed too many years at the Calgary gun show since I made my first purchase there in the mid seventies! Admittedly 850/1000 is a bit of an exaggeration but back then there was less tables and most of them had guns on them, today the majority of tables have books, military stuff, knives (thousands of them) and other items on them and no guns. The show has turned into something bigger than just a gun show and it's a huge success but the guns are what I'm there to see and I more or less skip the non-gun tables so that I can get through the show in a couple of hours. Often I'll go back to look for reloading stuff that I need but once I've seen the guns I've usually had enough of the crowds and leave rather than then go back to all the tables of non gun stuff.
 
The books (I should know), ammo, reloading, scopes, are all part of that gun show for the 32 years that I have been going. I don't have a lot of interest in the military surplus junk, but there is a client base for that to.
I don't know where you would see more fine guns than Calgary, and I have been as far as the Montreal shows.
I used to go to the Victoria shows in the late 60s and the Vancouver shows in the 70s, and they were never as compelling as the Calgary show, for higher grade guns.
 
saskbooknut said:
The books (I should know), ammo, reloading, scopes, are all part of that gun show for the 32 years that I have been going. I don't have a lot of interest in the military surplus junk, but there is a client base for that to.
I don't know where you would see more fine guns than Calgary, and I have been as far as the Montreal shows.
I used to go to the Victoria shows in the late 60s and the Vancouver shows in the 70s, and they were never as compelling as the Calgary show, for higher grade guns.
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I agree completely!

I've also been to a lot of gun shows over the years including a couple in Las Vegas. I always thought there would be lots of nice guns at those shows but they were huge disappointments as far as I was concerned. One show I was at had pallet after pallet of high capacity magazines for just about every imaginable gun out there and I nave saw even one get sold, bizarre I thought! There were very few fine guns there, virtually none.
 
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