Good $ value sxs shotgun brands?

It is not surprising that the European firearms that are being dumped on North America are often the bottom of the barrel for condition.
If you were told that you could only keep 4 or 5 firearms in total, and needed Police permission to acquire another, I'll bet it wouldn't be the good ones that went out the door.
There have been some good guns from Tradeex, but you have to find the diamonds among the dross.
 
saskbooknut said:
It is not surprising that the European firearms that are being dumped on North America are often the bottom of the barrel for condition.
If you were told that you could only keep 4 or 5 firearms in total, and needed Police permission to acquire another, I'll bet it wouldn't be the good ones that went out the door.
There have been some good guns from Tradeex, but you have to find the diamonds among the dross.
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Is that were Tradex get their stock of euro doubles?

I always wondered that.
 
cornelunc said:
Any words about Husqvarna side by side??
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Well, the thread is about what is a good value brand of sxs so would say yes, Husqvarna would qualify for that. Certainly not over-priced in general. Whether a particular gun is good value depends on the condition as repairs are expensive and people qualified to work on them fewer and fewer. Certain models I would be quite interested in for a shooter myself including but not limited to a 310 in X, AS, or ASE. Not recommended for steel shot - if its migratory birds you're after.
 
The early Husqvarna guns are a fantastic buy in quality as John mentioned the the 310 series are the ones to look for very well made internally taking second fiddle to few,they even have intercepting sears , attractive on the outside and made with very good quality steel ...the only down side i've seen is the wood finding a pretty piece is rare
 
Londonshooter said:
Well, the thread is about what is a good value brand of sxs so would say yes, Husqvarna would qualify for that. Certainly not over-priced in general. Whether a particular gun is good value depends on the condition as repairs are expensive and people qualified to work on them fewer and fewer. Certain models I would be quite interested in for a shooter myself including but not limited to a 310 in X, AS, or ASE. Not recommended for steel shot - if its migratory birds you're after.
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I would like to refurbish my Husky . Do you know a gunsmith specialized in shotguns ?
 
cornelunc said:
I would like to refurbish my Husky . Do you know a gunsmith specialized in shotguns ?
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The person just above this post from you.....Chris Dawe. He has several of my guns at the moment, has a Purdey on his bench right now and is more than qualified to to a great job on your Husky. And if he doesn't do whatever your gun may need, he works with some extraordinary other craftsmen to get the job done.

For examples of his work, just scroll through the last 30 or so pages of the stickied thread, "Show us your SxS's".

BTW, Whoever you go with, make sure they SPECIALIZE in SxS. A smith who mostly works on rifles, pumps and semi-autos will likely not have the proper skill set and experience with SxS.
 
You do recognize that refinishing your Husqvarna will be a labour of love, not economic when paying a good workman fair wages.
 
canvasback said:
The person just above this post from you.....Chris Dawe. He has several of my guns at the moment, has a Purdey on his bench right now and is more than qualified to to a great job on your Husky. And if he doesn't do whatever your gun may need, he works with some extraordinary other craftsmen to get the job done.

For examples of his work, just scroll through the last 30 or so pages of the stickied thread, "Show us your SxS's".

BTW, Whoever you go with, make sure they SPECIALIZE in SxS. A smith who mostly works on rifles, pumps and semi-autos will likely not have the proper skill set and experience with SxS.
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I will contact him. Thanks.
 
Oh, shut up. Those Belgian 16s aren't worth the money I've paid for them. Nudge nudge, wink wink! Crazy under lugs, side clips, cross bolts and hidden third? fasteners. You'd think they wanted them to last well into the 21st century.
 
Melvin said:
Oh, shut up. Those Belgian 16s aren't worth the money I've paid for them. Nudge nudge, wink wink! Crazy under lugs, side clips, cross bolts and hidden third? fasteners. You'd think they wanted them to last well into the 21st century.
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My SPI hammergun 16 ga is an absolute delight. Light, perky, comfortable and solid. I'm a huge fan of the Belgians.
 
Londonshooter said:
Wondering if you took the classic sxs plunge or went with more modern gun, leveractionjunkie?
(So much knowledge was shared in this early 2017 thread I had to resurrect it.)
Many of these Hadoke articles are direct from his books: https://www.vintageguns.co.uk/articles/
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Sorry to have left you guys hanging. I haven’t visited the site much over the last few months. Unfortunately 2017 went a little sideways on me and with young family and lots of commitments, I have still not taken the sxs plunge. I am still prowling the internet, books, magazines and stores for info and examples though.

There has been a great wealth of information shared here and I really do appreciate that. Hopefully others are learning as well. This site has a lot of knowledgeable members and tons of info. It’s not all shotties, defenders and Turkish $200 guns as it sometimes seems from a glance at thread titles.

Hopefully before long I’ll be able to join the quality sxs ranks
 
fishslinger said:
The SKB Ithaca's are great well made guns, like the model 100 or 200E. They usually sell quick, so if you see one for sale buy it before its gone.
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There is one in the EE right now as of today.
Been there for a couple of weeks.
Then again maybe a Browning SxS floats ones boat.
I think there are two in the EE as well.
Pricey though and that makes the SKB a bargain if you speak nicely to the gentleman selling it.
Rob
 
I sure think it's worth it to be able to use guns of this quality when I'm out hunting.[/QUOTE] Whoops. Canvasback quote. Sorry.

Just like the the late great Don Zutz used to say in his writings on nice double guns.

Don used to compare some SxS owners like the guy with the pimped up four wheel drive truck who would not even drive on a logging road.

As for ammunition, one can manufacture your own to reduce pressures, and put little X spreader thingee's to open up the pattern. Actually that is when patterning shells can become some real fun.
 
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