New 28ga Side by

In repy to the above, I ordered in mid May '08 and it was shipped to me end of August. Cost is base $3650, less $200 if paid in full at time of order. Wood upgrade to 4x was $600, Beavertail fore end was $175, splinter Fore end is the standard and can get either straight or pistol grip, plus $35 shipping to FFL dealer in U.S. Barrels are 26",28" or "30, and chokes are fixed and of your choice from Skt to Full. They made a run of 20ga with choke tubes before they started on the 28's and still have some in stock in various configurations and prices, they were originally ~$2800 US as a "launch edition"
Here's the address to there site, with info on the RBL's.

connecticutshotgun.com
 
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Thanks. That's a pretty fast turnaround on a custom shotgun. The price is reasonable too particularly for the wood upgrade.

I like the choice of 30" barrels and the wider forend. On a subgauge the splinter forend can be too small. A beavertail or semi-beavertail make a lot of sense.
 
Good point on the forend, Claybuster. I made a conscious decision years ago to stick to 12, 16, and 20 gauge shotguns. Nothing against any other gauge, I just wanted to limit the size of what I knew would be too large of a collection, if I were to try to have it all. As a result, I didn't think of just how thin the splinter might get on a 28 ga.

Is it my imagination, or did the "round" action used to be more rounded on these RBL's?

be2man, let us know how it feels in the field this year. I'd be surprised if it has any problems. That's a very nice gun for the money!! (Too bad it's not distributed in Canada - I'd love to do a review on that model.)
 
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I like the choice of 30" barrels and the wider forend. On a subgauge the splinter forend can be too small. A beavertail or semi-beavertail make a lot of sense.
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That'd very likely be the case for an individual with large fists. Personally, I prefer the splinter forend.....unless one is shooting the sxs quite a bit during a range session/hunting trip.
 
I went with the beaver tail, it's actually more of a semi beavertail as it was 10" in length vs the splinter which was 8.5". I knew I wanted the 30" barrels for more weight out front and a smoother swing on what was to be a lighter gun than I normally shoot, and I thought that visually the longer fore end would balance out the long barrels. Also it's to be a clays/skeet gun sometimes so hot barrels are likely. I shot a few rounds of wobble skeet last night 20-21-19, will take some getting used to. The lighter gun needs a little more of a conscious follow thru to keep the barrels moving than my 8.5lb citori. I'm happy with it so far.
 
Beautiful gun.....I've been looking at them since they first introduced the 20 gauge. I think, looking at yours, you have tipped me over the edge, but I'm going to wait for the 16 gauge I know will be coming. 4X wood, straight stock, assisted opening, splinter forend....I can practically taste it.
 
Funny Stoegie, when's your handle changing to Smokin' Extrema?
No the front trigger's not articulated. I should add that the above quoted price included the case, wooden cleaning rod, brass brush and swab, snap caps and an oil bottle. I will update with some field pics. We're going up eastern Ontario way for a week mid October for grouse and woodcock.
 
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Nice gun indeed ... just looked at half a dozen or so of them in 20 & 28 in New England last week.

Let's hope the first shot is a nice #### grouse hammering up through the poplars ! Mid October is generally pretty colourful & a good week to be out .. but maybe just a tad early for flight birds. My Journals show Oct. 23 +/- to be about the "ideal" for woodcokck over the past 20 years.
 
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