doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com How about J.P. Sauer doubles?

Another question from me regarding European doubles.

How do the J.P. Sauer doubles stack up? I'm considering an external hammer Sauer in 16ga that was made in the late '20s or early '30s.

Anyone have any thoughts on Sauer quality?

Thanks,
DeWayne

These are extremely well made guns. The wood is usually a little unimaginative but that's not a quality issue. Of course, some have been abused but they don't break easily. The issue with them is nobody in the USA wants to pay any real money for them. A wonderful hammerless Royal ejector in excellent condition may fetch $1250. Hammer guns fetch much less, generally. The only guns that seem to fetch good money are the sidelock hammerless models, and there aren't too many of those around.

As already mentioned, Sauers are very well made guns.

Beware of short chambers in a 16 gauge of that era.

Yea if you find any short chamber 16s avoid them at all cost and let me know where they are. I have plenty of 2 1/2" shells which need practice.

I haven't many shotguns. I favour the American "classics." My 16ga 1914 Model VIII is as prized for form and function as any on the rack. None of the others are as smooth on opening and closing and its Krupp steel barrels are fed 2 3/4 shells at moderate pressures without my giving it a thought.

Correctamundo, nobody in the entire world want's to pay good dinero of Sauers with "wabbit ears".

I'm close to King. Been shooting my 16ga 1911 Model VIII since 1953 after paying $35 for it from the soldier who liberated it. Light as a feather, it took 25 grouse of three species last week with my mild reloads of an ounce of 8's.

I picked up a sidelock of the 1890's era. Beautiful gun. Reminds me of the Sauer Daly drillings of the same time frame.