Originally Posted By: JayCee
Wouldn't you rather have this:

WILLIAM EVANS 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 13959, 28in. nitro barrels, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in both, treble-grip action with removable striker discs, best bold acanthus scroll engraving, retaining slight traces of original colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/4 in. stock, cast off for central vision, weight 6lb. 9oz.
Estimate £700-900
Clean the checkering and you are done!


Sure...We would rather have something like this. But Joe-Hunter-who's-been-thinking-about-getting-a-SxS doesn't want to have anything to do with it.

He doesn't want to have to look around for 2 1/2" ammo, he doesn't want to have to start thinking about low pressure ammo, and any English sidelock in the $1,500-$2,000 category is likely to need some TLC that he isn't going to know about until whatever it is breaks and he has to have it fixed.

It's also got two triggers (which he's afraid of) and he's got no idea in the world that "cast off for central vision" is going to cost him at least several hundred dollars to fix...if it doesn't actually mean a $2,500 re-stock.