I am an addict to the cheap thrill. Last year I got a 1910 LC Smith 12 gauge 00grade for $186 off Gunbroker. Unaltered 30" barrels, tight as the bark on a tree. It had "safety issues" that were due to incorrect reassembly. It took 5 minutes to fix. That gun is possessed with killing birds. It practically hunts by itself. The bores are clean, the case coloring is gone. The wood is perfect. I love it.
Then I got in on the wave of inexpensive spanish doubles with an extinct makers 12 gauge boxlock for $200. It has everything I love in a gun and it shoots where I'm looking. It has some fine surface pitting but the bores are mirror. English stocked, decent checkering, great wood to metal fit, DT, splinter.
In the final paroxysm of buying I picked up an AYA #4 with beautiful wood for $285. It has external wear and blemishes, but the bores are mirror and the lockup great. It is what a fine AYA is supposed to be. I had to stop because I couldn't shoot them all. I took the AYA out for dove and shot 75% with it.
Rob.
