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My vote goes for the Baikal (though it is a little lumpy) and definately one of the CZ's by Huglu. I have a 28 ga. and love it. Keep the price under a grand. Chops I got to handle one of the CZ doubles at a NRA banquet in Mesa,AZ last Saturday nite. Sighting down the barrels was like looking at the Atlantic Ocean on a stormy day. I swear my 10 year old grandson could do a better job of draw filing.  Jim
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Who makes the Gold Elite? S&W or outsouce?
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The Gold Elite is made by the Turks under contract w/ Smith and Wesson. They are really good guns. Based loosely on a Mackay Brown trigger plate action gun. Some purists may scoff at them, but ask yourself this, would you rather have a new gun that can shoot any ammo you can put in it, or a shot-out 80 year old gun that should only be shot with special order low pressure ammo? I'd rather go hunting! IMHO
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+1 on CZ, but get one with fixed chokes. Otherwise it's like sighting down a blunderbuss.
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Some purists may scoff at them, but ask yourself this, would you rather have a new gun that can shoot any ammo you can put in it, or a shot-out 80 year old gun that should only be shot with special order low pressure ammo? And how many "shot out 80 year old" Foxes have you owned? I have a Sterlingworth 16 gauge made in 1924 that came from Maryland. From the looks of it when I got it it must have been used as a paddle by a Chesapeake Bay oyster man. At 86 years old it still on face, snaps shut with authority and handle "store bought" ammunition with ease.
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Quote:
"I have a Sterlingworth 16 gauge made in 1924 that came from Maryland. From the looks of it when I got it it must have been used as a paddle by a Chesapeake Bay oyster man. At 86 years old it still on face, snaps shut with authority and handle "store bought" ammunition with ease."
I have a one year older(1923) 12ga Sterlingworth I've owned for over 40 years that also continues to function flawlessly. It digested numerous cases of high base "Duck Loads" for years before I or anyone else knew any better and still closes like a bank vault. The barrels are also properly draw filed as any good hardware store gun of this period would be.
Jim
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No waves on these barrels; Huglu 2002 20 and barrel regulation is smack on. But all have the slight tube buldge.  
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I know a lot of guys who have old doubles that haven't needed any work. That said, it is the exception, and not the rule. If it weren't, guys like Kirk Merrington, Hugh Lomas, Dennis Potter, Steven Dodd Hughes, etc, the list goes on, would all be on food stamps, and, they 'ain't.
I've got one old one, that got the big fix, and while I love it to pieces, it isn't everybody's cup of tea.
Know thyself, before buying new or old.
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I agree with the used, good,older is better lads here.
But to be fair, Chop's did specify "New"
If I had to keep it under 1000 for a New one, I can't think of one
that I'd be proud to own
And I have to love a Gun that I shoot...so I love my couple of old ones ...Greener 1901 Steel Hammer, & 1926 Belgian (Britte) SLE
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I think the best entry level new SxS is a CZ. Those who are looking at the barrel when they are shooting have the focus on the wrong thing. Those bulges are unsightly to be sure, but the Bobwhite has quite a following.
That said, I also wouldn't buy new when the used market is so good.
Rob.
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