Way too much time on my hands today. In my reading, someone mentioned that the 520 shares some of the features of the Anthony Burgess shotguns made in Buffalo, NY so I went looking. Lo and behold, the takedown features are very similar, strikingly so. I'd guess old JMB was paying attention to the Winchester takeover of Burgess in 1899 or thereabouts. You hear so much about all of the innovations being made in England at the turn of the last Century (the 19th), but little is mentioned about all of the great ideas that were bought-up (and buried?) here by the big boys (Winchester, Remington, Colt, etc.). Even a quick review of the Marlin pump guns from 1898 shows how much folks were looking at each other's wares for ideas. A facinating period of history, both here and across the pond.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 07/19/13 04:41 PM.
