Right!? I have passed on some guns I should have taken because I wasn't sure about the bbl walls. Luckily, I have not bought one.... yet.... that I should not have. At least not for that reason. Good to know you like that style.

The bead placement is not what I would call factory, so that made me wonder about the length. But I thought there would be more space between the bbls at the end had they been cut.

The J spring makes a lot of sense and may well fix a lot of issues with the hinge as well. Numrich seems to have them in stock... so a cheap fix/try.

I think if I bought it it would be to put 20ga or 16ga tubes in it.

Sorry that we didn't get to visit more as well. You coming in nov?

Thanks,
Shane