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BPG,

Your gun looks like a keeper to me. Of course the final decision comes from it's use and so we await that experience from your own findings. I much like the appearence & the wood selection. I'd personaly hope that it shoots for you as well as it looks to me. I think ya done good. 'nuff said.

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"2. The Inverness was advertised at "6 lbs. 5 oz."; I just put mine on the scale: 6 3/4 lbs...."

CSMC probably weighed their gun with 28" barrels, so the 30" tubes would add a few ounces plus manufacturing variance might account for the additional 4 oz.

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Originally Posted By: PaGrouser
"2. The Inverness was advertised at "6 lbs. 5 oz."; I just put mine on the scale: 6 3/4 lbs...."

CSMC probably weighed their gun with 28" barrels, so the 30" tubes would add a few ounces plus manufacturing variance might account for the additional 4 oz.
And likewise PAGrouser et. al., one can believe all rhetoric from CSMC as though it were Gospel.


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Congrats on the new gun! Looks good!

I wonder why CSMC went to all the time and expense to develop the RBL line, worked out all the bugs, gained a real following, and then quit making it? I've never heard of a business plan like that. Anyone have any insight into their thinking?

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They are still assembling the RBL's. With limited production capacity, they can't continue to make them and produce new products at the same time.
There priorities are obviously to produce A-10's and Inverness's at this time.
Incidentally, the Inverness was never advertised as coming with a case of any sort. At $3,000, I don't see how or why they would want to incur the extra expense. My A-10's did come cased. I only had to spend an additional $5,000 to get them.
The small-frame A-10 weighs 6lbs, 7oz, with 30" bbls....no grip cap.
CSMC might be willing to remove some wood from the buttstock and reduce the weight by several ounces. My guess is this would have a negative impact on gun balance.
The Inverness is a great gun and, at the intro price, a ridiculous bargain. There is nothing out there that remotely approaches it.

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Yes, they are still assembling and selling RBLs. They have simply added the word "Reserve" to the name, added a lifetime warranty and raised the price about $700 (on the 20 ga, anyway). It makes the one I picked up last year for $2750 w/Grade III wood look like and absolute steal!

Here are some for sale:

http://www.csmcspecials.com/category_s/65.htm

What I posted above was not intended as a complaint against CSMC, merely a "heads-up" to others of my positive and negative "surprises". I was surprised it was not even in a gun-box of some kind.

And no, CSMC did not advertise the Inverness to come with a case, snap-caps or anything else. Since the guns I bought from CSMC previously (2 RBLs) did have them, though, I kind of assumed the Inverness would, too. My bad on that, but I was, none-the-less negatively surprised, as I mentioned.

Yes, the extra 2" of barrel length probably added 2-4 oz; the quality of the wood could very well have added the other few oz. And the Lord knows CSMC certainly wouldn't be the first gun company to "fudge" gun weights. If they're off by a few ounces, well that's actually pretty good in the grand scheme of things. Again, I'm just telling my friends here how it is. It is 6 3/4 lbs.

And as I also said above, nothing about it bothers me enough to consider sending it back.

Thanks for the feedback!


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Very nice!
I assume you took advantage of all the discounts for an attractive price.
My 28/20 combo on the small frame with 30" barrels weighs 6# 2oz with either set.
I seem to remember a previous Post of yours where the 6# 7oz was with 32" barrels?
I was full up with CSMC doubles so I didn't order an Inverness although I was certainly attracted towards one.
Good hunting!-Dick

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Originally Posted By: Dick_dup1
Very nice!
I assume you took advantage of all the discounts for an attractive price.
My 28/20 combo on the small frame with 30" barrels weighs 6# 2oz with either set.
I seem to remember a previous Post of yours where the 6# 7oz was with 32" barrels?
I was full up with CSMC doubles so I didn't order an Inverness although I was certainly attracted towards one.
Good hunting!-Dick


Yes, all discounts applied.

No, the Inverness doesn't come with 32" barrels. Unless you're referring to the post about the A10?

Thanks for the kind words and good wishes!


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Thanks for the replies. I knew they still had a few in stock, but I thought from just reading their web site that they were gonna completely quit making them soon. Here's what it says:

>>>1. What is the RBL Reserve?: The RBL Reserve is the last of the RBL's before the A-10 American begins full production. Connecticut Shotgun Mfg. Co. wanted to be sure that outdoor enthusiasts had at least one last chance to own a new RBL. Don't delay, no more RBL's are planned for production.<<<

So I guess that means they will still hand-make one at an inflated price, but never again do a production run?

Obviously, I don't know much about their business details, but it just seemed to me that if they were doing well enough to add a new line, they would hire more people and increase production. I wouldn't choose to make a new gun at the cost of giving up a line that was already proven to sell.

I probably never would have bought one anyway. I just bought a new Huglu and an old Ugartechea. But it would be nice to be able to buy a decent American-made sxs at a halfway reasonable price.

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Never say never with CSMC. The RBL-410 is a new production gun. They simply don't have the capacity to make all models as limited production guns.
You pay a bit more but you can still get just about anything you want. Obviously, the most cost efficient way of buying guns from CSMC is on the initial offering and deal with minor changes in advertised specs, 1 year delivery, etc. I've done it with all but one of the guns I've bought from them and have never regretted it. All the CSMC guns I own are of outstanding quality and worth more than what I paid. How many guns can you say that about?
I guess that's why I find it difficult to understand all the complaints about any or all of the above. If you want a truly custom gun, be prepared for a long wait and 5 times the cost.

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