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I've had a number of Ithaca imported SKB's and it it my understanding that the Mitsui imported SKB's tend to run a little heavier. I've been looking at a 12 gauge SKB 100 Mitsui import in nice condition and it seems like it would be very decent late season pheasant whacker, and priced where I could certainly get out of it damage free. This one has the black receiver with full coverage roll-stamp decoration.

Other than weight and decoration differences, are the Mitsui imports built as well as the Ithaca imports?

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Dave, I've owned a buch of Ithaca SKB's as well as the later Mitsui guns. As far as reliability goes, can't say I ever noticed any difference. Other than the Mitsuis not having the Ithaca Raybar front sight.

I did have to chuckle once when I tried to trade a Mitsui SKB at a Scheels store. The gun guy looked it over, went back to his office, then returned with my gun. "Sorry, we can't take this gun. It's not on our approved list." Ithaca--or at least the same Ithaca that imported the SKB's--was out of business by then. Not sure why the Ithaca imports made the list and the Mitsuis didn't.

Always nice to have a single trigger double of some sort on hand for late season pheasants. For the money, I doubt you can make a better choice than SKB.

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"I did have to chuckle once when I tried to trade a Mitsui SKB at a Scheels store. The gun guy looked it over, went back to his office, then returned with my gun. "Sorry, we can't take this gun. It's not on our approved list.""

Sounds about right for Scheels! IMO, they are the worst for trading or selling.

I've had several deals with them, and they either won't take it or low ball every time. Oh, well!

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Dave, the Ithaca SKB's are fine guns--at any price level. For the heck of it, I abandoned all other gun choices last season and shot a 20 Ithaca SKB 200 exclusively. Not a hiccup and it shot well. Gil

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Thanks for all the info. I need it like a hole in the head, but since when does logic enter in?

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so many guns, so little time (also so little money...)


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I'd leave it Mod/Full and shoot RST's 1 1/4 oz. of hard 5's at wary roosters. They pattern well.

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Originally Posted By: Dave Erickson
I'd leave it Mod/Full and shoot RST's 1 1/4 oz. of hard 5's at wary roosters. They pattern well.


I like that idea a bunch.


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Originally Posted By: Dave Erickson
I'd leave it Mod/Full and shoot RST's 1 1/4 oz. of hard 5's at wary roosters. They pattern well.


Yeah. That RST load is about as close as you can come to the old Win AA Super Pigeon these days. Everyone seems to think they need more velocity. McIntosh, Brister and Hill all had good things to say about the Super Pigeon formula: 1 1/4 oz, 3 1/4 DE--1220 fps. Threw great patterns. Winchester never offered those in any shot sizes larger than 6, so if you like 5's, the RST's are the way to go. They pattern better than the old Super X formula (1330 fps), although there's not a significant difference--other than in recoil. And both of those pattern better than the current "premium" lead pheasant loads at 1500 fps.

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I have indeed patterned these RST "Pheasant Loads" #5's and they threw the best patterns of any I tried including the older B&P nickel-plated 5's which I really like. The RST patterns were uniform and dense, really a cut above everything else.

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