Doug,

I'm sure you know that the Manufrance as we know it basically went out of business in the 1980's. But a hundred year production run of the same basic design is nothing to sneeze at.

Personally, the forend lever does not bother me, and I love how I can lock it on the barrels and remove the whole assembly from the butt stock. I don't think that can be done with the ejector version. I have been known to lose a forend. I also prefer extractors, as my empties can be hard to find in heavy cover if using an ejector gun.

Lloyd, here is a grade 6 on NaturaBuy in great condition, with original case (very rare) at an incredible price. Those of us who love Ideals hang out on this site. Slab/flat sawn stock, but there are some great deals currently, that help somewhat in offsetting the expense of getting the gun here.

http://www.naturabuy.fr/Fusil-Ideal-Manufrance-calibre-12-item-2773132.html

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