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Is the assisted opening feature actually worth the nearly $500 they ask for it?
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Don't know. Not to me, anyway, I lost my invite to ride in the queen's shooting brake, but, maybe someone else might feel different. But, have a look-see at the chambers on this spiffy new RBL and just try to tell me you don't want to puke all over the floor: http://www.16ga.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10485&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30I'd have wrapped it about someone's head back there. I'm sure the POI problems only cost a few bucks extra. Best, Ted
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Ain't no free lunch. They're harder to close, so I guess it's robbing Peter to pay Paul. Mine has it, but if I'd bought it new, it wouldn't.
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IMO, they're not worth paying a single cent! In fact, money would be better spent to pay them to leave 'em off.
When an old man dies a library burns to the ground. (Old African proverb)
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Good God.
Those chambers look like worn out brake drums.
"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble
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I have two RBL-28's, one with assisted opening, one without. I bought the one with assisted opening used and, although it is an interesting gadget, I wouldn't pay $450.00 for it.
Yes, it is harder to close.
Incidentally, I have owned two RBL-16's (one traded on the assisted opening RBL-28) and never had any quality issues. They are just too heavy for what I use a 16ga. for.
Obviously, this RBL is not over weight and the rest you can work through. It's not like CSMC to miss something as blatant as this.
I'm sure they got it right the second time.
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KK - this thread on the SSM forum discusses the issue a bit RBL Assisted Opening Going down to the basement now to check all my RBLs barrels . . . .
Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.
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Good friend of mine recently found an as-new Launch Edition with assisted opening. It's actually pretty nice. Hardly any difference in closing effort than mine without the a.o., and it really makes opening the gun almost effortless. He bought it for $3500 with a superb piece of exhibition Turkish walnut, so he didn't pay extra for the a.o. It's a nice feature, but not sure it's worth $500.
JR
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CSMC gave me an assisted opener when I sent back a RBL-12 for repair. I was surprised to discover thes feature when they returned the gun. It's a cool (can we still use that term?) feature but does make closing a little harder. I do not think it is worth the $450 of course neither was the Vent Rib...
Mark
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