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The OP asked a reasonable question.

For no reason that I can fathom, Mr. Good (if that's your real name), you are behaving like an ass.

Going to be hard to find a 2inch gun here in the states. With the lead ban coming you might search gunbroker.uk.I have handled a couple Skimin andWoods nice guns.Also the Arrieta Light Game gun was imported by Jack its a very nice 2inch sidelock.Arrieta2 on the site might know one that can be purchase.I do use a 2 1/2 inch gun for teal and doves over tanks here in Texas.Good luck.Pipeliner

Thanks. I have found about 6 for sale so far. 2 are H&Hs, and I won't pursue them. One has a single trigger. The others are in play.

I've got a 6# 12 that I love, and a few 6.5# guns as well, but I am thinking more like 5.5 lbs, if the fit is there.

I know about the existence of the Arrietas but I'm looking for something more vintage and British for no particular reason than that's what I like. A big part of this is just to have something different to try for a while. I could also look for a 20 or a 16, but the 2" 12 just has bitten me hard enough to ignore those options for now (though there is a pretty nice 20 gauge Wesley with drop locks out there). This is as much about the hunt for the gun as it will be about hunting with the gun.

I'm watching the English auctions at least a little. The prices are right, but the time commitment (ie, waiting for it to deliver) is a bit tough.

You could go outside of the box and find a English 12/20.

Not sure I even know what a 12/20 is. A 12 bore on a 20 gauge frame? A 12 gauge with 20" barrels"? Does Ed sell it?

Lang

Francis, just because a barrels "rings" does not mean that it is solid. I have used a .002 feeler gage along the bottom rib of a few guns that I was able to insert the feeler gage in. Also in rust bluing I have seen bubbles coming out along the bottom rib of so-called ringed barrels.

Edster- "You got to accentuate de positive, eliminate de negative-etc etc etc"" Old Phil Harris sung it best, IMO RWTF..

David,
Instead of the barrels, I check for loose ribs by tapping the ribs themselves with a bolster on my pocketknife and listen for a "hollow" rather than solid sound. Enen then a small loose section might show up, evidenced by either bubbles in the water tank or leakage when the barrels are removed from it.
Mike

uh guys, even i know the bottom rib is there as a filler only and has no structural value...

so who cares of it is loose in spots...so long as it looks nice...

and this barrel ringing game is nothing more than a ploy to chisel down the price...

gun show shoppers, aka tire kickers are there for entertainment and rarely buy anything cept a little ammo and beef jerky...

oh yeah, then there are always the hot dogs...

so, go kill a couple of hours at the show and then go pick mama up at the mall...