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Cabela's in Owatonna also has a 16. Double trigger gun.

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Originally Posted By: L. Brown
I had Mark Beasland pull the action on my field test gun the other day. Looks pretty nice on the inside, nothing rough or anything like that. However . . . there's not a lot of engagement between sear and hammer, which makes trigger work pretty tricky. I'm returning mine to Cabela's today and I'll check the triggers on the other guns they have in the Library, but my advice to a buyer who's concerned with heavy triggers--and not everyone is, and these are at least crisp although definitely heavy (7# plus)--to stick in snap caps and try them in the store before buying. If you're figuring on having someone lighten the triggers very much, that may not work.


Maybe if sent to the importer they would do it. I know CZ (Huglu) will lighten triggers if over 7 lb for free. I sent one back to CZ in Kansas City that had 12 lb pulls and they paid shipping both ways. Their policy is they will not lighten more than 7 lb.

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Larry, how did the trigger pulls feel on the other Dickinson's at Owatonna?

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Are they steel shot compatible? Looks like the barrels are chrome lined, but does anyone have confirmation?

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The ones on the 20 I tested were 7+. I checked the 12 and 16 at Owatonna by feel (didn't have my trigger pull gauge with me). In both cases, I could take the safety off and hang the guns by the front trigger on my trigger finger without having the hammer drop. I'd say they're about the same, right in the 7 to 8 pound range. Crisp but heavy. I realize that with shotguns, that's of more concern to some than others.

The information that came with the gun didn't say anything about steel compatibility. They have choke tubes which aren't marked as being steel safe, so hard to tell there. One concern I have is that they're nice and flush fit, but have no notches. The gun comes with a small friction wrench, but you don't get a real good purchase with it. If shooting steel were to make the chokes harder to remove, that might mean impossible with the tool provided. I'd certainly want to make sure I lubricated them every time if I were to use them with steel. And I might try first with just 2 or 3 rounds in each barrel to check the results.

When I checked the importer's website, the Dickinsons didn't even show up. They (Interstate Arms) import a wide variety of firearms. I don't know what kind of gunsmith support they'd provide. I know CZ has gunsmith support available, and that they will do work on guns that have problems.

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Yesterday on my way home from Denver I stopped in at the Cabela's in Rapid City. They happened to have a darn nice 16ga so I snagged it. This one is on par with my S&W as far as fit and finish. It weighs 6lbs 6oz and has proper double triggers unlike GJW's. I will check trigger pulls once I find my gauge. from feeling the front is somewhere around 6lbs and the back around 4lbs. They are very crisp and the ejectors are well timed. Has among the nicest stock I have seen on one. Sorry for the poor pictures below, but all I have around this weekend is my phone camera.








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Wade,

Very nice, especially the lumber and the right number of triggers....!.......Congratulations....

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Doug



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Very nice wood for a Dickinson.

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Best wood I've seen on a Dickinson, very nice indeed.

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Nice. Any word on when the 28-bore guns will be here?

Adam

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