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Just bought one of these a couple of days ago. 20 gauge, 28" barrels, double triggers. Been looking at them and thinking about it for a while. Stopped by the trap range on the way home and put a box of shells through it. Swapped to full and IM chokes. It was 25 degrees with a bit of a wind. Shot a 23 with a cold uncleaned gun and a cold body. Went home, tore it down, looked it over and cleaned it up.

Impressions: Very well struck barrels of platform lump construction, well done true color case hardening rather that case coloring, ejectors, well executed checkering, reasonable wood and just beautiful classic lines. As I was cleaning it up I noticed that even the ejectors were smooth as glass. That seems to be an area that rarely gets a fine finish let alone cleaned before most shotguns leave the factory. Overall I think this gun is more refined that the Beretta Silver Pigeon I shot right after I shot this one. I'm amazed that you can buy a shotgun like this in this price range. I think this is going to end up being one of my favorites. Now I'm tempted to pick up a 16 to keep it company.

To the last posters question about cast, this one has just a slight cast when measured with the eyeballs. Maybe 1/4 of an inch at most.

Ron,

Smart buy, great guns in my opinion, far better than many at higher prices......fit and finish and overall quality is really good on these guns......you'll probably end up with another one or two..... .....Many of us did......

Welcome to the board.....

Hi folks, new member here wishing everyone a merry Christmas & happy, healthy and prosperous New Year !
Thought I'd resurrect this old post with some questions re. the Diskinson Estate since I'm considering purchasing one.
L. Brown stated that the one he tested had about 8Lbs. pull on the front trigger and he had Mark Beasland pull the action on it and found there's not a lot of engagement between the sear and hammer which makes trigger work tricky and in another post, Lloyd3 commented that he got his Dickinson back from service from PISCO who adjusted the triggers to approx. 3 1/2 to 4 lbs.
So my question is how difficult and costly would it be to have the trigger pull adjusted on these guns by a qualified gun smith ?
How is the newer oil finished stock compared to the older gloss finish models ?
Has anyone ordered one with upgraded stock ?
Also if these guns are build on scaled frames as I have read, are these frames scaled for each and every gauge ? reason I'm asking is because I would like to know if it would be possible to order one with two sets of barrels, a 16 and 20 build on a 20 gauge frame.
Any advice or opinion would be greatly appreciated.
I would also be interested in knowing how these guns are holding out and if you are all still satisfied with them since some of you have owned them for a few years now.

I thought there was quite a following of these guns, yet not a single reply to my post. Could this be an indication of discontent from the initial impression after having owened and used these guns for a few years ?

Sidelock, I don't think you have given it enough time to draw conclusions. Also, the last poster before you, PA24, who made numerous posts on this particular thread, is no longer with us and thus unable to respond. I know he would have by now.

Sidelock, I don't think you have given it enough time to draw conclusions. Also, the last poster before you, PA24, who made numerous posts on this particular thread, is no longer with us and thus unable to respond. I know he would have by now.

Give us a few minutes, new member, to get in from work (some of us still do ). Since I'm in, and since I have been shooting a Dickinson for two seasons now, I'll respond. See the current thread about an AyA .410 S x S for pics of my Dickinson.

Triggers ........ I think they have gotten that issue straightened out. I bought mine about 15 months ago and they're perfect. I'm pretty particular about my shotgun triggers, being an old pistol and rifle competitor. My buddy, PA 24, who passed over last spring, had a little problem with hard triggers, AIR, but those were very early guns. Reports on the later ones have been good.

Mine has been all that I wanted it to be. I am very pleased, and would buy it again knowing what I know about it. Ejectors are very strong, requiring a bit of effort to cock when closing the gun, but not objectionable to me.

The pics in the other thread I referenced will show the newer stock finish.

SRH

Very sorry to hear that may he RIP.

Thanks Stan, sorry for coming across as being a little impatient but I'm sure we all know how anxious it can be when wanting to pull the trigger on a new gun.

Sidelock, you are somewhat new here and the names in this thread probably don't mean much to you, as in should you be taking their advice

I'll just say that if I was in the market for a new SxS, what I have heard from people like Stan and PA24 and a number of others on this thread means I wouldn't bother shopping around much....I'd just go buy a Dickinson.