Judge, the barrels on mine are the polished black chrome. They are available in matte finish if you prefer. I have heard of no trigger problems nor broken firing pin problems with the SxS guns, but as the double triggers are mechanically much simpler I think they are the better choice in an entry level gun.
I am really a bit perplexed with the anti-Turkish sentiments when it comes to shotguns. No one is suggesting that the DeHaan entry level guns are Piottis or Berettas for that matter. They are entry level guns similar to our beloved - dare I say it? - Trojans or Sterlingworths in their day. Entry level guns - if I am wrong on this point I apologize, perhaps the real entry level guns were the 'hardware store' guns and the sterlingworths were the day's Uggies?. The SGr is quite a bit more gun and is quite a bit more expensive than the entry level DeHaan, but is still priced about half of what a similar gun made in Italy or Spain would be for a custom ordered gun made to your stock dimension specifications, choice of chokes/barrel length, etc. No one is forcing anyone to not buy a Browning BPS pump gun (I own one BTW, myself) or an older classic SxS for that matter - and I have owned one of those, too. No one is saying that one should not buy a Lion Country Uggie but buy a DeHaan, (although I think the lower guns are somewhat comparable actually. If one had $1300 lying around buy the Uggie). What I am saying is that the DeHaan and CZ SxS's are better in fit, finish, balance, etc. than the other less than a thousand dollar new guns available out there. Some people want to be able to buy a gun that can handle any darn shot shell that will fit in the chamber without ruining or endangering the gun or themselves. I, personally, would love to have in my cabinet a lovely old London game gun. Some day I might just have one, but not everyone has that level of expendable income. The CZs and DeHaans fill a certain niche very well. For me, that niche is to be there when I want to carry a SxS into the rougher terrain, cover or weather that I don't want to carry my Berettas or RBL (If it ever arrives) into. Now, many are buying RBLs for that condition!!! Therein is the rub. Not everyone wants a pump gun (yes a very good pump gun that will last forever IS less expensive than an entry level SxS). And, also, one can buy a good Beretta (OUs mainly) used for about the same money - I recently bought a very, very nice S57E 20 gauge for well less than $1000 but they are not available with a simple phone call or visit to the local Sportsman's Warehouse.
I have put about five hundred shells through my DeHaan and about two hundred through the BobWhite with no problems. However, that is not enough to declare that one will never have a problem. If I were buying a gun for competitive or even primarily recreational skeet or Sporting Clays, I would not buy these guns. But for the occasional clays and hunting I believe they will outlive the owners.
