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Really nice! And American made makes it even better! I ordered very early and PIF as well. Hope mine gets here by dove season.
In any event, the gun looks like it will be well worth the wait.
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Brian, that is a beauty! Hope to be hearing from my Nov.1st order any day! Bobby
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The engraving on the barrels makes me want to throw rocks at my Launch Ed.!
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That's the first RBL I've liked the looks of.
Congratulations.
I think they are refining the cosmetics of the RBL to a softer patina. It looks very nice to me.
Out there doing it best I can.
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I'll be darned, still don't want one personally, but I'm much closer than ever before. Looks much more eloquent. The beaver tail is not my cup of tea, but looks ok for a beaver tail. Have to scratch one up for old Tonster!
Thanks for the post Brian. Nice gun, enjoy.
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Guess I should start bitching & moaning as my order is dated 31 October. I ordered 4x English, a straight grip and 30-inch barrels.
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I am very pleased with it. The look, the feel , the fit and finish is very nice and looks nicer than the 20 ga RBL's Ihave handled. The 20's seem too glossy and almost palstic by comparrison. If I could get a 20 that looked like this I owuld buy one.
The wood has nicer fiddle back in it that the photos dont do justice to. I am very pleased with the standard wood.
The beavertail was a hard one to decide on. 28's dont have a lot of barrel out there and a splinter would be very small and not much to grab onto, especially since i want to shoot SC every so often and use the guns I hunt with to do it. This beavertail is very small and just enough to protect you but not bulbuous.
Will be goign to shoot 5 stand at Beans soon. will let you know how it shoots.
Last edited by Brian; 07/19/08 05:37 PM.
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Please do not interpret this in the wrong way. I'm only comparing the "tone" of the finish.
I can see familial resemblance to the Galazan O/U in the subtlety of the engraving, and the tone of the colors.
I don't think I ever caught that glimpse in the 20's.
Out there doing it best I can.
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Very handsome, Brian. Use it in good health.
> Jim Legg <
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The serial numbers are not necessarily in production order. I have #2850 and have had my gun since mid-June.
Mine also has standard grade wood with DT,BTFE,30"bbls,SK-IC. I like the 28ga. better than my 20ga. There is something about the feel of a quality 28ga. SxS that is special.
Nice pics, by the way, and great gun. I've shot several hundred rounds through mine and it shoots as good as it looks.
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