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If depreciation is part of the value equation, then the Uggie in any gauge but 12 would get my vote. I bought a new Lion Country grade 1 in 16, and it was a fantastic gun. Light, thin barrels, no unsightly choke bulges, 6.25 lbs, nice wood, great case color, etc. I have never owned a Baikal or CZ, but to be brutally honest, I've seen fence posts with nicer wood. The S&W doesn't have a track record (and their falling prices aren't a good sign either), so if buying new, I would stick with the Uggie.

All that said, I sold the Uggie to buy a 100 yr old used gun.

Ted If I had it to do over I would buy a left hand wood stocked SBE.

I thought the pump replaced doubles because of price and fire power.....I'm not ignoring or celebrating it.

Boys, has the BSS or SKB S/b/S doubles lost value? Don't make me laugh. If Huglu went out of business tomorrow there would be such a scarcity of S/b/S that CZ Huglus would be snapped up just as the afore mentioned guns did And by the way, Ted, my Miruko Mod. 500 is a 12 bore, BT forend (which I hate) 30" M&F, with double triggers! Thanks for all the input and your honesty. Chops

Chops, I have both a CZ Ringneck and S&W Gold Elite. Both will knock down as many birds as you can hit. The S&W has nicer wood and a bone case color whereas my CZ has plain wood and a cyanide finish. The CZ has a better wood to metal fit than my S&W. The S & W has fixed chokes and has more of an elegant feel, but either one will do you just fine. Since Cabela's has the S&W on sale for 1300 I would get that one.-IM