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It's my perception from the comments here that a large number of us are looking for a light, handy 410 ....... I've been looking for a long time and a lot of comments have been made here about similar quests. I've even broadened my parameters (G * D help me) to a Rem 17 pump. I almost had the 17 but the guy backed out and sent me back my check. I've been looking at the new ones but they all look clunky. So how many of you am I competing with? BTW my holy grail is a NID or a D. LeFever ......
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Was the Remington model 17 made in .410? I'm anything BUT a Remington expert but I never heard of one. 12 and 20, yes. But .410??? There's no mention of one in the Blue Book, either. Maybe the "seller" backed out because he didn't have the gun? First, make up your mind if you want a pump or a SxS, then go after what you decide on. If you want a pump there are lots of them out there: original model 42 Winchesters and Browning's repro M42(a better shooting gun, IMO, than the original because it's heavier). SxS could be any number of used guns, new ones include several models from Ugartechea(my choice in entry level class) plus all the apcray(IMO) from Baikal and Huglu, so many drool over.
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I've got 2 42's. One has youth stock for my sons to learn on and now my grandsons. The other is kind of fancy with Mod. chock. It's hell on doves!
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Remington 17's are 20ga. only.........I think!
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Just looked on the Remington Society site. As Battle said, they were made in 20 ga. only.
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Pre-64 M42s are going nuts. A 98% honest 26" full choke post-war specimen went for $2300 on gunbroker a coupla weeks ago. Marginally 90% guns are bringing $1200 on that site. A typical pre-64 field grade (no rib) will weigh between 5# 14oz and 6# even. I'm not sure if this meets your "light, handy" criteria.
JL mentioned repros. I have handled a few, and saw nothing to complain about. The rib adds a bit of weight. But repro prices are climbing too.
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Bought a Remington 11-48 .410 25" vent. rib barrel for $103.00 when I was in the service in Germany. Shot it over there at 10 lb. hares, Mallards, a few Cinammon Teal, Hungarian partridge, and a pheasant. Sent it home and used it here mainly for quail when I lived in N.J. Missed getting a triple one day, missed the easiest crossing left to right shot on a cock quail not 20 yards away. The other two were a lot harder. Used it for pen raised pheasants also. Nice gun haven't shot it in 20 years. Would like to have a nice double though.
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Now that I have mine, I will recommend that everyone find their Model 42, quick. Actually, I have way more than "mine". I love them.
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When I was 12 one of my Grandfathers gave me two trained rabbit beagles and a Marlin model 410 lever action .410 shotgun. I killed many a cottontail and canecutter with it and still use it every year for squirrels or something. Everyone needs a .410.
This Marlin, I've later learned was a "premium" given by the company to anyone who'd buy 4 shares of Marlin company stock during the Great Depression. It is built on a Marlin 1893 rifle action and only shoots 2.5 inch shells.
After the "premium" program ended, the company catalogued the gun for a limited period of time. I'm pretty sure mine must have been a stock premium gun though because the serial number is only 3 digits and the fore end is a rifle type rather than a beavertail. There is a new production of the same gun by Marlin that folks wanting a useful .410 might consider...Geo
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George, what is a canecutter ?
Mine's a tale that can't be told, my freedom I hold dear.
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