Kutter: Thank-you for all of that! It sounds like the earlier flat-spring versions might be the better option here, and all of the issues you describe would be associated with heavily-used (and somewhat abused) guns that are getting to the end of their useful lives. When I look at a 520 (or the 200) I see the polar opposite of a fine doublegun. Two very different paths were chosen to achieve the same end (i.e. an effective shotgun!). They scream 1930s hardscrabble to me. There is no pretense, and little gentility. They were working man's guns that defended property and put food on the table. That raw honesty somehow makes them attractive to me, and the John Browning connection makes them even more appealing. I grew up shooting a Model 97 and the 520 seems to be the logical next step in that evolution. And, perhaps the best part of that, is that I can take that step without spending a significant sum to do it. An education in fine doubleguns is fraught with far-more peril.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 05/01/13 12:04 PM.
