On the questions: I don't know if he kept the double trigger assembly, it wasn't there on the table. It felt good in my hand & on my shoulder, seemed to have the same pull & drop as my fave bird guns. A ton of $ wasn't desribed, I looked on the web and Turnbull charges $1K+ for a Miller Trigger. That stunned me, as I'm not familiar with the triggers and I'm a "hunter gun" buyer. I usually gravitate to guns less than $1K. I can buy a lot more if I want to, but I like to use the same guns for all clays + hunting, in any weather, also leave 'em in my truck & cabin w. no real worries about losing a multi $K piece.
My favorite bird guns now are a Uggie 30 12 Ga 28" that I got for $300 & opened to SK1/SK2, and a Parker Hale Uggie 20 Ga, 26" (the extractor model) that I got for $700 and opened up the same. The stocks are close in dimensions so I can switch between 'em easily. The Model 30 is functionally close to "as new" but was stored in a poor case & has slight receiver and exterior barrel rust--so I love it cuz I take it anywhere and don't even think about it. It shoot great, beautiful bores, tight as a drum and is 7 lb. even, balances beautifully. I have grown quite attached to the darned thing in just a year. The P-H is the opposite: looks like it was never shot before I got it. So beautiful that I often grab the 12 Ga if it's raining or even threatening. The P-H is a true lightweight upland gun, esp. for woodcock though they're gettin' kinda scarce here. I actually did quite well on pheasants with the little thing before I got the Model 30.
Well, you guys have been simply great. This was a gun show, I sold a NID there so have some $ but have other passions to pursue so think I'll just back off now & enjoy the guns I've got. Heck, I've still got two other SXS that rarely see the light of day. My intent on going to the show was to unload my beautiful but poor fitting--for me--NID, but you know how tables of SXS attract the truly besmitten.
Thanks much for the link & quick replys.
