There are a fair number of 280 20ga out there, 25", choked IC in both barrels. I've heard them referred to as "quail specials", but I don't think that was an official name.
The 30" 12's were all magnums. The only 12ga Ithaca SKB's I know of with 3" chambers. All came with a factory recoil pad. I wonder if that's a factory stock. I've never seen one with an adjustable comb.
Re the 385's: Greg, those late SKB imports (long after the Ithaca/SKB divorce) were the only SKB sxs in 28ga. The only problem with them is that they were basically set up as target guns. Heavy and built on 20ga frames. I don't recall any that were 30", although at the very end, before they stopped making sxs, they were making some interesting changes to their product line. They finally came out with guns that had a straight grip and a much smaller forend than the fat beavertail that the 280 wears. Also a nice oil finish. I field tested one of those in 20ga, thought it was a nice gun (although it was still single trigger only) . . . and then it all came to an end.
There were also Ithaca SKB sxs skeet guns, both 12 and 20ga. I've owned a couple. Should have held onto the Model 400 skeet 20 I had. That was a rare gun!
Last edited by L. Brown; 01/05/16 10:28 AM.
