Originally Posted By: postoak
A decent Darne in 16 will be much less expensive than one in 20.

Most older Darnes are stocked for a runty 11 year old boy.


This one isn't. Not a 20, but, it definitely has the right stuff:

http://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-fo...un_id=100684603

Some older Darnes are indeed stocked too short, and with too much drop.
I would wager that the percentage of Darne guns that fall into that catagory is no more or less than early Fox guns with too much drop and too short.

That said, a Darne is an acquired taste. I love mine, but, not to the exclusion of anything else. If you encounter a Darne that does not fit, or, is a project, I highly suggest you DON'T buy it. They are perhaps the worst project guns to be had.

I don't have a Darne 16 at the moment. But, I do have two 12s, a 20, and a 28 that would do most of what a 16 would. If the right 16 came along, I would happily pursue it.

Best,
Ted