doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com What is This F-Dumoulin SxS 12 Gauge Worth?

Does it have a fore end? Are the barrels in very good condition? Have you ever stocked a gun like that before? Does it work perfectly and lock up tight? Unless the answer to everything is yes don't bother with it. I love projects, even hopeless ones but that looks like a source for worn out parts not a gun in the rough. You can find guns like that by the thousands if not tens of thousands. Even fixed up that gun has very little value.

The OP got an answer he didn't like, and now he's looking for someone else to give him the one he wants and will like.
Randy Wakeman (or any plaintiff's PI lawyer worth his salt) would also ask things like:
Did you go to a forum to ask about this gun before you acquired it? Did you get any opinions on the wisdom of your proposed project? What were those opinions? Who gave them to you? Oh, Drew Hause did? You were aware of Mr. Hause's published work in testing Damascus and twist steel barrels? You were - what was his advice? Did you follow it?

[Don't try to fib or elide a straight answer - the lawyer will have these forums nicely printed out to stick under your nose. To refresh your recollection.]

At the end of a day of this - yes, a day - you'll be so punch-drunk you'll probably need someone to drive you home.

And I don't see a forearm iron, either. Not worth trying the project without one.

Ok there, it may have come across that way, but I certainly did not go looking for an opinion in the hopes of hearing things I like. I have decided against buying it. My final post was more of a curiosity in regards to dealing with a situation like the one Mr Hause wrote out. I'm not a lawyer, I don't know the legal system that well, I'm not trying to be a snake. I just don't see how in a hypothetical situation like that the seller could be found at fault when he gave the "plaintiff" specific instructions on what not to do with the gun. Maybe that's just proof enough that I should stay the hell away from guns made in that era, and just shut my trap when I get expert advice.

People are not trying to be rude to you in general but that gun is one to run away from. The only thing I could see it being worth is as a gun to strike the barrels and learn how to finish them. And then under no normal circumstances would I ever fire it. Also most projects are a labor of love, a endless money pit and something to rarely get finished like your vision for it is in your mind.

If you want a decent gun for a beginning project look for a Fox Sterlingworth that needs a complete do over. One can often be found for $400-500 range in sound mechanical condition. When finished you will have a very serviceable gun which will last you a lifetime. Or find a Remington 1900 which can be found for less money and is a fine gun when finished. But do stay away from sidelocks needing restocking because they are just a lot of work to do a decent job and if done poorly not likely to even give you a decent gun to shoot, for long, before you are back at repairing it again.

Thanks for the advice. I'm really just trying to convey my thoughts properly, hate to come across as over-sensitive.

Great analogy....although it might not smell like a turd it would be worth basically nothing restored.