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Does anyone here have experience with the SIACE shotguns, in particular the higher grade hammer guns? I'm looking at one that would fill a void in my vault that I've long sought to fill, but it's (at least for me) a ton of money and I don't want to spend a ton of money on a problem.

My only experience with SIACE is handling a lower grade hammer gun at a show, which was not particularly well finished, particularly in the area of the wood fit at the locks. I also spoke with a Dakota Arms representative a number of years ago who told me that they'd had considerable issue with the lightweight boxlock guns SIACE manufactured for them, sending many of them back as they were not up to Dakota standards. Eventually that problem was fixed, I was told.

Anyway, I'd love to hear from anyone with experience.

Thanks.

Rem

The only high grade Siace hammergun I've ever seen was one being sent off somewhere to repair a broken butt stock. However, both parts of the stock were made of some very beautiful wood. I thought the hammers plus the safety were one thing too many...Geo

Talk with Dale Tate. In the beginning, they were the base barreled actions for his Tate hammer guns. He'll know them inside and out better than anyone.

Tom:

Thanks very much.

Rem

No personal experience but when I inquired about them it seemed the most common comment was variable quality gun to gun and metal hardening problems.

Dakota sold some made up under their name. I remember when Mr. Tate was marketing his hammer guns and they were Siace guns. I remember being told he had to do more tempering of parts inside the action since they were having issues breaking.
You can still see some of them on web auction sites.
They seem to be very nice guns.

I had a hammerless SIACE 16. Same gun, I think, as the ones Dakota marketed. Nice looking, nice handling. Liked it better than a Merkel 1620 that I was field testing at the same time. (The SIACE was also a field test gun, from New England Arms.) Then a piece broke off the ejector.

I own a super high grade 20 ga Siace hammer gun and it is outstanding in fit and finish. Top tang safety to boot.

I went to the Siace factory, if you could really call it a factory back in the 80s.

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