Stan, thanks for your insights. Not to disagree with you though, all else being equal (grade/quality of gun, condition, etc.) aren't 10gas generally more rare than 12gas? As in fewer 10gas were made as Lefever F grades than 12gas, yes? All that being as it may, you're saying you still haven't noticed a difference in pricing?
Sincerely,
Vince
I'm not including rarity in the equation, Vince, as in low production models. They may well be priced higher. One reason run-of-the-mill 10s do not command a premium, even though less may have been made than 12s, is the ammunition issue LeFusil mentioned. I completely agree with him. Very few want to go to the hassle of rolling short tens, or buying expensive short loads, just to get to shoot a 10. I've done it, soon tired of it, and swapped the gun off. The supposed gain in pattern quality by having a shorter payload in the bigger bore just isn't worth the hassle or extra cost. Add that reason to the limited usefulness of so many big 10s and it adds up to no premium for the short 10s.
SRH
