March
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Who's Online Now
1 members (Southern Sport), 860 guests, and 6 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums10
Topics38,374
Posts544,016
Members14,391
Most Online1,258
Mar 29th, 2024
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4
#611051 02/13/22 04:21 PM
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,081
Likes: 332
Sidelock
**
OP Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,081
Likes: 332


Be strong, be of good courage.
God bless America, long live the Republic.
1 member likes this: Dave Weber
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 5,883
Likes: 106
Sidelock
***
Offline
Sidelock
***

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 5,883
Likes: 106
I was thinking that is pretty spendy as I bought one probably even a bit nicer for $325 out the door at a local pawn shop. Checked my records and my buy was before the crash of 2008!!

1 member likes this: John Roberts
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 8,158
Likes: 114
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: May 2008
Posts: 8,158
Likes: 114
Everything that Stevie has for sale in "spendy" I have bought 2 nice clean pre-1950 field grade M12's in 20 gauge recently, each under $550 cash money no trading. Steve is, or was I guess I should say, a well-known dealer, I only buy from private parties, so I am sure he has a 35-40% "uptick" in his price. RWTF


"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 14,092
Likes: 192
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 14,092
Likes: 192
I sold a mint 31 TC to a friend who has given me many favors in the past. My present 31s are a mint vent rib skeet 12 with a nice custom stock and forend, probably Fajen or Bishop. Another is a solid rib skeet 12 with second barrel, modified, numbered to the gun. This is a really nice one.

Joined: Jun 2021
Posts: 130
Likes: 21
Sidelock
Offline
Sidelock

Joined: Jun 2021
Posts: 130
Likes: 21
Nice gun. A friend has one, that was his father's. It is, of course, not for sale.

$595 is really not that much when compared to the asking prices for used BPS and 870 guns in my area.


Caution: Hunting and fishing stories told here. Protective footgear may be required.
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,127
Likes: 1129
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 13,127
Likes: 1129
I'd spend $595 for a nice one if it had a ribbed barrel. I'm done buying plain barrel guns. They all shoot way high for me if they are stocked close to my dimensions. The last one I bought I had to replace the bead with a much bigger bead to get the POI close enough to my POA.


May God bless America and those who defend her.
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 2,978
Likes: 105
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 2,978
Likes: 105
REM 31L lightweight would be more to my liking for upland hunting. A friend of mine has one and loves it. 12b solid rib. Nice gun and more around 6.5 lbs for carrying.


Socialism is almost the worst.
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 8
Boxlock
Offline
Boxlock

Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 8
My first shotgun was a Model 31 20 ga. It did not have the grooved forend, but the bulkier, 870-style, checkered forend. Does anyone know what grade that would have been? I've been watching for one like that for sale with no success.

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 345
Likes: 8
Sidelock
**
Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 345
Likes: 8
In all likelihood, Shelldrake, you have a 'Skeet' grade M31. I've the same thing in a 12 ga. 'Skeet' model, that serials out to the early 1930's, is checkered fore and aft, and sports an ivory bead front sight atop the ventilated rib. How is your gun choked?

Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,081
Likes: 332
Sidelock
**
OP Offline
Sidelock
**

Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,081
Likes: 332
Originally Posted by Buzz
REM 31L lightweight would be more to my liking for upland hunting. A friend of mine has one and loves it. 12b solid rib. Nice gun and more around 6.5 lbs for carrying.
To my knowledge, every alloy-receiver 31 I've seen had a cracked frame in front of the loading port where the magazine tube is screwed in, but I've only seen 4 or 5. No idea if it matters.
JR


Be strong, be of good courage.
God bless America, long live the Republic.
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4

Link Copied to Clipboard

doublegunshop.com home | Welcome | Sponsors & Advertisers | DoubleGun Rack | Doublegun Book Rack

Order or request info | Other Useful Information

Updated every minute of everyday!


Copyright (c) 1993 - 2024 doublegunshop.com. All rights reserved. doublegunshop.com - Bloomfield, NY 14469. USA These materials are provided by doublegunshop.com as a service to its customers and may be used for informational purposes only. doublegunshop.com assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in these materials. THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. doublegunshop.com further does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within these materials. doublegunshop.com shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, which may result from the use of these materials. doublegunshop.com may make changes to these materials, or to the products described therein, at any time without notice. doublegunshop.com makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. This is a public un-moderated forum participate at your own risk.

Note: The posting of Copyrighted material on this forum is prohibited without prior written consent of the Copyright holder. For specifics on Copyright Law and restrictions refer to: http://www.copyright.gov/laws/ - doublegunshop.com will not monitor nor will they be held liable for copyright violations presented on the BBS which is an open and un-moderated public forum.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.0.33-0+deb9u11+hw1 Page Time: 0.098s Queries: 38 (0.068s) Memory: 0.8437 MB (Peak: 1.8988 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2024-03-29 11:01:33 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS