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Originally posted by BigShark:
cwu girl

Along the transition period a couple of things were done that you can take advantage of if it suites you. In the 70s and 80s the Japanese
thought they could capitalize on this and built a number of guns using investment casting and lazers etc. The best of these attempts was a reproduction of the old Parker Shotguns, another good one was the "classic"
grade on the Win model 23 and still another was the Browning classic sporter. The Parkers are now priced out of sight. The other two are moving higher in value every year as their quality is compared to todays attempts to satisfy what shooters want and what they can afford to pay. Let us know what you find that you like.
My Ithaca-SKB is one of those mid/late 70's Japanese made shotguns. It's price (if it weren't chopped to fit me) is substancially higher than it's orignal purchase price. I love the gun... but the fore arm split in half this last summer (bizzare, looks like screw was tightened too tight years ago) and although repaired, does not carry the same ambiance as it did.
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