General gun musing question

[gregintenn]

Anything chambered for 41 Remington magnum, or 410 shotgun commands an astronomical price. If there is that much demand, why aren't there more new guns available in these chamberings?

[Raoul]

Now Greg, you know it's not about what's available. Gun owners always have some holy grail caliber of the month they have a hard on for.

[Garufa]

I don’t know about all that but I sure would like to have a S&W model 58. 

[Quavodus]

I saw some Stevens 301 shotguns a few weeks ago. Two 20 gauges and a .410 and the .410 was $20.00 more. 

[gregintenn]

1 hour ago, Garufa said:

I don’t know about all that but I sure would like to have a S&W model 58. 

I bought a nickel 57 S prefix a few years ago for a song. It was well worth the price of admission. I too lust for a nice vintage 58.

A companion 1894 Marlin would be all the better.

Edited May 28, 2021 by gregintenn

[No_0ne]

19 minutes ago, Quavodus said:

I saw some Stevens 301 shotguns a few weeks ago. Two 20 gauges and a .410 and the .410 was $20.00 more. 

I'm not surprised, it's my understanding that the smallbore shotguns have been quite popular for several years now.  I don't have much sympathy for those who are lusting after these, as my favorite all-time shotgun caliber was 16 ga, which have pretty much disappeared entirely ...

[Quavodus]

I've got a 16 gauge. I like it a lot, and it's sad what the industry has done to the 16 gauge.

[gregintenn]

5 minutes ago, Quavodus said:

I've got a 16 gauge. I like it a lot, and it's sad what the industry has done to the 16 gauge.

The 16 gauge is making a resurgence,  and for good reason...it is the perfect shotgun.

[No_0ne]

1 minute ago, gregintenn said:

The 16 gauge is making a resurgence,  and for good reason...it is the perfect shotgun.

I've said that for decades, but manufacturers pretty much abandoned development of both the gun and shotshells years ago.  I traded my last one (Rem 1100) several years ago and haven't owned one since.  Of course It's rare for me to shoot any shotgun now, but I always contended that the 16 ga was the perfect balance between weight, recoil and ballistics, at least when loaded properly ...

[leroy]

RE:  " The 410 "... Has always been a shotgun connoisseur's gun.  Anybody that hunts with and regularly brings hone game with a 410 is braggin without sayin anything.  There aint much margin of aimin error for 3/4 oz of shot.  Us " lesser shotgun men need at least1 1/8 with a light field load twelve ga...  SIGH... The second is the skeet thing... Another small fraternity.  That said; my favorite 410 is the Mighty Mouse Winchester Model 42...  Im an old nan, and never got to own one...SIGH... On a brighter note, i own a brother... The mighty mouse 28 gage.  He is the same thing only in a prettier package.

RE: " The Mighty 16 ga "... I like him alot, basically the same as the 12.  When i wuz a boy 60 years ago, there were just as many 16 ga totin bird hunters as were the 12.  My uncles wouldn't turn around for the difference between em in the great side by side bird huntin days.  Ammo for the 16 wuz just as plentiful as for the 12.   There were ( ..and still are.. ) lotsa great doubles, pumps, n semiautos from the great gun builders of old still floatin around. 

I'm thinkin manufacturing streamlinin, hunting downturn,  and the skeet/trap thing finished the 16 ga off due to his exclusion in the shooting competition.  SIGH...

Thus endeth the shotgun musings from the crumudgeon corner...

" Shotgun " leroy...

[-boatman-]

On 5/28/2021 at 6:39 PM, No_0ne said:

 my favorite all-time shotgun caliber was 16 ga

Same here.

[-boatman-]

On 5/28/2021 at 6:49 PM, gregintenn said:

The 16 gauge is making a resurgence,  and for good reason...it is the perfect shotgun.

I haven't heard this but I'm glad to hear it. I hope ammo selection gets back to what it once was.

[bigun]

I would like to have a 28 GA.

 

 

[Jeb48]

I use to push the button for a Sport Clay competition a coupe of times a year at my old club. There were several shooters that I enjoyed watching, 2 used .410. One was a woman and the other a teenager, both could hang with the best of the 12g shooters. They made it looks so easy.

[leroy]

11 hours ago, bigun said:

I would like to have a 28 GA.

 

 

I confess to bein a shotgun and pistol junkie... I never trade " real pistols "  ( ..think Colt n Smith here ..) for anything.  I collect em... There has been one exception to this lifelong rule; and one alone.

I traded a blue, new in the box, Colt Gubmt Model Series 70 plus 900 rounds of GI Ball for a petite 28 gage Browning Citori 24 inch fixed choke improved n modified over under. 

It's the greatest little shotgun ive ever handled...Period... Ive burnt a few rounds of AA thru it... Virtually no recoil, about a 5,5 lb carry weight, beautiful to the eye, n balanced like a dream... There is simply nothin in the shotgun world like em...

If you love shotguns, you need an O/U light 28...

non tradin leroy, the 28 gage evangelist...