tuna
NES Member
I've always loved the style of European drillings. Preferably with 16ga over some type of .30(ish) caliber rifle. They just seem like a well designed gun built for a great purpose.
For a while I had a Savage 24. It was light and handy, and a fun gun during bird / small game season, but was really limited by being a .410.
Over the years I've seen a few combo guns along the lines of the Savage 24 that were "real guns". 20 and 12 gauges underneath .223 and .30-30. These are rare as hen's teeth, and when I see them they're usually priced out of reality for what they are.
Yesterday, I saw a new production (Chiappa?) .22/.410 in the LGS. Again, a cute gun - but why so underpowered? I'd gladly trade away my repeating shotguns and rifles for a decent combo gun that would work on game up to deer ethically. (Yes, you can kill a deer with a .410 slug, but I don't want to.) I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way. Sure, they'll never be as popular as bolt guns or ARs, but I bet they'd sell very well among people who don't feel the need for multiple rounds in the gun. Plus, you can still enjoy small game while having a round ready in case a deer is spotted.
Why don't they make these combos in real calibers? It can't be that much more expensive to treat a receiver for .223 or .308 instead of .22, can it? It can't be that difficult to regulate the two barrels. The shotgun at shotgun ranges should be pretty much on with wherever you sight the rifle, right? I get the difficulty of regulating two rifle barrels, but this should be a snap.
For a while I had a Savage 24. It was light and handy, and a fun gun during bird / small game season, but was really limited by being a .410.
Over the years I've seen a few combo guns along the lines of the Savage 24 that were "real guns". 20 and 12 gauges underneath .223 and .30-30. These are rare as hen's teeth, and when I see them they're usually priced out of reality for what they are.
Yesterday, I saw a new production (Chiappa?) .22/.410 in the LGS. Again, a cute gun - but why so underpowered? I'd gladly trade away my repeating shotguns and rifles for a decent combo gun that would work on game up to deer ethically. (Yes, you can kill a deer with a .410 slug, but I don't want to.) I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way. Sure, they'll never be as popular as bolt guns or ARs, but I bet they'd sell very well among people who don't feel the need for multiple rounds in the gun. Plus, you can still enjoy small game while having a round ready in case a deer is spotted.
Why don't they make these combos in real calibers? It can't be that much more expensive to treat a receiver for .223 or .308 instead of .22, can it? It can't be that difficult to regulate the two barrels. The shotgun at shotgun ranges should be pretty much on with wherever you sight the rifle, right? I get the difficulty of regulating two rifle barrels, but this should be a snap.