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| < 16ga. Guns Wanted or For Sale ~ FOUND: Merkel 1620 |
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Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:15 pm
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Roger: Sweet looking SXS! But your original post said you were looking for your friend! You don't have to lie here! Your not married to us! 
Matt |
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Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:56 pm
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Joined: 23 Jul 2007
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Location: ILLINOIS
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 No, my friend saw this one and decided he wanted one too.
I also was considering selling this one (to him possibly) as I mentioned earlier in this post and getting one with straight grained wood for myself. So we were looking for either one of us.
I posted photos of this one a couple weeks ago on Shotgunworld.
I know that's a bit confusing but true.
He has purchased one now and I'm keeping this one. Found!  |
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:56 am
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| That is one exceptional piece of wood. Did you actually purchase the gun from GSI or through a dealer? |
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Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:05 am
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Yeah.
I spoke directly with GSI and they sent me photos of several. The others had wood I really did not like at all. My friend either.
I chose this one and bought it through Rick Stokes (Stokes Classics) for the same price as any new 1620.
From what I hear.....Merkel in Germany only uses straight grained wood. They believe in it's longevity and solidness. GSI has the upgraded, burly woods made for them, in Germany, as a special order.
I don't know why they didn't charge more.
They showed me a very similar (even nicer) 280 recently that I stupidly passed on.
However, I do understand their thinking on the staight grained wood. I actually like it very much and that is exactly why I was thinking of switching out guns. |
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