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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ New De Haan SO |
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Sun May 06, 2007 2:43 pm
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Location: Leesburg Florida
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I should receive my new 16g SO tommorrow. I told Cody to pick out the prettiest wood so I dont know if Im getting a bright or black receiver, matte od blue barrels. It'll be a 28" which I wanted and was all she had in stock in 16g. The suspense is killing me. I haven't had a SS or a 16g in over 40 yrs.
Not that Im shotgun deprived (ask my bride!) Ive got a Rem Mdl 31L 12g with both skeet and trap barrels, a Franchi mdl 712 for ducks, a 20g lighting superposed Browning and a 28g Rem 48.
Im not going to get much sleep tonite! |
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Sun May 06, 2007 5:04 pm
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Location: Arizona
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| Good luck. I'll be interested in you're follow up reports on the new SO, as I'm also interested in a DeHaan. |
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Sun May 06, 2007 5:41 pm
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| You will hear from me flyline when I have a chance to use the new SO, stay tuned! |
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Sun May 06, 2007 5:46 pm
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Location: New England, home of fat teddy k.
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| Your bag get there yet? |
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I'm not sure, but indecision may or may not be my problem |
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Sun May 06, 2007 7:56 pm
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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| I have no doubt, you will NOT regret that purchase. My DeHaan SO 16ga is a wonderful gun to hunt with and great for shooting sporting clays. Fit and finish is as good as any $2000-$2500 shotgun I have shot. If the wood was just a little better, it would give even more expensive guns a run for their money. I got mine for under $800. |
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Regards,
Ralph Grant
Brning Cyn Sprting 12ga O/U,
Auto 5 12ga Belg, 16ga BPS, 20ga Citori, Beretta 3901 Target 12ga, AL391 Teknys Gld
DeHaan SO 16ga S2 12ga SXS's, Chaz Daly 20ga SXS, CZ Ringneck 28ga SXS
Rem 1100 .410 Sprting |
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Mon May 07, 2007 4:32 am
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| Pictures????? |
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"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ... Dr. Seuss
"There aint nothin' better than huntin' with a Setter" |
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Tue May 08, 2007 5:19 am
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I picked up the new SO yesterday and Im delighted. Black receiver, blue barrels and the wood is nice although quite dark. Wood to metal fit is excellent, better than my Browning superposed. Weight is 6lbs 13oz. The gun comes up very well for me, my eye is centered between the barrels and I see only an inch or so of rib. This was a concern as Im 6'3" and 215lbs and most stocks on stock guns are designed for persons of average size.
Hopefully Ill be able to get out on Thurs and break some clays. As I mentioned earlier I dont have a digital camera. I may take some film pictures and have Walgreens put them on a disc for me.
Someone asked if I had received my bag. Yup and its very nice. |
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Tue May 08, 2007 5:27 am
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good luck with the bag, and the gun. You'll have a great time with both.
What the LOP? you must be over 15" . Is the SO a sxs or are the barrels on wrong way up  |
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Tue May 08, 2007 7:02 am
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Hunshatt
The SO is a SXS and you are right, LOP should probably be longer for me than the standard 14.5". However the gun seems to fit very well. Ill know better after shooting a few rounds of clays. Go to www.dhshotsuns.com for pictures,prices and info on these guns. Thanks for your interest. |
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Tue May 08, 2007 4:14 pm
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| hunshatt wrote: |
good luck with the bag, and the gun. You'll have a great time with both.
What the LOP? you must be over 15" . Is the SO a sxs or are the barrels on wrong way up
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The proper term is "under over anodda", not wrong way up. |
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Fri May 11, 2007 5:56 pm
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gmbeebe....
Enjoy your DeHaan SO! Lord knows I love my 3 DeHaans! And congrats on getting one with the BBLs arranged the right way. Gotta love a classic! |
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