SKB 605 O/U 20ga 500$?

[Hiaboo]

I'm looking at a DU SKB for 500 at a shop, I looked online and they look to be going for about 1,200 on average. Based on that alone I should pick it up but I'm looking for more concrete opinions on this because I couldn't find much.

I believe that it's skeet/skee in it right now.

One problem though, it looks GREAT (very clean too unfired it seems or VERY little) except some rust pitting/spots on the receiver but i believe it can be cleaned up very nicely though -- I'm just going to use it if I pick it up for that price..

Input would be appreciated.

 

[atblis]

An SKB is a high quality O/U. They are one of the most affordable O/Us that I'd consider a target gun. By target gun, I mean one that can take the pounding of tens of thousands of rounds of ammo.

I'd jump on it in a heartbeat!

 

[ArmedBear]

Buy it now.

I've got a really old one (Ithaca SKB 500) in 20 Gauge and it's still going strong.

 

[DaleCooper51]

If it fits you, has removable chokes and is mechanically sound, then that is a very good deal.

For that price, I wouldn't let a little bit of character worry me.

Someone at my club had a two barrel SKB 605 (trap single and O/U) for sale today. He was looking for $1650.

 

[kentucky_smith]

Heck yeah. Great guns. Quality is up there with the B-guns.

 

[clang]

I always thought the 12s were a little chunky, but the 20ga SKBs are a great field gun. I don't use it muh any more, but I still have a 20 gau Ithaca/SKB Model 500 with 26" barrels chokes Imp Cyl/Mod in the safe.

For some reason, these guns often do not go for a lot of money. I'd jump on the gun if I saw it for $500.

 

[Hiaboo]

Alright looks I'll be picking it up.. Keep an eye here for pics.

 

[Cougfan2]

The SKB's are well made Japanese shotguns that were imported for a time by Ithaca shortly before they went toes up. I could have bought one for a song back in the early '80's when I worked for BE Hodgdon Inc. and didn't. Still kicking myself about that.

 

[hdblue]

I shoot sporting clays with an Ithaca SKB 600 every weekend. The gun is 30 + years old and I expect to be able to hand it down to my son one day (he's 2). Great guns for the money!

 

[atblis]

Well

The SKB's are well made Japanese shotguns that were imported for a time by Ithaca shortly before they went toes up. I could have bought one for a song back in the early '80's when I worked for BE Hodgdon Inc. and didn't. Still kicking myself about that.

They still sell them. They are reasonably popular in the clay target world.
http://www.skbshotguns.com/

 

[Mr Kablammo]

Did you get it yet? I got to test-shoot an SKB 28 ga at station skeet one. It was super target buster, better than I was shooting my own 12 ga!