Recent content by BarkeyVA

Can anyone tell me when a Savage 24V-A, .30-30/20ga, serial no. B1168xx was made?

I own sixteen Model 90's in all gauges, including a couple of Pre-WWII Sears Ranger branded model 90's and a 12 ga. made in 1950 that my dad bought for me in 1957. For nearly 50 years it was my "go to" upland gun until I got my first 16 ga. model 90. None of mine are loose and all lock up...

Check out Simpsons Ltd Firearms in Galesburg, IL. http://www.simpsonltd.com/ They often list vintage Husqvarna sxs hammer guns for sale. A number of members on 16ga.com own them.

Ghost Ring Sights are for aiming at a stationary target. Not suited at all for shooting clays where one should be focusing on the moving target instead of the shotgun barrel and sight.

Those straight away birds are still rising so with a standard field gun you may be shooting under them if POI is 50/50 with POA. Maybe it is time to invest in a "trap" gun. Trap guns have a straighter stock that will tend to make the gun shot a little high (pattern at 60/40 or 70/30).

Really sweet "Sweet."!

Paul No. 3, Great story. Reminds me of a story my late father-in-law told about peppering a guy he caught running his traps when my father-in-law was a teenager living in central Kentucky in the late 1890's. The other gun with a very personal connection to my dad, who passed away last year...

Handloader357, Your story about your model 12 is very familiar to me. My dad bought a used 12 ga. Marlin model 90 O/U for me when I was 14. He cut 3/4" off the stock to fit me and then added a piece back from another stock when I got bigger. I still have the gun. The wood insert doesn't...

DYI_guy, Did Researcher at Shotgun World's ID and Value Forum offer any insight?

My Tula Model B sxs hammer gun.

Got a reply back from Wheeling Cabelas that it has been sold. Not surprised because the listing price was not out of line given how rare it is. Just as well, not sure I could afford to shoot it given the price of .218Bee ammo. (About $80 for a box of 50 when it is available)

Couldn't find it on their web site, so I sent the Wheeling Cabelas an email asking if it is still available. Probably have to take out a second mortgage to afford it!

drcook, I appreciate your comments. However, I describe them as an "accumulation" of Model 90's since I consider all of them "shooters," even the Skeetking. I have "accumulated" a total of 15 Marlin, Ranger and JC Higgins Model 90's over the years, of which 7 are 16 ga. (all shooters). My...

My "go to" upland bird gun is a 16 ga. Marlin Model 90 with 26" barrels. It is 4th from the left in this photo (next to the Skeetking).

Very nice!