I recently bought a 2097 Sporting from CDNN. This was my first purchase from CDNN. I'm a little mixed about it.
The shotgun was a "new" non-blem gun. When I got the shotgun home, and gave it a good look over I found RUST on the barrel near the muzzle along the top rib. I called CDNN and one of the guys from the warehouse dept told me that it was 'probably the grease' that the gun was 'packed in' that had dried up. He told me to give it a good cleaning and the "rust color" should go away. Well the color did go away....and left behind was pitting! When I called back, I was informed that the rust doesn't constitute a "blem"...they made a small adjustment to the price....but honestly I was not in the mood to get into a back and forth match with them over a better amount of compensation.
Additionally, I was under the impression that the gun would come with 5 choke tubes. Mine came with only 2. When I was on the phone with them about that issue I was informed that the $579 Lanber 2097 Sporting comes with only 2 chokes. The $599 Lanber 2097 Sporting comes with all 5. Not a big issue. Just a slight annoyance. I paid the extra $20 and now have all 5 chokes.
I've put 50 rounds through the gun so far. The lever that locks the foregrip to the barrel kept popping down a little....drew blood.
SO......MY experience with CDNN and the Lanber is mixed. I hope the foregrip lever is just a break-in issue and that I don't have to ship the gun to Batchelder's for service.
I wish you the best of luck with yours!!!
