Mosin77
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It’s me again, the shotgun dilettante who doesn’t actually use one much but likes the idea…. Local gun shop has a pair of Ithaca doubles, one in 20g, one in 12g. 12g has beautiful Damascus barrels. The prices are beyond reasonable (several hundred apiece.) One is a Lewis model in 12g, in extremely nice condition. The other is a Flues 20g in …cosmetically challenged… condition. Bores on both are immaculate. Any input from someone who has shot or enjoyed these? They are both guns that I could plausibly purchase for “investment” but would I want to buy or load reduced power shells and shoot them afield? The 20g is probably in the 5lbs range, the 12g in the 6lbs range. Ie the sort of guns one carries much, shoots little. I’m very attracted to the idea of scooping up one or both but not if I’m asking for trouble. The Ithaca NID seems well loved, but the earlier ones seem to not be as loved.