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Originally Posted by retmil46
New. Price tag was the same as CZ's website, $770 - but when I stated that if I decided to buy it, it would be a straight-out purchase - no credit involved - the gunsmith said he could probably talk them into a decent cash discount - just guessing on my part it'd be somewhere in the 700 - 750 range.
I'm starting to think that perhaps I ought to check out the 12 gauge version. All of my scatterguns save one - the Stoeger Uplander 20 ga - are from before the steel/nontoxic shot era - and all of the 12's in that group only have 2 3/4 chambers - a definite consideration given that many state gamelands in the area also have waterfowl hunting and nontoxic shot requirements as a general rule, even if you aren't going after waterfowl.
Having a "modern" 12 gauge with 3 inch chambers, steel shot capable, and changeable choke tubes - to go along with the same capabilities in the Stoeger 20 gauge - might give me a few more options to play with.
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Tubes are pricey, but for the needs that you describe, it might be a good investment. This is usually only used by tournament shooters because their events involve different gauges and this is the best way to deal with it, but just buying the 20 gauge tubes might be a really good answer.
I have a Briley 20/28/410 set that was fitted for my 101. They are excellent pieces, but weren't cheap. I would think that if you contacted Briley and tell them what you need, they could fit a 20 gauge only set for reasonable money. They are a top notch outfit, or at least they were when I dealt with them about 15 years ago.