That was my first thought as well! This thing would likely handle like a well shaped railroad crosstie! The LCS action is weak for this purpose IMO, and would only be my choice over a Savage 311, which is not my choice eiter.

The $700 price is not too out of line, however, because the pair of Shilen barrels would cost about that much today as blanks! The action could be used to sleeve in a pair of rifled 20 ga shotgun barrels for a double slug gun, and the barrels used with a better action!

The above is what happens to most of the "SAVE MONEY" shotgun conversions, tackeled by by folks who don't really know what is involved in building a workable double rifle!