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Yeah I know this is the double rifle forum but the topic is cheap doubles and I qualify there.

During my two year tour down in South Africa, I saw a number of Belgium proofed .410 double barrel "Poachers" folding shotguns. They all seemed quite well made and come in a number of different grades and configurations; a skeletonized butt stock being the most notable.

Yes you guessed it I could not go home without one. I paid a bit more than I wanted, but that's another story.

Never take your wife gun shopping....When we went in to start dickering she was with me. She looked at the figured wood and color case on the receiver and used words like, cute, adorable, pretty. I asked the guy how much and he said R1400. Before I could say "would you take...? She says we will take it...we had a talk about that later. None the less from the time we made the deal to the time I went to pick up the Rand to pay for them, the Rand dropped from R7.3 to the dollar to R8.3. So that saved me about $20 a gun...

I have heard her talking about "Her" gun...what do you mean we kimo sabe?

I have no idea who made this gun. I do know it is a Systeme Leclerc. For the import permits we settled on Leclercq, Manufacture Liegiose d'Armes du Fues and ATF blessed me.

This gun shows some handling marks on the stock but everything else about it says little to no use. The Action is tight and stiff, and locks up tight. No "wiggle" anywhere. The chamber takes a 2 1/2 inch shell.

The gun is pretty light and when the wife shot it yesterday, she didn't like it any more. Have to admit the little gun does jump a bit when fired. Put a box of shells through it and killed a bunch of gophers this weekend.

It’s my only double, and it’s not a rifle. Unless my annuities go astronomic, there probably will never be a double rifle in my life…rather spend the money on a hunting trip.

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DD, Ret.

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