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Post by koz5614 on Mar 25, 2009 17:59:30 GMT -5
These are two of my favorite US WW2 long arms. The Johnson is complete with the original bayonet. I shoot it a couple of times a year, and it always gets a lot of smiles from the guys at the range. I love the Stevens 520-30 because of the hump-back receiver. Off the bench, it kicks like a mule, but the accuracy with slugs is amazing. Hope you enjoy the pics
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Post by Hardrada55 on Mar 25, 2009 19:51:02 GMT -5
Those are two NICE guns. As a Stevens aficionado, I can really appreciate that trench gun. Are there many of those around? What's ballpark on a decent one? I hunt with a Stevens 311 and have a bunch of No. 200 twenty gauge guns, maybe it's time I got me a Stevens 520 trench gun....
The Johnson semi-auto is just too cool. I heard a bunch of those went to the Dutch in the East Indies?? Neat gun.
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Post by koz5614 on Mar 25, 2009 20:09:32 GMT -5
Hardrada55, The 520-30 is the most common (and affordable) of the Trench Guns. $1500 and up is the going rate. The thing to watch for is the bayonet lug/heat shield. True Stevens bayo lugs have a pinkish tint to them. Lots of times, people slap a Winchester hand guard on a Stevens; but it isn't correct. Bruce Canfield, although I'm not really a fan, wrote a nice book on US Combat Shotguns. The next one I want to get is the Stevens 620 Trench, but it's a bit more money for a good one. It's got that Winchester Model 12 look to it.
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Post by olskool on Nov 19, 2018 17:45:35 GMT -5
very nice!
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