It was built for the use of and loaned to Chief Investigator Pete Tolar with the Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Department and it was carried by him until he retired and returned it to me WITHOUT the “shortie” tube. But it had to have a “finger-stop” between the magazine and the magazine cap so your hand did not slide off and into the line of fire. The only thing you had to do was swing it out and start shooting with the strap still over your shoulder. 870 with the 13″ barrel it wore on drug busts … it being carried on a shoulder-strap under a regular jacket on these occasions. Other than this, I wish I had one anyway! And on a personal note, you folks, and especially eon, absolutely amaze me with your diverse expertise! VERY informative!Ĭherndog: you are right on the apparent quick-draw capabilities of the Burgess, but probably not quite as fast as the Ithaca from a shoulder holster or the 3″ Mag. That being said, the only question I would have with this one is the slide sleeve-to-action plate: it appears to have quite a bit of clearance between the slide plate and the action and if one just happened to get anything, even a twig, between these two members I would fear that my lethal tool would suddenly become a very short club instead … not an encouraging possibility at all. It works much better than a “ram” any day. It is an “entry Slug Gun” … one slug in each hinge, one in the lock and one kick. Number three is another 870 2 ¾” with a 20 ¼” barrel and a 3-9 scope. Second is a 12ga Ithaca double-barrel Lock demonstrator factory-made “pistol” with 8” barrels that I donated to an area sheriff’s department when they got so “picky” about such things back in the late 1950s. with a “State Police Only” folding stock and just-barely-legal barrel. This one is now my fourth favorite and I have never even held one. I don’t think it is any secret that I am partial to combat shotguns I have seven smooth-bores and not one is fit to hunt ducks, rabbits or squirrels with.
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