I got the call from my Russian arms dealer (everyone should have one!) today that my Lanber o/u was in, I stopped by to fill out the paperwork and look over the gun before she goes into the safe for the next 10 days. 
It's a model 87 12 ga. with 30" bbls, 3" chambers and screw-in chokes. Nice polished blue on the bbls, silver receiver with some engraving, and a matte walnut stock. No gaps in the stock/receiver fit, no excess weld gunk around the bbls and rib. The gun fit together with a little resistance, hopefully that will work out over time. It did come with a red fiber optic sight which looks a little out of place, I'll probably put on a brass bead if it bothers me. A 870 would have been a little less $$$ and probably a whole lot more reliable, but I just loooove the way an o/u looks. If it will hold together for 10,000 rounds I'll consider it $400 well spent.
What did surprise me was the gun/user fit. Being a tall guy with long arms I was expecting the stock to be to short but it mounted well - my thumb was about 2" away from my nose and with my cheek on the stock my right eye was looking straight down the rib towards the little glowing red dohicky at the end.
If it will shoot where I point it and does not fall apart I'll be very happy. But I won't get to know about that for two weeks. I can't wait to try it out on the trap field, there are four boxes of AA light target #8 in my closet begging to be used.
Dave McC, can I talk you into flying out to CA for a few lessons?
-sg.
It's a model 87 12 ga. with 30" bbls, 3" chambers and screw-in chokes. Nice polished blue on the bbls, silver receiver with some engraving, and a matte walnut stock. No gaps in the stock/receiver fit, no excess weld gunk around the bbls and rib. The gun fit together with a little resistance, hopefully that will work out over time. It did come with a red fiber optic sight which looks a little out of place, I'll probably put on a brass bead if it bothers me. A 870 would have been a little less $$$ and probably a whole lot more reliable, but I just loooove the way an o/u looks. If it will hold together for 10,000 rounds I'll consider it $400 well spent.
What did surprise me was the gun/user fit. Being a tall guy with long arms I was expecting the stock to be to short but it mounted well - my thumb was about 2" away from my nose and with my cheek on the stock my right eye was looking straight down the rib towards the little glowing red dohicky at the end.
If it will shoot where I point it and does not fall apart I'll be very happy. But I won't get to know about that for two weeks. I can't wait to try it out on the trap field, there are four boxes of AA light target #8 in my closet begging to be used.
Dave McC, can I talk you into flying out to CA for a few lessons?
-sg.
