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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bed Wetter" data-source="post: 49501" data-attributes="member: 428">Update:Winchester is running a factory rebate program on guns purchased between 8/1 and 9/30 so I get $75 back on the purchase of an SX3. I picked up a brand new 28/12/3.5 for $790 all said and done. It can be had for a little less but I paid the extra $25-50 to have it in time for the waterfowl opener. I'm still $3-400 less than what Scheels wanted.The SX3 appears to be a mechanically robust but economically produced Belgian shotgun. They didn't cut corners were it mattered most: the chrome lined barrel, raised sight rib, FAL style bolt carrier group, simple and efficient gas system. The utilitarian design lacks the niceties an extra $500-800 will get you with some other European auto loaders: lousy trigger (out of the box), cheap (but robust) plast furniture, parkerized bolt and carrier, bland styling, 3 chokes.For the price, I couldn't pass it up. I did stick with 3.5" chamber for resale in case I end up disliking the gun. Having a 3.5" chamber on this gun easily doubles potential buyers. Despite playing Devil's Advocate, I concede to SDMF and Guy that there's really no need for a 3.5" chamber other than resale.Thank you SDMF and Guy for putting up with me over the summer and entertaining my inexperience. I'm still a crappy shot gunner but I'm better than I've been. Shot the piss out of a bunch of doves last weekend with my boy and really helped establish his desire to shoot and hunt "like dad". (Think I owe 'You' a pig for putting us on birds.) I'll let you know how the SX3 works out.</blockquote>

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