Dickinson Arms takes pride in the high-quality materials and workmanship that they put into every shotgun the make.

Its a nice Turkish-made classic side by side and for the money you pay (1599), it is a better looking gun than anything you will find in its price range.

Moreover, it has chrome-lined bores, five choke tubes, and a 3-inch chamber which render it completely steel-friendly, meaning this is a traditional gun suited to the hard non-toxic realities of 21st century upland hunting.

In fact, I shot Winchester Blind Side steel pheasant loads on this hunt, but thats another blog post.

Back to the gun: the Dickinson is built on a true trigger-plate action, meaning all the lock parts are attached to the trigger plate, a design that allows the receiver to be rounded and slender.

My test 12 gauge weighed 7 pounds even - neither heavy nor light - and it carried easily enough and shot where I wanted when the time came.

If I were smart I would have requested a 16 gauge, which is built on a 20 gauge frame and is, I suspect, the liveliest of the three and the pick of a litter that consists of 12, 16 and 20 gauges.

Looking the gun over carefully I could only find one little slip-up in the wood to metal fit.

Currently Cabelas Gun Libraries are the only place you can buy the Dickinson.

There are a few single trigger versions available as well but most of the guns are double-trigger, straight stocked style, as a double gun should be.

If I wanted a double gun that looked good but could be hunted hard and didnt have to be babied with expensive Tungsten-Polymer or Classic Doubles ammo, I would put the Dickinson on my short list.

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