I also am thinking about a cheap SXS but I don't want a russian made gun. Others have recomended the Savage 311. I think I have decided on 28" barrels which would be a good compromise for rabbits and dove.
JC higgins made a nice SXS whcih was a savage I believe and looks like a 311. I am hoping to pick up one or the other for around 250 or 300
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