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8/10/2026 2:36:45 PM EDT
Just saw this shotgun clearanced at PSA and I’m wondering if it would be a good candidate for a SBS?

$299  -  HERITAGE MANUFACTURING BADLANDER 12 GAUGE 18.50" BREAK ACTION/SIDE-BY-SIDE
8/10/2026 11:14:59 PM EDT
[#1]
Tagged for interest. I bought one as soon as I got the email with the intention of SBS-ing it.
8/11/2026 3:53:15 AM EDT
[#2]
Crap... the wrong side of payday!
So... I find comfort in the fact that if Trump has to work so hard to go to Heaven, then there is a shit load of Democrats that have no f-cking chance to go anywhere but HELL. Sometimes it is entirely appropriate to kill a fly with a sledge-hammer.
8/11/2026 4:51:49 AM EDT
[#3]
Id love to see some actual pics of this. Could be super cool
8/13/2026 5:12:35 PM EDT
[#4]
Originally Posted By Princeton:
Just saw this shotgun clearanced at PSA and I’m wondering if it would be a good candidate for a SBS?

$299  -  HERITAGE MANUFACTURING BADLANDER 12 GAUGE 18.50" BREAK ACTION/SIDE-BY-SIDE
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The biggest thing with any SxS chop is that middle rib.  Sometimes the welds are more suggestions than reality.  And sometimes the rib is actually hollow in the middle.

Plan for those possibilities and you’ll do fine.  
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8/16/2026 4:46:02 PM EDT
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The biggest thing with any SxS chop is that middle rib.  Sometimes the welds are more suggestions than reality.  And sometimes the rib is actually hollow in the middle.

Plan for those possibilities and you’ll do fine.  
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Originally Posted By prebans:
Originally Posted By Princeton:
Just saw this shotgun clearanced at PSA and I’m wondering if it would be a good candidate for a SBS?

$299  -  HERITAGE MANUFACTURING BADLANDER 12 GAUGE 18.50" BREAK ACTION/SIDE-BY-SIDE
The biggest thing with any SxS chop is that middle rib.  Sometimes the welds are more suggestions than reality.  And sometimes the rib is actually hollow in the middle.

Plan for those possibilities and you’ll do fine.  

This +1
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8/16/2026 5:04:07 PM EDT
[#6]
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Originally Posted By prebans:


The biggest thing with any SxS chop is that middle rib.  Sometimes the welds are more suggestions than reality.  And sometimes the rib is actually hollow in the middle.

Plan for those possibilities and you’ll do fine.  
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Hollow rib in the middle is not an issue if it's soldered (not welded) on the top and bottom like the Stoeger Coach Gun.  You can fill it with JB weld or just leave it open.



Side by sides generally are soldered full length top and bottom.

It's pretty common in over under shotguns to just have the barrels attached at the receiver and the muzzle.
8/16/2026 5:55:18 PM EDT
[#7]
Appreciate the advice so far.

I ordered it on the 10th and still hasn’t shipped from PSA but I did get an email yesterday updating that they are still working on the order.

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