Any thoughts on a Tikka 412S over under in 9.3 by 74R. Good ? Bad ?

A friend of mine had a Valmet in 12x12 and bbls in 12x308. It shot and worked good. Because it is on a 12 ga reciever it is a little larger than a "normal" 9,3 O/U. The bbls can be regulated by the shooter. I think Mac has had one or two of these.

The reason I ask is Griffin & Howe have one on their web site . They are about 34 miles from my home, I was sondering if it's worth the trip to look at it.

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Originally posted by JOEYBONES:
The reason I ask is Griffin & Howe have one on their web site . They are about 34 miles from my home, I was sondering if it's worth the trip to look at it.

Joey, I have never owned the TIKKA version, but I think it is exactly the same as the older Valmet 412! I've had a couple of these, and they are not pritty, but they are well made, and the ones I had were absolutely perfect in every way , functionally! I had a 9.3X74R, and a 375 Win, that I had rechambered to 375 JDJ. Mine had iron sights only, and I never used one with a scope, but I don't see anything to say bad about them, except they are ugly, and both of mine had single selective triggers, which I don't like on a double rifle!

I have a 12 ga Valmet Lion shotgun, with extractors, and a single selective trigger today. Though I have several fine shotguns, the Valmet is the one I grab when going dove hunting! I make doubles on dove with boreing regularity with that old Valmet! Based on my experience with Valmet, I believe they are sleepers, and well worth a look!

Thanks for the info , I didn't think it was all that ugly kinda utilitarian but not ugly. They are asking $1500.00 for it. I didn't think any sort of used double rifle could be had for that price.

Joey,
I have one in the classified section for sale.It is a Valmet 412s 30-06X30-06.I have pics posted of it too.
Fred