Brothers and sisters, I have a confession..
This last weekend I went down to my favorite gunshop to pickup another Handi for a project. ...but I got there I saw that they had a Ruger single action 32 H&R mag for sale. So, I molested the nice little revolver for awhile until saw what I've been wanting for all my life. A hammered side-by-side 12ga shotgun.
Needless to say, a new Handi didn't come home with me. I'm the proud parent to a Liberty II 24" 12ga IC/M choked scatterblaster. For being an import gun on the cheap side ($429+tax/etc) it is really really nice! The wood is beautiful, with a very tight wood-to-metal fit. The Turkish walnut has some sweet grain and marbling, somewhat resembling a fine English double shotgun/rifle. The action on this shotty is darn tight too. Nice case hardened finish as well.
This shotgun will play a few parts for me, a dove, rabbit, squirrel, and grouse blaster. ...and a formitable home defense cannon.
Here's basically what it looks like, except the case coloring is more prominate. I'll post actual pics of it once I get back home from my out-of-town job