Solothurn.....I think I need one .

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Solothurn.....I think I need one .

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https://youtu.be/GBjFwBKQpog

https://youtu.be/1AN8hNngMyU

I remember seeing an ad for one of these for sale for a couple hundred bucks when I was a kid. I'm not sure but I think it was in a copy.a friend had of Shotgun News.

Of course in today's terms that would be several thousand dollars. I wonder what they went for just before the 86 ban....
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Re: Solothurn.....I think I need one .

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They're a neat piece of machinery but I couldn't afford to feed one. A guy had one on the wheeled mount for sale up the road in Globe for $3500 about 20 years ago. I considered it for a bit, but no...
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Re: Solothurn.....I think I need one .

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I can't imagine the ammo cost even if you could get died ...

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Re: Solothurn.....I think I need one .

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Friend of mine had one long ago. Kept it in its storage crate. Said it kicked like a mule and went thru steel like a hot knife thru butter. Long gone.
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