Amas "ego" eibar

[PlaidSon]

My brother and I were given several firearms that semi-survived a long haul in a damp barn. We cleaned up this 10ga hoping to someday fire it. I wish I had photos of it before we cleaned it. I Unable to find marks I was weary about using 3.5inch shells until I had it measured...

Until today...

out of it's semi monthly oil sponge bath came enlightenment. Anyone know what any of this means? I read the (10-89) is 10ga 89mm.

 

[hunter5425]

89mm is 3.5" (divide mm by 25.4 to get inches) . I think a gun like that would kick like a mule when fired.

 

[TheCoachZed]

I have one of those, but engraved a bit. It's a heavy heavy gun.

 

[catnthehatt]

89mm is 3.5" (divide mm by 25.4 to get inches) . I think a gun like that would kick like a mule when fired.

or just check a tape measure with both metric and standard ( may math skills suck!)
But yeah, 3.5" and hang on!
Cat

 

[PlaidSon]

I'm a machinist by trade, I go back and forth between metric and standard so often it makes my head spin, or maybe that's the rotating machinery. Anyway, I digress, any thoughts on steel shot? I read some Spanish guns were made of too soft of steel.

This one is proofed in '74 as far as I can tell.

 

[catnthehatt]

many of them were , and the choke may also be too tight for steel as well as the forcing cone.
If it were me, and Ii only wanted to occasionally shoot ducks and geese with it, I would hand load some Bismuth, Nice shot or ITX for it.
You can do it with a minimum of tools.
You need a scale, two punches- one for decapping the primers and one for setting them , and a cordless drill with a roll crimp bit.
That's all, plus the hulls, wads, primers and shot.
Oh! And powder!!
Cat