Let's see some pic's of your SxS's & O/U's
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That level of craftsmanship is still available today but now as then you have to have the $ to pay for it.
Every couple years i try to replicate this photo with the current collection. It's getting harder and harder to fit them all on the table! Because the photo (in my mind) is of my vintage break action guns, it includes my single barrel J & W Tolley and my 1953 Browning Superposed 20 ga solid rib. So there are a couple exceptions to the "SxS" mandate of the thread. I hope you'll forgive me.
This year, because it's hard to get them all in one place at the same time, there are a few guns missing. What is not there is my 12 ga Sauer sidelock, my 16 ga Husqvarna 310AS, my 16 ga Simson, my 16 ga Greifelt and my 20 ga Philly Fox SW.
Take a crack at identifying them.
This year, because it's hard to get them all in one place at the same time, there are a few guns missing. What is not there is my 12 ga Sauer sidelock, my 16 ga Husqvarna 310AS, my 16 ga Simson, my 16 ga Greifelt and my 20 ga Philly Fox SW.
Take a crack at identifying them.
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At five pounds even the Tolley is pretty nice to hunt with. Long 29” barrel, open choked 12 gauge. Not a traditional ruffed grouse gun but a lovely one nonetheless.
WOW FRIGGEN ZERS !!! Man...that's quite crowd gathered at your table CB !
How in gawwwds name do you ever decide which one you're gonna shoot...lol
Sometimes it take me a whole evening to decide 12 ga or 20 ga for the next day's shoot....lmfao
Beautiful man...absolutely Beautiful !
How in gawwwds name do you ever decide which one you're gonna shoot...lol
Sometimes it take me a whole evening to decide 12 ga or 20 ga for the next day's shoot....lmfao
Beautiful man...absolutely Beautiful !
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Every couple years i try to replicate this photo with the current collection. It's getting harder and harder to fit them all on the table! Because the photo (in my mind) is of my vintage break action guns, it includes my single barrel J & W Tolley and my 1953 Browning Superposed 20 ga solid rib. So there are a couple exceptions to the "SxS" mandate of the thread. I hope you'll forgive me.
This year, because it's hard to get them all in one place at the same time, there are a few guns missing. What is not there is my 12 ga Sauer sidelock, my 16 ga Husqvarna 310AS, my 16 ga Simson, my 16 ga Greifelt and my 20 ga Philly Fox SW.
Take a crack at identifying them.
I'd never get to my hunting spot on time. I'd spend all my time deciding which to take. Lol Beautiful collection.
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While in Calgary yesterday having a repair done to my boat at Bass Pro my wife and I had the good fortune to meet up with Cowtown Bill and his wife. We had a real nice visit. The plan was to join them at Silver Willow for a round of Sporting Clays but mother nature had other ideas with high winds, rain and 6C temps so instead we met for coffee and had a good chat. Of course talk focused mainly on shooting and our love of classic firearms. Bill was kind enough to bring along a set of bore gauges to mic the barrels of my NID4E and sadly as I suspected the original owner of the NID cut the barrels from 30" to 28" and left the gun chokeless. With all the modifications he had done to it over the years any collector value is pretty much gone but I have a real
nice shooter to enjoy so I'm thinking I'll send the 28" set to Briley and have a set of thin wall chokes installed so I can at least choke the gun to reach out beyond 20 yds. Micing the 24" set proved they were as ordered from the factory in their original configuration of cylinder bored chokes. Bill examined the both sets of barrels closely and remarked a couple times both sets were pristine condition. I sure appreciate someone with his knowledge looking over the gun. I am very much looking forward to our next meeting. Hopefully mother nature will be more co-operative so we can do more than just gab over a cup of coffee.
nice shooter to enjoy so I'm thinking I'll send the 28" set to Briley and have a set of thin wall chokes installed so I can at least choke the gun to reach out beyond 20 yds. Micing the 24" set proved they were as ordered from the factory in their original configuration of cylinder bored chokes. Bill examined the both sets of barrels closely and remarked a couple times both sets were pristine condition. I sure appreciate someone with his knowledge looking over the gun. I am very much looking forward to our next meeting. Hopefully mother nature will be more co-operative so we can do more than just gab over a cup of coffee.
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It was good to see you and Debbie again, Frank. Chris did a beautiful job restoring your Ithaca. The case colouring, re-blueing, and of course his custom stock are all first class. I agree that it makes sense to send the 28" barrels to Briley for their custom chokes.
Next time we will bust some clay targets.
Not the best pictures, but here is my pair of Westly Richards 12's, the top is a newly acquired boxlock ejectorfrom 1889, originally 2 1/2" chamber relieved to 2 3/4", 30" barrels chocked IC /lghtmod.
The bottom one is my main bird gun of many years, an 1887 made gun also 2 1/2" reamed to 2 3/4" and the barrels were cut at one time to 26" so cyl/cyl
I have been shooting it with a set of Briely Sidekicks this winter.
Can't wait to get out and shoot that box lock!
Cat
The bottom one is my main bird gun of many years, an 1887 made gun also 2 1/2" reamed to 2 3/4" and the barrels were cut at one time to 26" so cyl/cyl
I have been shooting it with a set of Briely Sidekicks this winter.
Can't wait to get out and shoot that box lock!
Cat
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Very nice Cat!
Hopefully try it out on some ducks and geese this fall.
I bought it primarily as a range gun to spell off my hammer double!
Cat
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Here's an unusual English hammer gun by 'William Griffiths Late J W Edge' (as inscribed on the rib) of Manchester. It has 29" Damascus barrels, fine walnut, weighs 6 lbs, 6 oz, and is likely of late 1860's to early 1870's vintage.
The non-rebounding locks feature an interesting design that retracts the strikers from the breech face as the hammers are drawn to halfcock. To accomplish this, there is a small lug on each striker that fits into a groove on the inside face of each hammer (see photo).
Thank you to Claudio Opacak for his superb restoration work on this fine old gun.
The non-rebounding locks feature an interesting design that retracts the strikers from the breech face as the hammers are drawn to halfcock. To accomplish this, there is a small lug on each striker that fits into a groove on the inside face of each hammer (see photo).
Thank you to Claudio Opacak for his superb restoration work on this fine old gun.
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