Let's see some pic's of your SxS's & O/U's

Oberndorf, thanks for breaking the awkward silence! And for your respected feedback. Was thinking, is this like baseball when the rookie hits his first major league home-run and the bench for a prank ignores him after running the bases? Or was it, my lord - that floral background is gaudy as hell. Not for all tastes I'm sure.
Did you pick out the rabbit running from the hound? The lighting in photo of the fox did not show his ears or bottom half of muzzle so it looks a little snipey.
Anyway, I'm extremely happy with it and thanks to the Dr. of Stockology for giving it a new chapter in life.
 
Very nice Arizaga. I have a soft spot for these Spanish guns. Like yours, I have an antique English gun that the stock had been repaired on with pins etc. sometime in the past and unknown to me, until the day it fell apart. It was in several pieces (putting it mildly) and broke completely in half. So off to Chris it went and he worked his magic. If not told it was very badly broken, one would have to look extremely close to know.
 
Londonshooter said:
Did you pick out the rabbit running from the hound? The lighting in photo of the fox did not show his ears or bottom half of muzzle so it looks a little snipey.
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I had not noticed the rabbit, I went back and took a closer look and there he was, very nice. Some real gems came out of Spain(older guns 60/70/80's), a gun with comparable workmanship today (Aya/Arrieta/Grulla or Pedro Arrizabalaga ) will cost a fortune.
 
Londonshooter I don't know how I missed the big reveal until now! Absolutely love it! I'd love to find one just like that. Hope it shot well for you on your reunion outing! Thanks for sharing a great piece with us
 
Thanks everyone. I've been playing around past month shooting singles clays with a black powder 12ga/.40cal cape gun that has to be north of 10 lbs. Shooting this little lady has lots more recoil but handling feels like switching from a 12 wt. fiberglass spey rod to a 4 wt. bamboo.
 
Hello,

I have not been active here for a couple of years (life got in the way). I'm back shooting and accumulating SXSs!

Just dug this out of a safe for a round of sporting clays and really enjoyed it.

We don't see many Lefevers here in Canada, I've owned 4 Lefever Arms Company (LACO) guns and handled less than half a dozen others, and have only seen 1 D M Lefever .

For those not framiliar with Lefever the story is epic, but the early LACO side locks are marvels of engineering, for example they employ adjustable hinge pin (never shoot it loose), adjustable sears, a unique and very aesthetically pleasing 'push-button" (invisible) forend latch and a safety that can be disabled without disassembly...

This pretty little one was made isn 1892 and is in wonderful shape, and fits me well. It's a 30" 12 gauge.

What really makes this one unique is that it is marked as a "G" grade but wears "F" grade engraving.....


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I look forward to your comments.

Thanks!

Mark
 
Mark Dube said:
Hello,

I have not been active here for a couple of years (life got in the way). I'm back shooting and accumulating SXSs!

Just dug this out of a safe for a round of sporting clays and really enjoyed it.

We don't see many Lefevers here in Canada, I've owned 4 Lefever Arms Company (LACO) guns and handled less than half a dozen others, and have only seen 1 D M Lefever .

For those not framiliar with Lefever the story is epic, but the early LACO side locks are marvels of engineering, for example they employ adjustable hinge pin (never shoot it loose), adjustable sears, a unique and very aesthetically pleasing 'push-button" (invisible) forend latch and a safety that can be disabled without disassembly...

This pretty little one was made isn 1892 and is in wonderful shape, and fits me well. It's a 30" 12 gauge.

What really makes this one unique is that it is marked as a "G" grade but wears "F" grade engraving.....


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IMG_1381_zpseh9wn32r.jpg


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I look forward to your comments.

Thanks!

Mark
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Very nice Mark!! Thanks for sharing.
 
Here are a few pictures of my custom fox that started as a 20 gauge Sterlingworth I bought from a fellow CGN'er 2 years ago. Chris Dawe at Stillwater did the wood and frame shaping and Lemieux Armorers did the engraving. It was a fun project and it shoots like a drean at 6 lb 2.5 oz.
 

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