Remington Whitmore
 

I had to bring this home today. I knew just enough about these to be dangerous. It is a Remington Whitmore 10 Gauge with 30” twist barrels with 2 ¾” chambers. I believe it is the 1873 model, since the hammers go to halfcock when the action is open(non-rebounding locks). I also think it is a Grade 2 given the twist barrels. They sure used a nice piece of wood for the stock. Based on the serial# I am guessing this was made in 1874 or 1875.

Overall, it seems to be in good condition. The action is tight and I like this different type of lifter action. The barrels have some pitting, but they are shootable. LOP is 14”, which is good for me. I am going to load up some black powder shells tonight and try it on some sporting clays tomorrow.

Jay, the Whittemore is a masterpiece in machining and design. I had (past tense, regrettably) a very high grade 12.
Wait till you measure the chokes. You'll be shocked to see they are double tapered and about 12" long.

Thanks Edgar that made my day...especially since this wasn't a planned purchase and I still have some Christmas shopping to do. I was also excited, because I believed this was the first model of Remington's "lifter" action. I agree it is impressive mechanically. I am looking forward to shooting it.

So why would the forearm wood be stamped 10____? What is that? Not gauge since it is only four letters?

Jay, did you find that at Kane’s?

Edgar, I did find it locally, but not at Kanes. Their inventory has been lacking lately(unfortunately). Though I still check out what they have every 6 months or so. It's only 10 minutes from my house.

Jerry, I assumed that was an abbreviation for Gauge, but I don't really know. It looks like 10 GOGE

After reading this I went and checked mine and yep... just like Edgar described. A slight taper begins 12" from the muzzle then parallels for a few inches and then a nice long gradual taper to a full choke at the muzzle. Never patterned it but now it's got me interested in doing so.

Jay, I was planning on bringing my 1873 to the New Year's shoot. It's a 12 gauge grade 4 with Laminated steel barrels.

A great example!

Frank I will bring this to the New Year's shoot as well. I don't have a way to measure the chokes/bore diameter. It will be nice to see another one, especially a higher grade. I am looking forward to it!

Do not know where the 1894 fits in this but it has some things in the frame similar to yours. I was planning on shooting it 1/1 also, will bring it along.