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Unread 06-12-2017, 01:13 PM   #11
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Wow, a 2 gun set, that would keep me up at night wondering what happened to the other gun, and how was it configured as to barrel length, chokes, etc.
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Unread 06-12-2017, 03:44 PM   #12
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Charlie at Hill Rod and Gun in Bozeman imports a lot of English guns that are half of a now split pair. For whatever reason it seems common that paired guns get split up.
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Great looking gun. If it shoots as well as it looks you will be in good shape. After the article a couple of months ago on the 2 inch 12 bore in the Shooting Sportsman, I gathered that It was a light gun for walkup shooting like we do in the U.S. Why not a 2 1/2 16 bore or 2 1/2 20 bore.The loads of shot about the same. Does the 2 inch 12 pattern better than the 2 1/2 16 or 20. 16s seems to weight more,but 2 1/2 20's are found in 5 1/4 to 6 lb. range. I shoot 16 2 1/2 inch alot bird hunting and love it.
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I used the 2 inch 12 in a Stephan Grant hammer gun on a Quail hunt last January and loved them. This fall a Purdey light game gun will go to the Grouse coverts loaded with RST 2 inch paper shells. I can hardly wait for fall

Daniel I shoot all 2 1/2 inch shells in 12,16,& 20 using either 3/4oz or 7/8 max. The whole idea behind the 2 inch 12 was a light effective game gun in a 12 bore. The Purdey weighs under 6lbs but so does a H&H and a Charles Boswell which are both 20's and chambered for 2 3/4 inch shells.
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The 2" 12gauge was developed to support a very lightweight 12. They became very popular in the 1930s. See this information posted by Diggory Hadoke (aka smallbore) in the thread. https://www.internetgunclub.com/arch...hp?topicid=417

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I have shot about 2 boxes so far 3/4 oz and 7/8 oz both my reloads. No problems with hitting or recoil. I just got some RST 15/16 oz and Gamebore 7/8oz loads and will see what they look like on my clubs pattern plate. I will say that a 5 1/2 lbs 12 bore feels more controllable to me than a 5 1/2 lbs 28GA .I guess because it's more of a handful. Can't wait till woodcock and grouse season to open.
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I tip my hat to Kensal Rise for his attempt at a fair remark. I saw no need for an apology. The civility in this forum is commendable. It is a Parker trait: American and to be trusted.
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I guess I was ahead of my time when I started cutting paper hulls down to 2-1/4" and loading very light loads to shoot in a VH12 when I was 14yrs old! In the summer I'd stalk the wily sparrows that hung out along the edges of the 40acre woodlot on our farm.
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