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09-21-2021, 12:26 AM | #53 | ||||||
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I love bidding at auction but I did not bid this time. The prices realized on the shotguns of interest seemed to be above market value. Of course, one could argue that those prices establish market value. Either way, I wasn’t buying. I’ll wait and enjoy what I have.
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09-21-2021, 05:57 AM | #54 | |||||||
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09-21-2021, 03:41 PM | #55 | ||||||
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Garry,
I was going to bid on the 4-bore Dickson, but figured you would out bid me. Ken |
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09-21-2021, 08:10 PM | #56 | ||||||
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Ken, I could not carry that Dickson, much less shoot it. I did pick up a nice MacNaughton 28 bore. An interesting little gun with chokes tighter than I’ve ever encountered on a 28. I’ll bet it would fit down the barrel of that big 4 bore.
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09-21-2021, 08:18 PM | #57 | ||||||
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Yeah, an 8 gauge is as big as I go.
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09-22-2021, 09:51 AM | #58 | ||||||
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Garry,
I always wonder how those 28 ga MacNaughton's handle with the 24" barrels. The story behind them still isn't clear. Ken |
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09-22-2021, 11:42 AM | #59 | |||||||
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Ken, I checked with J-P Daescheler to see if there were any records on the gun. Unfortunately no, but he did send me an article he wrote about "The Edinburgh." Quite interesting and informative -- things I'd never known about the 50-ish 28 bores that were made (mine is number 147 apparently). The stock dimensions are great, with a long LOP and high dimensions. I thought it would make a great woodcock gun, but the chokes are .038-.040. I've not fired it yet, and I'm sure that the goofy lever safety will take some time to get used to, but the gun is unique, that's for sure. I can send you the article if you are interested. Garry
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