Ten Gauge Frame Size

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Rick, I would like to look at that gunbroker ad for the #4 frame without forend. Can you give us the item number?

Bill

Here is the link

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=461146940

[Carvel]

I have a #4 frame, 32in grade 3 top leaver hammer gun that I shoot now. It weighs 11 lbs and is very comfortable to shoot. Carvel

[charlie cleveland]

i bid on that gunbroker 4 frame gun..thought i had it up to the last hour..there was also a set of 3 frame barrels on ebay they said was a 12 ga but the weight was 6 lb 4 ounces so i bet they was 10 ga the serial no s on the barrels of ebay were only off by a little over a hundred on the gunbroker gun s frame the 4 frame barrels had a serial no of 16000 and something and the frame was serial no was 20000 something... there also was a good fore arm on a differant auction on ebay in fact the whole gun on ebay was there but took apart and in abnout 20 differant auctions..i bid on all thinking i could have made a 4 frame gun but it all went beyond my spending range by just a little....charlie

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

i bid on that gunbroker 4 frame gun..thought i had it up to the last hour..there was also a set of 3 frame barrels on ebay they said was a 12 ga but the weight was 6 lb 4 ounces so i bet they was 10 ga the serial no s on the barrels of ebay were only off by a little over a hundred on the gunbroker gun s frame the 4 frame barrels had a serial no of 16000 and something and the frame was serial no was 20000 something... there also was a good fore arm on a differant auction on ebay in fact the whole gun on ebay was there but took apart and in abnout 20 differant auctions..i bid on all thinking i could have made a 4 frame gun but it all went beyond my spending range by just a little....charlie

funny -Charlie - for the condition of the 4 frame, I waited to bid to the end and thought it was past what i was wiling to put into it

as for that eBay listing as well - the problem was, with the gun in so many parts- winning them all was unlikely

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

#4 frame top lever hammer guns with 32" barrels were the gun of choice for competitive shooters in the mid 1880s because they could easily be made to the eleven pound top limit of gun weight in the pigeon shooting community.

Well that's something I'd never heard before !

Never had heard of a weight limit in any of the shotgun games . That's intresting is there still a weight limit for live pigeon guns ?

[Bill Murphy]

Sorry for the slow response, Craig. No, there is no weight limit in present day flyer shoots.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Sorry for the slow response, Craig. No, there is no weight limit in present day flyer shoots.

Well if Sir Allgood issues me an invite this year I’ll give it a try . No hammer gun or 10 gauge I’m afraid but a SxS 12 none the less .