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Unread 02-05-2026, 08:51 AM   #1
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This has been my go to sporting clays gun for years. It's a GHE two barrel set with 28 inch vent rib barrels. One set is skeet/skeet the other M/F. Both sets of barrel have there own BTF. The gun came from Alex Kerr's in Beverly Hills.
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Another is this LeFever Optimus with 28 inch barrels choked M/F. These are the only two pictures I have of this one.
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Moving right along but with no pictures other than on my phone and I have no clue how to move them to the laptop.

In no specific order as to a favorite as I like them all

Purdey two barrel set 29 inch IC/F and 28 inch IC/M
Grade 3 top lever hammer gun with 30 inch barrels. This is out for a new stock
GH "Sales mans Sample" there are three types of Damascus in the barrels
Stephan Grant Matched pair 30 inch SKT/SKT. The only pair of 16's by Stephan
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Stephan Grant side lever hammer gun 30 ich barrels IC/M
J. Venebles and Son hammer gun with a Jones under lever
CHE with 30 inch barrels M/F
GHE with 32 inch vent rib barrels F/F

I think thats it but yes I like the 16's
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My favorite 16ga happens to be Merkel O/U made in 1926. It has 29 3/16" barrels, weight of 6" 7" and handles as good as any gun I have ever shot. I bought it thur the old Gun List in the mid 1980s. It was a 2 barrel set at one time as the front trigger is a set trigger, it also has very good engraving of birds and big game.
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Nice guns Rich!
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I knew I was forgetting one a straight grip Fox Sterlingworth
Another one is a C.S. Rosson this is a straight grip with 26 inch barrels. It has a unique opening system in that there is what looks like a big safety that you push up to open the gun.
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This one speaks to me.
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Default This one speaks to me.

16 1937 26 inch.
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Cheap 16 ga LC Smith Ideal 30"
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Default Cheap 16 ga LC Smith Ideal 30"

Here's a good buy on a 30" LC Smith Ideal grade with ejectors.
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Don't recall the grade (maybe a 0 or grade 1 ) 28 inch barrels


Randy that 32 inch hammer gun is very familiar even though the perfectly wonderful straight grip stock has been replaced

Most of my gun pictures are on my phone and I have no idea how to move them
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