It appears that Dave Noreen's 34" Fox guns are the only ones that show any kind of consistancy in mid bead placement showing that Fox measured from the muzzle and may not have used the shooter's physical characteristics in determining where the bead should be placed.... and I don't know if that proves anything.
I don't know if we can draw any conclusions from this exercise and I have never heard of any printed material that discusses the mid bead placement and certainly all those people involved in manufacturing these old guns are long gone. Maybe if someone were to contact a modern manufacturer of double shotguns (Tony Galazan for example) we might get a better understanding.
Hmmm, Just read Kevin's post... that changes everything.
Dave, I'm guessing the tag goes with the gun being auctioned today?
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