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Angel Cruz
06-15-2011, 04:09 PM
I finally received my 16 ga lifter. Besides having the bbls cut by 2 inches, the stock was also shorten. The LOP is now 13 inches even and the DAH is 3-1/2.
The chokes are no longer full, using my chipo gauge the chokes are cyl/Icyl.
There's some interesting numbers on the bbls and the letter M. I can't wait to hear what they're about.The bores are a little rough and she's missing some wood on the toe but she locks up tighter that a bank vault at midnight. For 131 years old I think she's a beauty!
One thing I would like to know. Why it cost 15.00 less two years later? It seems they did more work the second time they sold it.
Do you guys think she qualifies to be in the Parkers Found pages? Could these be the earliest documented factory cut bbls??

Dave Suponski
06-15-2011, 04:16 PM
God I love those half pistol grip guns! Congratulations Angel...Very nice. I would submit that info to Josh and see what he thinks.

Angel Cruz
06-15-2011, 04:23 PM
Thank you Dave, I will.

Dean Romig
06-15-2011, 05:06 PM
Congratulations Angel, on an exceptionally nice find! It looks to be in pretty doggone nice condition too! I wonder how close in ser no. yours is to Robin's 16 ga. lifter Grade 5...

Angel Cruz
06-15-2011, 05:13 PM
Thanks Dean. Robin's L5 is 155 something. Any idea what the M and the other numbers on the bbls might be?

Mark Landskov
06-15-2011, 05:36 PM
Wow! Really nice, Angel. It even has weight relief cuts in the receiver.

Angel Cruz
06-15-2011, 05:48 PM
Thanks Mark. I don't have a scale but she's not much over 6lbs. This thing is petite. The wrist is so thin it feels like it'll break just by looking at it.

charlie cleveland
06-15-2011, 06:52 PM
very nice gun...hope it gets a lot of birds for you... charlie

Angel Cruz
06-15-2011, 07:12 PM
Thanks Charlie, I can't wait for october.

Robin Lewis
06-15-2011, 09:00 PM
Great find Angel! Those little lifters are my favorite! Great looking little gun!

Bill Murphy
06-15-2011, 09:04 PM
Angel, what a great gun. Factory cut barrels. Round knob grip. Milled water tables. Wow! A beauty.

Angel Cruz
06-15-2011, 09:16 PM
Thanks Murph.I was lucky another person passed on it becouse of the cut bbls. I got it just because it's the only one I ever came across. I did'nt care the bbls were cut. It turned out to be better that expected.

Mark Landskov
06-15-2011, 09:27 PM
His loss, Angel! The cut barrels 'lettered'. That's cool

Angel Cruz
06-15-2011, 09:29 PM
Lucked out big time!!