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Mills Morrison 12-17-2013 09:08 AM

This is the DH 10 Brian Dudley helped me restore. It was a total wreck and now looks like a work of art. All new wood, original barrels refinished by Dale and two new sets of barrels, both twist, 12 gauge and 10 gauge. On a 3 frame, so now I have a 3 frame 12 gauge. Just awesome all around. Stay tuned for photos.

Mills Morrison 12-17-2013 10:28 AM

Yesterday was a good day. In addition to the DH 10 arriving, Julia's VH 16 gauge arrived too, so we had new guns raining on us. Will get up photos of both.

Rick Losey 12-17-2013 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison (Post 123386)
This is the DH 10 Brian Dudley helped me restore. It was a total wreck and now looks like a work of art. All new wood, original barrels refinished by Dale and two new sets of barrels, both twist, 12 gauge and 10 gauge. On a 3 frame, so now I have a 3 frame 12 gauge. Just awesome all around. Stay tuned for photos.

can't wait to see it - i picked up shorter open barrels for the 2 frame ten (came with 32"), i would love to add 12's to the set

Mills Morrison 12-17-2013 02:48 PM

These do not do the project justice, but here are some preliminary before/after photos

Before
http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/...psb0aaf384.jpg

http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/...ps48069659.jpg

After

http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/...psfdba40e3.jpg

http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/...psfbc680ee.jpg

http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/...psd9c30883.jpg

charlie cleveland 12-17-2013 07:22 PM

mighty nice gun..i love to see these old guns brought back to a shooting shape and making thempurty again.. now we wana here how many ducks that 3 frame 12 got.... charlie

Daryl Corona 12-17-2013 07:25 PM

Thanks Mills, very nice.

Mills Morrison 12-17-2013 07:37 PM

Thanks for the comments. It has not shot any ducks, yet, but I only got it back yesterday. It will get a turn at ducks soon enough. Probably clays this weekend too.

Mills Morrison 12-17-2013 07:50 PM

Back to the original intent of this thread, Dale Edmonds did a fantastic job. They were even worse than they appear here in the before pictures. I thought they were headed for the scrap heap. Fortunately, there was enough wall thickness and now they look great. I just sent him another set of barrels and recommend him to anyone. I will add that Brian Dudley did most of the work restoring this gun from repairing the parts to replacing the wood and he sent these barrels to Dale. I recommend Brian and Dale

wayne goerres 12-18-2013 07:49 PM

The 10 looks great mills. Who recolored the frame.

Mills Morrison 12-18-2013 07:57 PM

Brian just kind of cleaned it up. I kind of like it


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