A "Little Gun" for me
 

I picked up a nice 16ga 0 frame Top action, serial #74922. It has 30" Laminated steel barrels choked .018" & .022", .665" bores. The gun weighs 6#11oz. The gun has a fishtail top lever, checkered grip cap and DHBP. The locks still have decent color(more than shown in the pics) and the screws are all in good shape.

Overall impressive condition for a 124 year old gun. I plan to shoot doves with it tomorrow!

For some reason I can't see the pic but it sounds like a winner. Where can you shoot doves in May?

I will try to re-post the pics. We can shoot Eurasian doves year round with no limit here in AZ.

Here are some pics of the gun

Very nice 16 hammer gun. Good luck on your dove hunt.

That is an exceptionally nice Grade 1. Very rare with the 30" barrels.






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That's a great gun. Have fun with the doves....

Dean if I may ask why is a grade 1 rare with 30 inch barrels? Were there more grade 2's w/30 inch tubes vs ones's? I have a grade 1 16 w/32 inch barrels so is that a rare gun as well. I know that hammer guns with 26 inch barrels are uncommon but thought anything from 28-30 was pretty normal.

TPS.

28 inch much larger number made. Have to pull TPS to see for sure but 30 & 32 not many.

Boats

More 30's than I thought

William

really nice hammer gun i m sure those long barrels will reach out and get those dove s...what loading are you shooting on these doves....charlie

I went shooting with the little gun today and I shot it like it was built for me. The gun performed flawlessly and I shot a bunch of doves with it using light 2 1/2", 7/8oz, 1170fps, #7 1/2 shot, loads.

A friend visiting from California brought a nice 1898 vintage, Lindner made, Charles Daly Diamond quality. (He took these pics)

William, how many 30", 16 ga. Grade 1's does TPS show?
Whatever the number I'll bet it is still rare.

I'm in Vt for turkeys with my grandson Cam, so I'm away from my TPS.






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Good luck to you and Cam.

I took a jake yesterday with a 6" beard. Cam enjoyed the experience sitting right beside me.





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The Parker is nice, but that Prussian gun is phenomenal!!!

Like the little hammer gun !

But the thing that catches my attention is that PILE of birds !

I want to get down there and get into those guys .

Is that Linder set up for a left-handed shooter ? (I ask because it appears as if the triggers are curved to the left. Most double trigger guns I see have trigger faces that curve to the right - if they curve at all.)

Yes, it is set up for a left hand shooter.

Nice...


Those are two fine guns !!!!