Lefever DS 16
 

a well worn but solid field gun, made with 16 gauge barrels on a 20 gauge XX frame - which seems to be the norm for this model. If the serial number list is right its a late gun 1914/15

Wearing 28" barrels it tips the scales just under 6 1/2 pounds. The 2 5/8 drop seems to fit me well, we will see once I get it out for clays. The chokes are a little tight -.026 and .035 so I will have to see how much the RST spreaders will open them up for grouse and woodcock which is what I plan to use it for.

Rick, that is one nice looking gun, and if the spreaders work for you, one deadly grouse gun.

Good job getting the gun to show up that well on a white background.

thanks Brian, I modified the exposure compensation because I didn't want to take a strobe out in the snow yesterday, they are really not that weather sealed

I hope to get the right weather day to do that later

A DS 16 is a great gun, and that one looks in great shape. That XX frame was used on all their 16's. I have a DSE 20, yep, with ejectors, and 26" uncut barrels. It weighs 5 lbs 15 oz on my postage meter. Haven't shot it in years ,was a nice little grouse gun .
Yours in better shape than mine. Mine #65208

Looks like a great gun Rick. Happy for you.

A levitating shotgun? Very pretty ... and futuristic.

-Victor

I wondered when someone would say something

the trick is to throw it up level to the ground and use a really fast shutter speed :rotf::rotf::rotf:

I held it up in a backdrop stand with white string which could be removed in post where it did not blend into the snowy background.

i have a ds grade lefever its a 20 gauge with english stock 28 inch barrels...it is a nice gun i dont shoot it much but it will pattern on paper lots better than some of my 12 and 16 ga s...good tight chokes...these are good handeling guns...charlie

I shot clays with the "new" Lefever today- it seems to fit me well, and did a good job crushing the targets when i did my job.

next is a session at the pattern board with regular and spreader loads