| Bill Murphy |
05-31-2011 10:50 AM |
Pete, the original order only gives the requested weight which was 8-8 to 8-10. It shipped at 8-13. It was not a long barrel waterfowl gun, just a 28", real heavy, bird gun. It has fairly open chokes and it is difficult to miss a skeet bird with it. It is a true special order with specified stock dimensions, "Number 1 Butt", figured wood, 2 1/2 frame (#3), light trigger pulls, and 200 patterns in both barrels. 200 would be 50% with an ounce of #8 at 40 yards, a light improved cylinder. I think that the 30" target at 40 yards had been used at that time. The gun has about as many special order features as 99% of V Grades. The gun was sent to Wisconsin, apparently a grouse gun for a big guy. The unstruck barrel weight is 4-13, a real heavy set of 28" barrels. Somehow the gun made it to Greenville, North Carolina where I found it. It is still in its original configuration with good barrels, bore, and original dogs head #1 butt. It is almost completely devoid of original finish, a white, unblemished gun. It is solid as a rock, lever position about used up, and handles about as well as any bird gun I've ever handled, as long as I don't have to carry it far.
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