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Unread 10-24-2013, 09:00 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by David Macaleer View Post
Putting tubes in a vintage sxs makes me cringe but as Craig & Todd point out, if the barrels are already cut the damage is done. And as J.A. says, make sure you have enough wall thickness. When I see a gun available that has tubes added I generally run in other direction. My one Parker, two Elsies and few Foxes are all unmolested and will stay that way as long as I have them! Need different chokes? A built in excuse to buy another gun!!
I kinda gave up on the screw in thing after my gunsmith buddy advised me that damascus barrels are not very receptive to boring and threading .

And that kinda jogged my memory that I happen to have an old LC Smith Field Grade with sleaved barrels done by none other then Westley Richards . They're 26" but handle very nicely . Just gonna have to see how they do with 0 Buck at 25 and 40 yards .

Also have the Sterlingworth IC/M I got early in the summer and an Ithaca Minier I picked up two days ago !
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