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Unread 04-09-2020, 05:26 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Edward Hale View Post
Me too! There is not a lot of waterfowl in that area. They did have lots of outlaws and Indians! Interestingly on the same order, Mr. Kohler also ordered another 10 gauge gun with 36-inch twist barrels, The LOP was 14 1/4 inches, but it only weighed 10 1/2 lbs. He also ordered an extra set of barrel's for my gun, in 12 gauge 36 inch, which unfortunately I do not have.
Reminds me of the western movie appaloosa where one of the protagonist uses a long barreled 8 gauge .

10 1/2 lbs is still a meaty weight for a 10 ga , most of the ones I see from that time period seem to be in the 9.5lb range .

Perhaps he used it for rabbits instead of waterfowl ?
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