I was noodling over some classic upland literature this evening, and….
It may be of interest to competitors in the Fox Upland Gun Championship that the 6 lbs. 13 oz. max gun weight, whatever the official calculation for the rule was, accords exactly with the upper limit of these venerable specs. :
“…and many an enthusiastic grouse hunter, who finds a twelve too much of a load late on an October day, will get along very well with a gun weighing six and a half or six and three quarters." -- William Harnden Foster, NEW ENGLAND GROUSE SHOOTING, page 96.
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