Anxiously Awaiting....

Roundsworth · 02-25-2013, 04:35 PM

....my new 1903 vintage 'H' Grade Lefever! It should be here Wednesday. I always regret selling my two 'G' Grades and had to snap this one up. The barrels are at 28-1/2", which would indicate a bit of removal. We will see how they look, muzzle-wise. Cheers!

Jack Kuzepski · 02-25-2013, 05:21 PM

That is a very nice H grade, still lots of color, stock finish and twist. If the chokes are a little more open it just makes hittin' a bit easier at close range. Is it a 12 gauge?

Jack Kuzepski

Roundsworth · 02-25-2013, 07:39 PM

It is a 12, Jack. Overall, it looks somewhat unmolested. The wood appears to be proud and the screw heads look unbuggered. I was very impressed with the internal workings of my 1896 and 1903 'G' Grades, which is one of the reasons I wanted another Lefever. The sears are suspended in the receiver, so, the cocking indicators are the only parts on the sideplates. Extractors and little to no engraving are two qualities I admire in a double, so this gun is just the ticket. It has the same safety set-up and adjustable ball joint as the higher grades, too.

Roundsworth · 02-25-2013, 07:42 PM

A few more photos.

chris dawe · 02-25-2013, 10:52 PM

Lefevers are a wonderful addiction ,I picked one up a while ago with a busted buttstock and I'm in the process of a restock(between paying job's )..the barrel's on mine are 30" Damascus with a min wall thickness of around 70 thou,the heaviest barrel's I've ever seen

OH Osthaus · 02-25-2013, 11:07 PM

wow Chris - what does the gun weigh?

chris dawe · 02-26-2013, 07:25 AM

Not sure exactly , I'll weigh them when I get a chance...but in a word ,HEAVY!,the gun came with sling swivels attached and my first instinct was to remove them,but as time wore on I realized this will never be an all day carry type gun ,it's more of a over your shoulder and walk to the blind gun.

The unfortunate thing about this project was that the original forestock was in great shape but a very dark piece of walnut,so the butt will have to be stained to match and that's something I hate to do on a piece of wood with any figure ,as you always seem to loose a little something in the process

BRDHNTR · 02-26-2013, 07:50 AM

Chris, isn't there a way to bleach out the forearm a bit?

Jim DiSpagno · 02-26-2013, 08:13 AM

Edgar, did you check your emails?

chris dawe · 02-26-2013, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by allen newell

Chris, isn't there a way to bleach out the forearm a bit?

Hi Allen ,and yes there is and I have...it's a tad lighter now that it was done,but the butt still had to be stained.