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Unread 02-19-2016, 04:39 PM   #1
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My local gun emporium has a Lefever Arms Co., F-Grade, 8-gauge, serial number 12784 with 28-inch Damascus barrels and a grip safety a bit different then the grip safety shown on page 147 of Robert Elliot's book.











The muzzles look nicely crowned and finished under their decades of patina. Don't appear cut at all. While no one around here has an 8-gauge bore micrometer, I used the 10-gauge spade on mine. While it rattled around in the bore, at about two inches back from the muzzles it began to get purchase, so I'd estimate the chokes are 3 1/2 to 4 inches long.

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thoughts and comments?????

wow and WOW

not sure how much detail you can get from the Lefever collector's group

what are the bores like and for curiosity what do they ask for a grouse gun like that?
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BUY IT!!!!!!
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Dave, I sent you a PM. if an email would be better, wilmrph@verizon.net
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A 28" 8 gauge?? What a great find.
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If you'd like to own one yourself, go to the upcoming Julia's auction and bid on the LeFever C-Grade in 8 gauge.






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If you's like to own one yourself, go to the upcoming Julia's auction and bid on the LeFever C-Grade in 8 gauge.......
That C-Grade has some serious forearm issues!!
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wish i had found this gun...not many lefever 8 ga built....buy the gun if it is with in your reach....charlie
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Dave, what does the barrel wall thickness profile look like for the last 6" toward the muzzle? This should give some idea of existing choke.

That gun should have a grip safety on the fore end too, just to insure that the shooter has a really good grip on both ends before touching off that sky sweeper.
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I like this !

http://jamesdjulia.com/item/2432-391/


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