New (to me) Remington B Grade 10 gauge

[Bill Kekatos]

My first 10 gauge, a Remington 1894, grade B, 10 gauge SS#117301is finally home.
The barrels are in excellent condition and the bottom of the lug is marked 68 and 34. I now there is number of devoted short 10-gauge shooters in this forum. I would appreciate any information, comments or advise you can offer me for the gun and shooting a short 10-gauge.
Thank you in advance, Bill K

[William Davis]

Most of what I know about loading short Tens came off the short 10 sticky top of the reloading page. It's the best reference out there.

William

[B. Dudley]

That Remington is in great shape!

[Bill Anderson]

Bill,

The 68 & 34 (you would add a "3" to the front of each number when only stamped with two digits) on the barrel lug is the pellet count for each barrel showing per cent of shot in a 30" circle at 40 yards, as it left the factory. With many Remington SxSs you will see a three digit number on the barrel lug.

Bill

[Bill Murphy]

What a great gun, and very scarce in B Grade and ten gauge. Now you need to invest in Semmer's Remington shotgun book.

[wayne goerres]

Remington hull 1 1/4 oz shot sp10 wad and 19 gr red dot. Dos'nt get any better than that. Nice gun.

[charlie cleveland]

you have found a really nice gun...are the barrels fluid steel or damascus really dont matter you have a fine gun...pete lesters loads will help you a bunch and the load wayne gave you is a super good load for squirls or about any thing and really nice on the shoulder and wood...charlie

[Bill Kekatos]

They are Damascus barrels.

[Researcher]

Looks like the typical Three-Blade Damascus found of B-/BE-Grades. The B-Grade being the entry-level "made to order" Remington Hammerless Double, they are sometimes found with other Damascus patterns, like this early BE-Grade with Chain J barrels --

[Mills]

That is a good looking gun