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[Kensal Rise]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

In the past I shot up a couple boxes of the Remingtons in my grandfathers W&C Scott hammerless 10 gauge .

This is just my position on things, BUT... I would be VERY circumspect about shooting any of these loads in any old double, especially a W & C Scott that's 138 years old.

Why? Because the stock wood has dried out for well over a century and may not be able to withstand the recoil of these loads. And a split stock head is not something pleasant to deal with.

Still, it's your gun...

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by John Campbell

This is just my position on things, BUT... I would be VERY circumspect about shooting any of these loads in any old double, especially a W & C Scott that's 138 years old.

Why? Because the stock wood has dried out for well over a century and may not be able to withstand the recoil of these loads. And a split stock head is not something pleasant to deal with.

Still, it's your gun...

You’re most likely 100% correct and I don’t disagree with you . The Scott rarely is fired anymore as I have a dozen other 10’s . In all likelihood that Scott will go in the box with me when the time comes just hope it’s 30+ years down the road . It mostly now when rarely shot gets Ross Seyfrieds load using 30 grains of SR7625 pushing 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 ounce payload . To date I’ve taken deer , dove and geese with it using that basic load .