new found love for the 10 gauge short

[charlie cleveland]

milt i see you have joined the long range gun group..these old tens are sure awsome..looks like you have a nice gun to start with youre rite these old guns dont kick much with 1 1/4 ounce or less they are quite pleasant to shoot...if you decide to reload it will cut down on the price of shells..as pete pointed out youre in the rite crouwd now.... charlie

[C.O.B.]

There's a nice Thomas Bland 10ga hammer gun with the Jones underlever on the web. I know the dealer and I'm not a big bore guy but if it was a 12 I'd have already bought it. Still thinking but reloading another guage isn't something I want to get involved with right now. Briley 12ga tubes might be an option.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

There's a nice Thomas Bland 10ga hammer gun with the Jones underlever on the web. I know the dealer and I'm not a big bore guy but if it was a 12 I'd have already bought it. Still thinking but reloading another guage isn't something I want to get involved with right now. Briley 12ga tubes might be an option.

I must be rather strange then I like the 10's , 16's and 28's the most . And would relegate the 12's and 20's to the lower shelf so to speak

[Bill Murphy]

Rich, 12 gauge Briley tubes are not available in the 10. Most of us use chamber inserts. which allow wad sealing in 10 gauge bores and probably in 9 gauge bores.

[Milton Starr]

I buy all my guns on layaway im quite young and don't have to much of a budget . The rem 1894 was 1100$ but 60 day layaway . gunsinternational has a hammer guild gun in perfect condition for 899$ but I decided to go with a
Edwinson C. Green sxs 10 ga serial # 34xx . Ive read Edwinson C. Green was a high grade shotgun maker and he actually sold a o/u patent to purdey . it was the same price as the guild gun but figured id go with something with a reputation behind it .
don't know if the link works http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=385710206

[Milton Starr]

Charlie I plan to reload after I get my next gun paid for . Was looking at the method that only required reloading with a nail and wooden dowel . I will probably keep to the 1 1/8 oz payload as I like it .

[Milton Starr]

oh yeah briley says they only do 20ga tubes in a 10ga . I asked about 28ga tubes they said they didn't have the aluminum to make those

[charlie cleveland]

get a pair of those skeeters gage reducers i think their 40 doolars on gunbroker..i just punch in 10 ga. and they come up..you can get them in the 10 to 12 and 10 to 20..they work well enough for the money... charlie

[Milton Starr]

Charlie gaugemate Is having a closeout sale on their gold gauge adapters 50$ pair . I would probably get them in 16 ga

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Milton Starr

Charlie gaugemate Is having a closeout sale on their gold gauge adapters 50$ pair . I would probably get them in 16 ga

Proceed with caution.

Gaugemate may be out of business. The 800 number listed for them is disconnected. Their contact us e-mail system is not working on their website. There are postings on their Facebook page by concerned customers who say they ordered before Christmas, and are complaining their credit cards being charged and no product delivered.

https://www.facebook.com/#!/GaugeMate


UPDATE. They have responded to an inquiry I made on their Facebook page.

"GaugeMate. Dear Pete, I apologize but we have been having trouble with our phone service provider. However, we are still in business in our new location, with new phone number 916-859-0882. Give us a call or email at info@gaugemate.com. Thanks!"