turkey gun and loads

[Tenth Legion]

Hey Dean, the gun pictured, an 1882 top lever with Laminated steel barrels, was in 1889 and choked "close" right barrel, cylinder in left. I'm the proud caretaker of Mike Franzen "Space Age" underlifter which patterns well at 35 yards, hoping to work up a load that will shoot 40+ making it my field artillery weapon��

[Tenth Legion]

Should read "rebarrelled in 1891 due to burst, choked RH close, LH cylinder". This is according to the Parker Gun letter. Purchase price $55.00 in 1882, new Twist barrels $27.50 in 1891. It now sports laminated barrels and has seen many campaigns.....so something else may have happened. One can drop an entire choke gauge into the right barrel so it may be "close". Still has wicked pattern at 30 yards. Left barrel loves nickel 7s but is rarely employed as after the smoke clears from the right barrel the fate of the quarry has been sealed