A Bit of a Poll

[Casey]

Feed, feed, feed the addiction. Perhaps one of our musically inclined brethren could whip up a tune for us.

[Craig Larter]

Fox, Parker, LC Smith. In the Fox family, Super Foxes, XE's and early style C's. In the Parker family 12ga damascus pre-1906 ( before Fox) #2 or #3 frame 30" waterfowl type guns.
In the Elsie family 10 bore 30" guns.

[wayne goerres]

Even thow I like my parkers and foxes theres just something about those English doubles.

[C.O.B.]

I must agree Wayne. Last year at Hausmanns I bought a lovely boxlock 20 ga Charles Boswell. It has 28 inch damascuss barrels, ejectors, straight grip and weigh just a tad over 5lbs. It's a little lighter than a H&H 20 w/26 inch bbls also purchased at Hausmanns the year befor.

[Dean Romig]

Parkers, preferably in the smaller gauges and straight grips with composite barrels. Small bore straight grip pre-war Francotte's ring my chimes too... as do straight grip Foxes, David Mckay Browns. Oh, and double triggers on all please.

[Milton Starr]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

I never said when my next gun would be certainly not right now. I have a deal I'm working on work wise that if it goes through my funding goals will be set then I can start pondering another gun.

Sounds about like me .
I just finished looking at my tax returns so when that comes back i found a nice 10 ga remington i want to get my hands on hope to have a respectable collection in 2 year time

[wayne goerres]

English guns seem to way slightly less than their American counter parts when all things are equal such as barrel lenth, over all lenth and guage. at least all mine do.

[Milton Starr]

Originally Posted by wayne goerres

English guns seem to way slightly less than their American counter parts when all things are equal such as barrel lenth, over all lenth and guage. at least all mine do.

Wayne my C.G Bonehill weighs 10 lbs 2 oz its a 10 bore of course 32" Damascus . My next double will be either a rem 1894 or a Belgium guild gun .
Weight though hasn't never been a factor when I buy a gun then again im a young person .

[wayne goerres]

A little extra weight dosnt hurt when it comes to recoil. My scott barely tips the scale at 9 lbs and has extra full and extra full chokes. I shoot light loads (1oz) and you still have no problem telling that you pulled the triggers.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by wayne goerres

English guns seem to way slightly less than their American counter parts when all things are equal such as barrel lenth, over all lenth and guage. at least all mine do.

with my three 10 bores

one English - an ounce or two over ten pounds - 32"

two Parkers (both #2 frames) nine and just shy of nine and a half - 30 and 32"


I expect it will vary a pound or two for any 10 bore guns on either side of the pond

this may be true for 12's - the British love light 12's