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07-06-2014, 09:57 AM
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The ten gauge mag made for the 3 1/2 inch shell is very rare. There were probably less than 15 built. They weigh between 10 1/2 and 11 pounds and the barrels are straight at the breech end. I have seen several and the ones I saw were made by Remington. I have also heard of a few older 10's going back to Remington and being fitted with the 3 1/2 inch chamber barrels. The 12 gauge mags with a factory 2 7/8 inch chamber are also rare but I think there were a few more of them built than the 10 gauge.
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07-06-2014, 10:16 AM
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all that i know of by the name super ten was built by ithaca.it was just a little beefer than there former gun they made...true all the rest of the usa gun makers made guns that handled this then new factory loading of 1 5/8 ounce of shot but it was ithaca who made their super ten...even ithacas 3 1/2 inch 10 ga was not called a super ten... charlie
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07-06-2014, 11:20 AM
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Hunter Arms/L.C. Smith was long out of the 10-gauge business by the time the 1 5/8 ounce, high velocity, progressive burning powder, 2 7/8 inch, Super-Ten load came along. That said, I'm sure that there are plenty of old L.C. Smith 10-gauges that have digested their fair share of Super-Ten loads in the 88 years since the Super-Ten's 1926 introduction. I grew up hunting with a fellow who didn't hesitate to shoot them in a fairly light weight Syracuse built L.C. Smith 10-gauge.
In North America, only Ithaca Gun Co. and a very few Parker Bros. 10-gauges were built with the 2 7/8 inch Super-Ten load in mind. Ithaca Gun Co. last catalogued their NID Super-Ten gun in 1936 In 1932, the 3 1/2 inch Magnum-Ten was introduced by Ithaca Gun Co./Western Cartridge Co. And, in North America, only Ithaca Gun Co. and a very few Parker Bros. 10-gauges were built with the 3 1/2 inch Magnum-Ten load in mind. I'm sure I've seen more old Parker Bros. 10-gauges rebarreled to Magnum-Ten then started life in Meriden or Ilion as Magnum-Tens. |
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07-08-2014, 02:06 PM
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I've got one, it's a #3 frame gun that would have started life as a damascus gun then was sent back to Remington for a set of V grade magnum barrels and they are so marked. I've never seen (other than photos) a straight up original made Parker magnum 10 gauge but they are out there.
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07-08-2014, 11:02 PM
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I have a 10 gauge GHE with 36 inch steel barrels and chambers that are a little over 3". No records are available on the gun so not sure what it started life as.
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07-09-2014, 06:35 AM
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Phil, what serial number range?
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07-09-2014, 11:42 AM
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The S/N is 191349 on a 3 frame.. Gun weighs 10 1/2 lbs. Special Steel Barrels are marked with unstruck weight of 6.6
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