Lifter, 1875

[jeffery c]

This guns bores measured at Left — .754 with .023 choke and Right — .751 with .20 choke. The inside of the barrels are in amazingly good shape, shiny all the way.

The pictures show the stub twist pattern which is strong for most of the barrels length. As mentioned there is plenty of thickness at the end of the chamber and down the length. The gun weighs 8 pounds 5 ounces. The stock shaping works for me. I always feel there is a lot of risk on auction guns yet this is a case where it worked out to say the least.

Another question I’d appreciate help with: my brass gauge shows 2 9/16 plus chambers and the gun does have short forcing cones versus a step ledge. What do the chambers look like in similar era guns?