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12-30-2012, 02:55 PM | #13 | ||||||
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Larry - I shoot 7/8 oz. at about 6,500 psi in everything, and I did not notice any increase in the felt recoil. That may change with 3dram trap loads. the 2 3/4" chambers may make the difference, however.
Ed - Do you know the bores and chokes on your gun? |
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12-30-2012, 03:29 PM | #14 | ||||||
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Tight bores and sharp forcing cones definitely increase actual recoil. Felt recoil is a different issue. Most if not all European shotgun bores from that period up until just recently were always on the tight side. The Germans and the Italians were noted for tight bores. Kreighof was the first manufacturer to break tradition with their .740 bores. Back in the early 80's on the old PA. pigeon shooting circuit the old timers would say that a Kreighof would'nt kill a pigeon because of the overboring. They were wrong. Old traditions die hard. Relieving the forcing cones and overboring improve patterns and felt recoil.
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12-30-2012, 03:30 PM | #15 | ||||||
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i too shoot 7/8 ounce loads. rst to be exact.
gun is not choked. bores are .715 as well. interestingly minimum barrel wall thicknesses are .050. cant figure out how they could have made the gun so light and still have relatively stout barrels? |
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12-30-2012, 04:00 PM | #17 | ||||||
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That's a "good" one Ed.
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12-30-2012, 04:07 PM | #18 | ||||||
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Oh I got it. Thanks Dean, it was a "Good" one Ed. BTW... What happened to the leaf in your photo? Did'nt recognize the gun without it.
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12-31-2012, 10:02 AM | #19 | ||||||
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Light guns with thick barrels are quite the mystery. My ten gauge Sauer grouse gun weighs 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and has barrel walls in the high thirties as I recall.
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12-31-2012, 10:32 AM | #20 | ||||||
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Ed: I have a Linder Daly of very similar design but with side clips. It appears hardly every used to me. Very nice articulated triggers. You will find this one an excellent gun that will last generations. They are very nicely put together. Safari Outfitters often has these.
Trigg once bought a 26" 12ga European gun with very stout and heavy bbls. It was too front heavy. We both shot it at birds and he took it back and returned it. Might have been a Wesley Richards. It felt like swinging a fence post. |
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