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Thanks, Dean. That's a good looking clay buster.
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04-02-2023, 02:05 PM | #4 | ||||||
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I didn'y own it for long...
It was the 2004 PGCA Raffle gun and I won it... The first time I fired it was at trap at my club. I broke 24/25 and missed the last bird so I bought another round... I broke 24/25, missing the last bird for the second time... It wasn't the "arrow" it was the "Indian" who missed... Trap is a mind game!! .
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04-02-2023, 09:50 PM | #5 | ||||||
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I have a SSBP and trigger guard off a a BH trap gun made in 1898. Curiosity made me send in for a letter on it. It lettered as being ordered with a raised Monte Carlo stock.
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04-03-2023, 08:03 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Garry I looked at 3 letters on guns with a trap comb and all 3 mention the grip and the "trap modified forend" but nothing on the actual comb. Dang the luck !
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04-03-2023, 08:37 AM | #7 | ||||||
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Thanks for checking, Randy. Can I assume that each gun had a larger than typical comb? And can you share the dates of these guns?
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04-03-2023, 08:48 AM | #8 | ||||||
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Yes, all had trap combs. Wider throughout the entire length of the comb and more rounded at the flute. The BHE has a much thicker than normal wrist as well. See the following for DOM info....
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04-03-2023, 09:02 AM | #9 | ||||||
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Randy… not to be picky but none of those three letters address a trap comb, just a “trap modified fore-end”. Do you have any other info on those guns that talk about the combs?
I have seen letters that specifically reference a “trap comb”. .
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04-03-2023, 09:02 AM | #10 | ||||||
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Thanks for the additional information! I also notice the term "ball grip" from one of those guns. After reading a thread with lots of comments on various grip terminology, I wonder if that terminology changed over time, and the same kind of evolution of terms happened with comb specifications.
I hope more folks with research letter information will contribute to this thread.
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