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Unread 10-01-2023, 03:37 PM   #31
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I’m happy you enjoy shooting “ball” with your shotguns. I shoot shotguns with shot (plural). Many of my English doubles are stamped “Not for Ball”.
When I use “Ball” these .54’s are sufficient and effective. One is a 34-1/2” custom barrel. I’m certain rifled barrels are more accurate with “ball” than smooth bores. I too enjoy casting bullets and balls.
As long as you are having safe fun, shoot them shotguns.
I have a circa 1881 W&C Scott back action crystal indicator 10 gauge that’s marked not for ball on the under side of both barrels also had a WW Greener fluid steel 10 with the safety on the side that was also marked the same .
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Sourced a few accessories. My good friend David Boyles gifted me a Parker Bros powder measure, I reciprocated with my BGI measure. Capacity of 5 drams, must be for the huge 8 gauges. Ten gauge loading tools are certainly more scarce than 12’s. I have already used the James Dixon wad tool, it has internal petals to compress and center the wads. It works really well, much more efficient than using your thumb. It’s very long, you could load a 5” shell if there was such a thing. Perhaps the length is for stacking all the wads at once and compressing them in the hull at the same time.
When I was conditioning and buffing the old carriage case (again) I found the patent on the lock, “Mar. 69”.
I sourced a PB “Kelsey’s Patent” cartridge capper with most of the bronze finish remaining, it should be here pretty soon. Those were quite expensive back then, you could have purchased a decent hardware store shotgun with that much money. Pretty pricey today, though I did get a very fair price.
Jason is off to the Flat Tops Wilderness for his annual elk hunt. He left early this morning in the dark. He’s setting up camp four days early, catching fish is still a requirement.
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nice items and they are usefull.......... charlie
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Bruce, I've hunted the Flat Tops a few times. Sometimes elk, other times blue grouse. 10,000 feet + elevation.
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Bruce, I've hunted the Flat Tops a few times. Sometimes elk, other times blue grouse. 10,000 feet + elevation.
I was successful 3 years in a row. They make excellent table fare. I’ve pretty much hung it up but still thinking about going again for the early muzzle loading season. At 69 years of age the elevation is pretty hard to take, on top of the miles of rugged terrain.
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Bruce I don't know how to thank you for storing my future shotguns in your safes.
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Bruce I don't know how to thank you for storing my future shotguns in your safes.
Larry, the storage fees are modest and can be negotiated.
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Imagine how proud the first owner of this shotgun and case was when he received it. The pride of showing and using it among his friends.

I love these old guns.
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