Remington 1894 AE 10 gauge

[J.B. Books]

I went bottom feeding again and caught a big one . A Remington 1894 10ga, built in 1905, 30" full and fuller, 9 lbs with ejectors and good dimensions; 1 3/4" x 2 1/2" by 14 1/8". Barrels are free of dents and shiny with no pitting.

Barrel lug stamp is 26 and 45 which I think means 326 and 345 out 511 pellets (1 1/4 ounce 8) for about 65% and 68%.

Forend wood and the trigger guard look like it pushed down a few fences. Bead was pushed down bending the rib a little. Ejectors are in time, kick strong but if I use a fired hull that is sticking in the chamber just slightly the ejectors won't fire. With snap caps and new hulls it sends you chasing after them. I could understand if they fired and the hull stuck but not firing has me and one gunsmith stumped.

I guess I will try to find a better piece of forend wood if I can or get this repaired if possible. Put a taller bead on it and go shoot stuff.