Description
C. W. ANDREWS LTD. LONDON 20G SIDE BY SIDE EJECTOR.
20G Side By Side Boxlock Ejector Shotgun from C. W. Andrews of London.
28” fixed choke barrels at a tight ¼ and ¾ restrictions. 2 ½” (65mm) English Game Chambers. All topped off with a Matt Finished Hand File Cut Concave rib out to a brass front sight bead.
The walls are in EXCELLENT condition with 50,000+ all over.
The Action has a superbly strong Cross Bolt Lock up and is finished with the makers name to each side. Fine Scroll Work Hand Engraving decoration with the base plate profusely done.
14 ¼” (363mm) pull Strong Straight Grained with some decent colour contrast along with a straight hand grip. Reasonably strong right hand which is somewhat surprising given the customer who brought it back is left handed. Overall the gun comes in at 44 1/8” (1120mm) and weighs in 5 Lbs 15 oz (2.7 Kg).
Given the barrels this IS a gun worth giving serious consideration to for a full and complete refurbishment. It is not often you find a London quality gun with metal work / walls in as pristine condition. Money put in to a gun like this is not going to be lost. All it will do is enhance the overall look, enjoyment in use and value. You SHOULD get every penny back and more. To my mind it is something I would put serious thought in to.
Alternatively there is NOTHING at all stopping the gun from being used and enjoyed exactly as it is now. A refurbishment could be at any point down the line once you feel its time or not.
As said, a customer requested I organized this gun from another dealer. He collected and used it for under 12 months before lock downs etc. Previously he had purchased a Joseph Lang 12g and part exchanged that against this. As things turn out he realized he much preferred the Lang so came back and did a deal on that. From memory he actually paid circa £1800 for this gun from a dealer in London. I never did agree it was worth that but it IS well worth this.
£1599.99
THE STEEL SHOT DEBACLE?
FIRST THING: Given lead is SO dangerous, can we ask about getting every lead water main replaced? After all, ANYONE with one of those still supplying water has zero choice. LETS PUT THAT QUESTION TO HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT.
That is every child’s grazed knee washed out with lead infested water (direct into their blood stream. Every glass of juice. Every cup of tea or coffee, Vegetables washed and cooked in the stuff. ALL that DELICIOUS Gravy. Cloths washed in it. Then we bath in the sodding lead infested stuff!
HOW DO THEY DEFEND THIS FACT?
THEN THERE ARE more and more Non-Toxic Shot alternatives being produced. WITH near matching performances to traditional lead and close to, if not matching pressures. Take a look at Horton Gunmakers for their own entry into this debacle of modern-day shooting. IF it’s so lethally deadly to shooters and game eaters, how is it every old lead water main supply pipe is not getting ripped out and replaced? To my mind it’s a DISGRACE that the shooting industry did not simply ask that one simple question. NO, they saw an excuse to charge a fortune and that mainly to the detriment of the quarry. Just my opinion …..for what its worth?
Anyway, take a look for yourself:
NOW, to TRY and help speed up availability I WILL also suggest that YOU pass on details to everyone you know who shoots. Then ALL of us start to ask whoever we buy from why they are not DEMANDING cartridges made in this material? Basically VOTE with your WALLET.
YES, it will take a little time for everything to filter through but patience IS a virtue. It also allows everyone who wants to keep hold of their ‘old favourite’ for the rest of their lives. Even pass it on to the next generation and hopefully beyond!
On that note I AM looking into the possibility of stocking some direct from Steve at Hortons. RING for an update and keep checking the web site.
