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25 ½” (650mm) Fixed Choke Barrel with a tight ¼ / loose ½ restriction and standard 2 ¾” (70mm) Chamber. Plain, none Ribbed with a Single Ramp Mounted Brass Front Bead. 14 ½” (370mm) Rounded Prince of Wales Gripped Stock finishing the gun at 45 ¼” (1148mm) Overall. Scales register a Solid 8 Lb 2 ¼ oz (3.692 Kg).
The Original Blued finish to Barrel, Action and Trigger Guard still Remarkably good. To my mind Excellent, given its age and other guns I have seen. Worse than this in under 66 days let alone years! Yes, a couple of the often found ‘slide’ marks on the barrel, forward of the for end. That from the Barrel Recoil System found on these guns.
The usual ‘Double Screw’ details as found on original older guns. Cross Action Safety positioned immediately rear of the Trigger Blade too. As such, EASILY operated from either shoulder. The Action also detailed with BROWNING and FN to the left side of the action too. As such a Belgian made gun. Matching and Still Original Branded Black Recoil pad. Said to be Pressed Buffalo Horn, this detailed with ‘FN Browning Automatic’.
NO, NOT Steel shot proof but WHY would you. Just use an acceptable alternative. I will never put steel through any of my own guns regardless. See further comments below.
As for these guns they are MASTERPIECES in Engineering. Given Browning designed this, the first EVER self-loading, semi-automatic shotgun that WORKED. They ARE seriously worthwhile taking a GOOD look at. Design and Quality of Workmanship in the action is second to none. Yes, older Breda examples are pretty close too but NOTHING else I have seen over many years.
These guns in this condition are getting SERIOUSLY RARE these days. Certainly, few and far between. I AM also beginning to get interest from Americans. Figure that out, IF you can! Seems marginal MADNESS there are not way more than enough still left over there but apparently not any longer.
THERE ARE more and more None 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 its 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:
https://www.hortonguns.com/?page_id=819
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!
Sadly Steve has now given up on the UK Gun Trade and left for the US. HOPEFULLY a major producer will adopt and cartridges will eventually travel back this way.
RING for an update and keep checking the web site.
