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The Browned Barrels measure 29 5/8” (753mm). Chokes irrelevant as its NOT being fired. Stock offers up a 14 3/8” (365mm) pull bringing in an Overall length of 46 ¼” (1175mm). The gun weighs in at 7 ½ Lbs dead (3.403 Kg).
Both Hammers finished with a Deep Blue (almost going Yellow) Heat Treatment. Beautifully Contrasting against the Bright Finished, Hand Engraved Scroll Work Locks. Bolstered Action Shoulders with the Tang, Lever and Trigger Guard all matching etc. Even the Metal Butt Plate Wrapping over and let flush into the top has Matching Engraving.
The Stock is Very Well Patterned and WAY past ‘Bonny enough’. A Strong Tight Straight Grain with some Heavy Cross Pattern Highlights. Still in place and unused a matching silver finished flush escutcheon. Ready for initials or crest etc.
This IS an ABSOLUTE CRACKER of a gun. In reality, a MASSIVE shame it is no longer readily usable. The REAL ‘GEM’ hidden until you open the action. Do that and find its ‘SECRET’!
EXCEPTIONAL Gun Smithing Workmanship. The bulk of shotguns have ‘flats’ to the action and barrel bottoms where the two ‘marry’ when closed. Getting this to as near perfect fit as is needed is a highly skilled job itself. ANYONE who understands even the basics of barrel fitting knows this only too well.
How about the level of SKILL and Workmanship required to do that level of matching symmetry for a curve?!
THAT is what you get with this gun. The barrels joined together and finished off with a Convex base to the chambers. Accordingly, the Action also made with a perfectly matching Concave bed.
I DARE say there will be very few capable of such work today!
I SUSPECT designed and made like this to drop the recoil point to a matching lower position in the shoulder. ANYONE with any REAL / ACCURATE information PLEASE do share. Happy to stand corrected / add it to the listing.
For a ‘Big-Bore’ (if correct) this could have proven extremely beneficial for each and every shot fired.
I AM just guessing at that detail. However, I cannot REALLY understand why else so much skill, time and effort would be committed if not.
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.
