Description
CHARLES OSBORNE & Co. LONDON. 12G SIDE BY SIDE HAMMER SHOTGUN.
12g Side by Side Top Lever Opening Hammer Shotgun from Charles Osborne & Co of London.
30” (762mm) fixed choke barrels. These can be taken at a tight ¼ and ¾ or a slack ½ and Full and are stamped for BP as well as Nitro to 1 1/8 oz load. Chambers will be standard English Game at the traditional 2 ½” (65mm). Barrel walls are also excellent. Generally 40,000 plus the minimum found is still 37 so more than enough for many years of good shooting still.
The lighter than might be expected colour to the stock could be a Maple Walnut. At a pull of 14 5/8” (372mm) it has some Really Nice figure with still well defined chequering. The snap on forend is nicely finished with an ornate inlayed horn (?) tip. The gun was originally finished with Colour Case Hardening as this is still in place to the top of the forend iron, below the barrels. Unfortunately that has all now gone to the Round Bodied Action, replaced with honest patination. The flats are stamped Made in England. The gun finishes at an overall length of 46 7/8” (1190mm) and a weight of 6 Lbs 15 oz (3.14 Kg).
£699.99
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. APPARENTLY 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, TRY and help speed up availability. I WILL suggest that YOU pass on details to everyone you know who shoots. Then 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.
