Description
HAENEL 12G SIDE BY SIDE ‘PIGEON GRADE’ SHOTGUN.
SUPERBLY made and TOP QUALITY Side by Side 12g from Heanel in Suhl, Germany. A Box Lock Ejector with approx. 27 ½” (70cm exactly) barrels both at FULL choke. A GREAT choice for long birds throwing a tight pattern to provide more ‘knock down’ performance at greater range.
2 ¾” chambers with a tapering (11 to 7mm) Concave Matt finished, machined rib. Details to the barrels show ‘SPECIAL GEVEHR’ Four circles, similar to the Olympics symbol / rings and ‘LAUF. STAHAL S.G.1. A triple locking bite, including the cross action bolt makes this action IMMENSELY strong too. With built in cocking indicators along with the ‘Clipped’ action face the build quality oozes from this gun. Even the internal components from trigger blades through to hammers are even individually numbered to match the gun. THAT is something normally reserved for the ‘Best of the Best’ Bespoke, Hand Made Shotguns. Those guns from the Very Best Gun makers anywhere in the world!
The additional feature of the Scalloped action just ‘crowns’ things. The stock is a Straight, relatively plain but strong grained Walnut. Pull length measuring in at 14 ½”. The original Case Hardening Colour is still present to a large degree. Overall the gun simply cannot have done that much shooting. As seen, this is also set up in the more usual ‘European’ format with sling points attached / provided to the barrels and stock. Perhaps a little unusual is no raised cheek piece so often present on these guns.
Personally, I seriously ‘rate’ guns like. They FAR EXCEED anything available at several times the price for build quality, finish and style. It offers the VERY BEST of the Gun Makers Art for a fraction of what they should command. There is no real comparison even against a high end ‘London’ Boxlock and they do not turn up very often either!
£999.99
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.
