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Original 12g Double Trigger, Box Lock, None-Ejector Shotgun by Westley Richards. SO WHAT? Have a day’s shooting where you’re not scrabbling about in the undergrowth / on the floor, looking for spent cartridges! Even at clays. Simply fire, open the gun, pick the used cases out of the chambers and put them into a pocket or the bin. Load and go again, regardless of what type of shooting you are doing.
As things are, I have a customer with two over and under guns I have just converted to none-ejectors. If I did more shotgun shooting, I would probably do the same to my own guns.
To my mind they ARE a 100% waste of time and effort. Possibly useful IF you are doing seriously heavy driven game days. Even then its more about ‘greed’ than GOOD shooting.
30″ (760mm) Fixed Choke Barrels at ¼ and Full Choke Restrictions. 2 3/4″ (70mm) Chambers. Stock pull is a long 14 3/4″ (375mm) so could easily suit quite a tall frame. Overall, the gun measures to 46 3/4″ (1187mm) and tips the scales at only 6 Lb 11 ½ oz (3.051 Kg). Automatic Tang Safety fitted too.
Concave Sight Rib correctly Engraved with Westley Richards & Co. London. The makers name also detailed to each side of the now plane action. The original Colour Case Hardening finish now only showing to the underside of the for-end iron. The Base Plate and Trigger Guard are both still decently blacked.
A Strong Straight Grained, Straight Hand Stock with only a few Very light blemishes. Considering its age, it’s still VERY Good. The same goes for the barrels. Unused oval to the butt too. The For-end finished with a Buffalo Horn Tip. There is also slight side to side movement on the barrels to the action face. It is minimal and more to do with the central cross bolt locking bar being marginally narrow. Not excessive wear. There are still decades of normal shooting left to do with this gun.
NO, it’s not one of their Hand Detachable Drop Lock options. Neither is it remotely close to the money they sell for. It IS a 100% Genuine Westley Richard though, regardless.
THEN 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!
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.
