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Arrived today. Over 24" from muzzle to point of ignition, 1.35" bore, it's a shotgun
http://www.robinhewitt.net/german.jpg
Made by some German Count to put on the walls of his schloss c1830.
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I should complain - they've not sent you the stock, fore-end, trigger and lock!Originally Posted by robinghewitt
Arrived today. Over 24" from muzzle to point of ignition, 1.35" bore, it's a shotgun
http://www.robinhewitt.net/german.jpg
Made by some German Count to put on the walls of his schloss c1830.
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That looks like one hell of a beast.
Clays or feather?
"Improvise, adapt and overcome."
I can count to potato.
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Clays would be fun, but I'd either need and anti-aircraft mount or zap a trap full in one goClays or feather?
I shoot and I vote
is it in proof?
“If a cricketer, for instance, suddenly decided to go into a school and batter a lot of people to death with a cricket bat, which he could do very easily, I mean, are you going to ban cricket bats?” :- Prince Philip said after Dunblane
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Extremely unlikely... fortunately there is no requirement to have an antique gun in proof if you only want to shoot it
I shoot and I vote
But most clubs insist on guns being in proof if you want to fire it on a range.
Of course being m/l shotgun you can use solid shot.
“If a cricketer, for instance, suddenly decided to go into a school and batter a lot of people to death with a cricket bat, which he could do very easily, I mean, are you going to ban cricket bats?” :- Prince Philip said after Dunblane
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Not the clubs I belong to
Re-enacting would want it in proof though
Being a shotgun I can use it anywhere reasonable with the land owner's permission. For ball I could shoot it at Bisley who are H/O approved and have no MKE/bore limitation for BP only guns on most of their ranges.
Have to be a lead ball though, iron is a bit too risky without collosal windage.
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
Why do you want to shoot an historic piece? You can get modern repros that are safe to fire, and you won't be damaging a piece of history in the process.
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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Had to read that bit twice
Yes but apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, what did you think of the performance?
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