Got a new (to me) shotgun today.

[redneck_billcollector]

I got me a new, to me, ultimate woodcock gun today. An L.C. Smith Field Grade 16 Bore with 26 inch barrels, double beads, auto ejector choked I.C. and Mod.. It was manufactured in 1940 (according to the numbers) and is in great condition. Lets see y'all's timber doodle guns.

 

[Bigga Trust]

525 Citori 20G

 

[JustUs4All]

I like that one too.

 

[Donal]

Redneck does your have the three position safety?

 

[redneck_billcollector]

Redneck does your have the three position safety?

No, it is a double trigger.

 

[doublebarrel]

Westley Richards 16gauge that weighs 6 lbs,AH Fox 20 gauge 5 lbs 4 ounces. BB

 

[Big7]

16 is a gauge, not a bore.?
That's a good looking shotgun.

I bought a lil' Cricket .22 and a Taurus G3 Friday.

Called Saturday and ordered a new Tri- Star G2. 12ga 3" Mag. Waiting like a kid for it. Be about a week.?

 

[redneck_billcollector]

I know it is a gauge, I sometimes use the term bore, especially after I have been bidding on British Shotguns, they refer to them as 16 bore, or 12 bore etc..etc.. more often than not. Been bidding on a couple of English shotguns when I wrote that. https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/guns/12-bore-vs-16-bore-shotguns-80276

 

[GLS]

Bore, n. Shotgun enthusiast's synonym for "gauge" ; everybody else's synonym for "shotgun enthusiast." - Ed Zern
Gil

 

[GLS]

Here are the guns I've used over the last few seasons:
Darne 20 ga (1960)
Manufrance Ideal 16 ga. (1935)

Beretta 412 20 ga. single-shot (1954)

1930's 16 ga. Brun-Latrige

1963 M37 16 ga.

1905 E&G Higham 16 ga.

1877-1887 Thomas Turner Lightweight 12 ga.http://s106.photobucket.com/user/ph...1/IMG_20150130_154027108_zpsymfiuyav.jpg.html

 

[GLS]

Here's the Turner



C.G. Bonehill 16 ga.

 

[Mexican Squealer]

Good stuff, well except for post #7...know it all strikes again. Some beautiful guns.

 

[redneck_billcollector]

Here are the guns I've used over the last few seasons:
Darne 20 ga (1960)
Manufrance Ideal 16 ga. (1935)

Beretta 412 20 ga. single-shot (1954)

1930's 16 ga. Brun-Latrige

1963 M37 16 ga.

1905 E&G Higham 16 ga.

1877-1887 Thomas Turner Lightweight 12 ga.

Beautiful guns.

 

[redneck_billcollector]

Bore, n. Shotgun enthusiast's synonym for "gauge" ; everybody else's synonym for "shotgun enthusiast." - Ed Zern
Gil

I love the quote....and a rather accurate definition at that.

 

[hunterofopportunity]

I love those old s x s guns, sold two L.C. Smiths, 16 and 12 ga. last year. I have a prewar French made St. Etienne 16 ga that weighs in about 5.5 lbs. and is fun to shoot and quick to point.

 

[GLS]

My above Brun-Latrige, Darne and Manufrance were all made in St. Etienne and are lightweight game guns weighing between 5 3/4 and 5 7/8 lbs. each. French guns aren't as common as those made in the UK at Birmingham or London, but IMO, every bit as well made and are bargains in comparison to British (Scottish, too) and those made in the USA. French guns show up more often in former French colonies as do the Brit guns in their former colonies. Guns made in Belgium are often looked down on by shotgun "bores" and the lower grades are often designated as JABC--Just Another Belgium Clunker. However, Liege is Belgium's gun center and made and still makes some fine shotguns equal to the other European centers of gun manufacturing grade for grade. LeBeau-Courally, Francotte and FN come to mind and there are others. Many "continental" shotguns were brought back to the US in duffel bags by GI's on their return home. Of course the Germans, Italian and Spanish also make worthy guns equal to the best made by other gunmakers.
Poland was not a major player in gun manufacture and export, but there are a few gunmakers from Poland that made excellent double guns. Gil

 

[Big Tom]

Old Parker Brothers. Gh and Dh.