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Re: New to me twicebarrel....
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2012, 05:56:22 AM »
Quote from: Timothy on April 15, 2012, 08:39:46 PM
C'mon boys!

Who says one of our own can buy a $50,000.00 shotgun?

You can find them for $25K or $200K....just sayin'...

 ;)I'm not into it that deeply, It MAY be worth 15 - 17K one day after spending 4K or so with the Merrington on it.....should he ever decide to quit malingering in hospital  >:(

It needs to have the ribs relayed and some minor 'tweaking' - and it's borderline 'out of proof' ....but overall in pretty decent shape for an 1888 gun.  Shoots fine as is for now.....I'm enjoying it !

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Re: New to me twicebarrel....
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2012, 08:14:46 AM »
Can it handle modern shot shells?
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Re: New to me twicebarrel....
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2012, 10:05:07 PM »
Quote from: Timothy on April 16, 2012, 08:14:46 AM
Can it handle modern shot shells?

It has 2 1/2" chambers, so I'm restricting it to Winchester Feaherlights, Light Trap would probably be OK too. The barrel wall thicknesses are about .025" at 9" from breech face. Steel (not damascus) barrels.

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Re: New to me twicebarrel....
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2012, 12:59:37 PM »
Bic,DO NOT fire ANY 2&3/4 inch shells in that gun ,doing so could cause an over pressure that will destroy a fine shotgun and at the very least make for some very painful injuries. You can get the proper shell for it from Ballistic Products as well as other vendors.
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Re: New to me twicebarrel....
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2012, 03:29:07 PM »
The arguements of that 2 3/4"  in 2 1/2" chambers have been argued long and hard over many years, and as long as we understand that all 2 3/4" cartridges are not the same - and understanding those differences - no harm will occur. I recommend doing ones own research and talking to those who work on double barreled English guns and making ones own appropriate decision.

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Re: New to me twicebarrel....
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Re: New to me twicebarrel....
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2012, 05:39:28 PM »
Bic, the length of the shotgun shells are measured open not loaded,which means that there is a 1/4 inch of the shell mouth in the forcing cone area, it is the restriction there that causes the high pressure,I will stick to my original post in that It is not a good idea to shoot ammo that the gun is not chambered for, bad things could happen. I would hate to hear that you damaged a fine gun or worse injured yourself shooting improper ammo.
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"If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim." - Jeff Cooper
Pericles--"Freedom is only for those who have the guts to defend it".

The problem with society today is that not enough of us drink wine from our enemies skulls”.

It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze.

Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars!!!
-Sheriff Jim Wilson
"When tyranny becomes law rebellion becomes duty" Thomas Jefferson
Es gibt keine Notwendigkeit zu befürchten, Underdog hier ist.
Great nations rise and fall. The people go from bondage to spiritual truth, to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence back again to bondage. Where are we now??????

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Re: New to me twicebarrel....
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2012, 05:42:31 PM »
You can find the correct ammo here...

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/Lead/products/463/
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"If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim." - Jeff Cooper
Pericles--"Freedom is only for those who have the guts to defend it".

The problem with society today is that not enough of us drink wine from our enemies skulls”.

It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze.

Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars!!!
-Sheriff Jim Wilson
"When tyranny becomes law rebellion becomes duty" Thomas Jefferson
Es gibt keine Notwendigkeit zu befürchten, Underdog hier ist.
Great nations rise and fall. The people go from bondage to spiritual truth, to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence back again to bondage. Where are we now??????

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Re: New to me twicebarrel....
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2012, 08:36:44 PM »
I appreciate your concern Majer, thanks.

Here's a link to a Looooong thread on the subject

http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=35050&page=1

 - basically it all depends on pressure, and AA Featherlights & Lite Trap will be fine in my gun.

MP

Edit: Here's another if you can stand it, gives me a headache ::)
http://notssmbbs.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19748
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Re: New to me twicebarrel....
« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2012, 09:36:30 AM »
Sweet looking double.
You can always get some brass shells and load up some BP loads.
They feel, sound and look good going off.

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