| Topic: Hunting with hardware store pumps? |
Lloyd3
Replies: 8
Views: 952
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 Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:56 am Subject: Hunting with hardware store pumps? |
Fourtown:
I hunted with a Ward's Westernfield (Browning) Model 30 in 20 gauge for several years.
http://i.imgur.com/457OTueh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/MfTRAPc.jpg
Well....to be fair, that Model 1 ... |
| Topic: Comparing Modern & Classic SXS 16 gauge Grouse Guns. |
Lloyd3
Replies: 8
Views: 335
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:57 pm Subject: Comparing Modern & Classic SXS 16 gauge Grouse Guns. |
| I run across guns that I simply don't need but that are so.....nice. To build them now (for the prices they are presently commanding) would be nearly impossible (the Damascus ones would be impossible) ... |
| Topic: Comparing Modern & Classic SXS 16 gauge Grouse Guns. |
Lloyd3
Replies: 8
Views: 335
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:44 am Subject: Comparing Modern & Classic SXS 16 gauge Grouse Guns. |
Old colonel2 has it about right. Comparing those two guns is a struggle. I wrote this last week, over on the doublegun site:
My "newest" British double is from 1905, my oldest perfectly-f ... |
| Topic: LC Smith serial number date question |
Lloyd3
Replies: 2
Views: 133
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:04 am Subject: LC Smith serial number date question |
You need to be a bit more clear here.
FWS preceding the numbers means from 1946 to 1950.
FW in a Smith's description by itself usually means "featherweight" w/two screws in the sidepla ... |
| Topic: Shotgun Boogie-16ga |
Lloyd3
Replies: 6
Views: 462
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:31 pm Subject: Shotgun Boogie-16ga |
| Nice. He's gonna come back when her daddy runs outta shells. |
| Topic: L. C. Smith question |
Lloyd3
Replies: 161
Views: 392382
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:59 am Subject: L. C. Smith question |
| In the FWIW column, I ran into a pre-1898 16-gauge F-Grade Elsie hammergun down in Colorado Springs last Wednesday (I go to Sheels and Bass Pro in C. Springs to buy my shotgun ammo anymore (no "g ... |
| Topic: L. C. Smith question |
Lloyd3
Replies: 161
Views: 392382
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:57 am Subject: L. C. Smith question |
| Dup. |
| Topic: L. C. Smith question |
Lloyd3
Replies: 161
Views: 392382
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:24 am Subject: L. C. Smith question |
http://i.imgur.com/f7peLWnh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/V7QbLSnh.jpg
Birds of a feather eh? Elsies everywhere here at the moment.
Whittington will be good fun. |
| Topic: One of the happiest birthdays of my life! |
Lloyd3
Replies: 33
Views: 2366
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:25 am Subject: One of the happiest birthdays of my life! |
Glad your gun got there Dave. I always worry (just a little) while a gun is in transit.
From your earlier post here, I would like to think that when my time comes, I too will walk in God's never-en ... |
| Topic: L. C. Smith question |
Lloyd3
Replies: 161
Views: 392382
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:54 am Subject: L. C. Smith question |
Making sense of these guns is a chore. This book helps...
http://i.imgur.com/oTAMq4Eh.jpg
The older guns are fairly easy (if you ignore hammer guns and the 3-barrel guns), as there just weren't ... |
| Topic: What happened to IMGR.com, are they out of business? |
Lloyd3
Replies: 15
Views: 817
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:46 am Subject: What happened to IMGR.com, are they out of business? |
| The knife is a nice touch. |
| Topic: Happy Easter |
Lloyd3
Replies: 3
Views: 219
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:03 am Subject: Happy Easter |
| A belated "Happy Easter" to everybody here. |
| Topic: L. C. Smith question |
Lloyd3
Replies: 161
Views: 392382
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:46 pm Subject: L. C. Smith question |
More old "Imager" LCSmith pix...
http://i.imgur.com/dgdpTqFh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/DQDDpzFh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/CSE5KZVh.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/74DruzJh.jpg
Quality 1 and Quality 2 gu ... |
| Topic: What happened to IMGR.com, are they out of business? |
Lloyd3
Replies: 15
Views: 817
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:26 am Subject: What happened to IMGR.com, are they out of business? |
| Yeah, they always seem to be dinking around with things. My substantial pile of images are somehow elsewhere this morning so...something is up there. Had to back completely out of it and sign back in ... |
| Topic: Was feeling left out-Model 12 |
Lloyd3
Replies: 5
Views: 579
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:36 pm Subject: Was feeling left out-Model 12 |
| When I think of all the money I coulda saved by just shooting an early M12 in 16 over the years.... |
