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Shooting Sportsman magazine is running a feature about L.C. Smith this current issue.

Rev Drew's head is beginning to swell, and we need a carpenter to widen all his doorways.

AND beautifyin' the cover of the 27th Edition Blue Book of Gun Values

For once in my life I might be leading the parade, rather than walking behind it cleaning up after the elephants Rolling Eyes

And doncha think the engraving on this Quality No. 7 Syracuse gun is a bit Germanic? Better get yourself one before they're all gone Wink

BTW Peter: I reorganized the gun room a bit just yesterday Very Happy

Member Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 3438 Location: Illinois

rev is that the centerpiece of your gun room Very Happy

Hey Drew,

Looks real nice. How about some close-ups of that gun? And weight also?

1906 16g (DUH!) 2E 28" 6 1/2 # French walnut well used but absolutely factory original except lengthening the chambers and opening the chokes to .002 and .010 for low gun skeet and KS quail, oh and an ivory front bead Cool

A right pretty gun, Rev!

Member Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 989 Location: Las Vegas

Rev: Sweet gun! What kind of low pressure loads do you feed that old gal?

Matt

Thanks guys Very Happy

I only use 7/8 oz low pressure loads from RST and William Larkin Moore (loaded for them here in Phoenix) BUT Dr 16g and Dave M both traded me a bunch of 7/8 oz and 3/4 oz handloads for some pheasant and target loads Cool

And I only owe them the empties back.
I've had the 30" 00E 16 and 30" 00 12 both glasbedded, so I'm comfortable with any 1 oz 16 or 1 1/8 oz 12 factory load.

Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Posts: 370 Location: Amarillo, Texas

Carpenter hell - I am thinking lumberjack with a chainsaw.

Beatiful Elsies all.

Best,

Mike

I shouldn't legitimize that sort of reprobate malicious persecutory defamation Razz

BUT the answer is, the head of the stock is not oil soaked and has no cracks, and I'll never shoot anything but light loads, so I thought I'd leave the stock the way Hunter Arms made her.

Member Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 972 Location: Keller,TX

Revdoc, my brother, I have always been a fan of deep relief engraving. Those old favorites show the Germanic influence of old world craftsman. Joe Fugger was a particular favorite of mine as far as engravers, as well as the Ullrichs.

Here you go brother- 1886 Syracuse Quality No. 5 Shocked

PGG's being awful reticent all of a sudden Wink

(thuuddd-that means "habitually disinclined to speak" Rolling Eyes

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TJC- do ya think that first pup on the R lockplate is a GSP? Very Happy

Sorry dude,

I've just been in awe...

Damn fine gun!! Can I say "damn" to a minister? Now I understand why you like those heavy, stock-cracking, American guns! Nicer than any other American gun I've ever seen. (Don't you Ithaca, Parker, Winchester, and Fox guys get all in a tizzy!!)