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Member Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 1545 Location: Michigan

Tony, I don't have any info to share, except that I'd like to have one.
I missed out on a 14 gauge Parker about a year ago. Still kicking myself for that one. Wink

Member Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 885 Location: Wisconsin

Saw your post on doublegun and was going to tell you I'll join. Have a Belgian Guild SxS probably from the 20s-30s era. Very trim and light and a delight to carry. I use it for woodcock, but will probably quit. Reason being hunting creek bottoms and should probably use non toxic shot. May try to develope a bismuth load with brass cases. But it is a great bunny gun and I have lotsa shells. Picked 2 cases (250) of 5s for 41 bucks a case delivered last year. Had 6s and 8s on hand. Have been planning on stopping over at MEC one of these days and see if they will make a set of dies, They're only about 70 miles from where I live. Anyway, I'll join your 24 society

Wow...a 24 g...sounds like it would be one heck of a lotta fun! I've never seen one. I did see a 32 g once on a trip to Europe...sweet looking and handling little gun.

But...since I am not a reloader, a 16 is about as outside the mainstream of 20s and 12s as I get.

Have fun and send a pic when you can! I am sure many of us would like to see your 24!

OSL

Member Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 2349 Location: West MI

Hello, I'm new to this forum but I can tell I'm in good company. Being a waterfoul and small game hunter I enjoy things that are "off the beaten path". I hunt with 10ga, 16ga and 24ga. Reload all of my rounds. As far as the 24ga is concerned most of my components come from BP and they did publish a recipe a few years ago that included a 1oz load. I roll crimp every thing and with the help of a spin doctor tool (home made) I get plenty of reloads out of the hulls. For the roll crimp I use a Mec Super Sizer mounted in a variable speed bench top drill press with Precision Reloading spin tools (they work better than the BP ones) the 28ga Mec super sizer die works perfect for resizing and holding the 24ga hull with no modification. For the loading I use a 600jr with a universal charge bar this set up allows me to deprime, reprime, meter the guts and seat the wad then the shells get resized as they are being rolled in the press. I too modify the wad to a bastard version of a brush wad and it works great. The gun I use is an Italian O/U its light and nimble for birdies and bunnies. But the 24ga for me is a fun diversion once in a while. My main upland machine is a Browning Upland Special 16ga 24" SK/SK, that one will have to be pryed from my cold fingers some day. Theres my 2 cents worth, hope it helps, take care, Mike

Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 107 Location: N.W. Iowa

Saw it in passing and thought of this thread.

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=8309151