Nice.
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Well finally it has fur filled it's purpose.
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After the redye.
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Nitro
It is but i have not taken chamber casts yet, not sure if brass or paper,
Will begin reloading adventures when the gun is finally imported.
Nitro
Front is redyed strip on bottom is original faded green pretty good match.
Nitro
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And the inside.
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Nitro
Before
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After
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Ballistics in Scotland
I have seen a coiled brass 2 1/2" shell but am unsure of the date.
But since it is 2 1/2" and coiled brass not drawn brass it is probably period correct.
That is why I...
Tex
Unfortunately not for sure, probably ball in coiled brass. 1868 is the Greener patent date for the strikers, (Patent #800) they are not common so I would date the gun the same year as the...
The dealer is filing for an export permit as we speak, as it was on license.
The US allows Tax free import without importers license for guns made before 1898 "Antiques"
And since 2,5" round ball...
45workhorse, thanks for the offer I may have to take you up on that offer !:drinks:
Thanks guys, There was a lot of nice stuff at several dealers, could have spent A LOT of money.
Regards Nitro
Strikers are "self acting" a little horn on the hammers retract them by the pins when you cock the gun, it was a way to cure stuck strikers due to soft primers being pierced.
Diggory Hadock wrote...
According to Graham Greener, spherical ball 3 drams of black, the proof house does not check regulation, they load 30% above max spec and hit each barrel twice, if the gun survives it gets stamped....
Hello the crew.
I figured to put this here as it is a Bore rifle of 12 Bore.
Well it looks like I own a WW Greener 12 Bore rifle.
I was at the Game Fair in London over the weekend, and a WW...
Ok now the bad news.
I have been tranfered to another location within the company.
Assignment 3 to 5 years.
Could not take any toys with me.
Sorry guys cannot provide any photos or measurements...
looks they have more in stock
IIRC i paid $389.00
Nitro
CDNN had smooth and rifled versions thought I got one of the last rifled ones.
Looks like 1:24 twist or something similar need to check.
Regulation is a big question
Lanber was Spanish the went...
100% Factory gun
Just as I bought it
I did pull the plastic butt plate and put on a slip on decelerator pad
I have 9 types of 3" sabot ammo to try
I also have RB and Turbo's slugs to try
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It is no different than an Remingtom 870 or Mossberg 500 with rifled barrel
in fact in Some States shotguns are required for deer hunting and must shoot a single projectile
rifled or smooth bore...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |