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Thread: Double Barrel 12ga suggestions?

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    Hmmm I wonder why it needs exposed hammers? After all the hammerless gun was perfected in the late 1800's which is still of course in the cowpokes heyday.

    Of course here in the UK one would just go and buy an original hammer gun and forget about screw in chokes. Plenty of them still about in excellent condition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hang Fire View Post
    This is the result with 18 3/4” barrels, is heavy, but has nice piece of walnut and shoots good.
    I bought one of these new with 20" bbls. I bought it already 'gunsmith' tuned for cowboy competition (bigggggggggggggggggggg mistake). After a trip to a shotgun smith to have the sears re-cut, new springs, etc it shoots ok, but the left Bbl fails to fire (ftf) occasionally. Sort of OK with Federal ammo, but still one in ten to twenty ftf. I then pulled it down and noticed that one of the hammer assemblies was faulty and does not reliably strike the firing pin thngo. Repairing that is one of my priorities when I get home. I will also replace the trigger assemblies right way around. Part of the 'tune up' involved reversing the triggers for speed wortk, but when you own ten different shotguns with double triggers, it is of dubious value. I don't have to think about the standard set up, but I do with this set up.

    When this one is going ok, I will be finally set up properly for Classic Cowboy
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
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