Drillings

[starmac]

These have never been my cup of tea, but I always thought they were sweet guns.
http://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/showthread.php/131759-Drillings-for-sale

[JeffinNZ]

I often have thought a 12g/.30/30 would be a prefect gun.

[Shooter]

There is a good book on Amazon for not much money.
Drillings are neat, but there can be many pitfalls. =$$$$$

[x101airborne]

If they are firing, I would gladly own them. 16 gauge with a 8x57 is one heck of a stalking rifle. One barrel of #6's, one barrel of #4 buck and a good 250 grain solid at 1800 fps is my idea of an all around weapon.

[wgr]

If they are firing, I would gladly own them. 16 gauge with a 8x57 is one heck of a stalking rifle. One barrel of #6's, one barrel of #4 buck and a good 250 grain solid at 1800 fps is my idea of an all around weapon. my dad had one in 16x16x8x57. don,t know were it went

[starmac]

I have only personally known one guy that owned one, and like I said they are not my thing, but for some reason I had always thought they were pretty expensive, at least worth more than those two.

[x101airborne]

I am a horrible person. I did think about registering that site just to buy them.
Im a turd, aren't I?

[MT Chambers]

To me, that price seems on the LOW side.

[starmac]

I am a horrible person. I did think about registering that site just to buy them.
Im a turd, aren't I?

LOL This site is referred to on that site pretty often when someone is looking for info on cast.

[gifford]

Years ago, I found a drilling that was 20 ga 20 ga with 25/35 Win for the rifle bbl. price was more than fair but had to pass it up for the usual reason, lack of disposal (firearm-type) income at the time. I always thought that would be about perfect for my type of hunting, if it had been 30/30 it would have been my dream/grail gun.

[starmac]

I have never actually picked one up, but it seems like they would be pretty heavy to carry all day.

[Shooter]

I have never actually picked one up, but it seems like they would be pretty heavy to carry all day.

They are not! they are surprisingly light and balanced for a 3 barreled gun.

[smkummer]

Drillings are the best hunting firearm made except for some of the US market. Many states have different seasons for centerfire rifle and bird hunting. You are only to be doing one type of hunting. I have a Colt/Sauer 30-06/12 gauge. I believe I could go out hunting just about anything with this combo except for US/Indiana regulations. The concept is great to go afield with one firearm and bring home any game that one found. Of course none of these guns even thought about sending steel down the bores. 16 gauge is probably the most common shotgun chambering of the European drillings (check the chamber is 2 3/4 as some are not). Rimmed centerfire cartridges seem to give less issues than rimless chamberings. If you are a bullet caster, the .318 diameter bullet is less of an issue than trying to find jacketed .318 projectiles. Most of these have much hand fitting and were not mass produced production firearms so if problems arise then its off to someone who knows drillings for repair. I make sure I keep snap caps in mine as opening the action cocks the hammers and then I fire them.

[Love Life]

I have never actually picked one up, but it seems like they would be pretty heavy to carry all day.

They are quite light, very well balanced, and come to the shoulder like a dream. As soon as my odd brass gets here it is on...

[starmac]

Am I to take it that you wound up with the one you found at a garage sale??