Gunman

As long as your present at the time .If not you are in contravention of the Firearms Act . Would you strip it down first ? Most guns unless the barrel is removable ,will need to be fully stripped to the barrel and action only .We took no responsibility for scopes or other bolt ons on any rifle we screw cut and asked customers to remove them . Just saying >

Am I so old as to remember a time when gunshops , thats gunshops not shops that sell guns , would spend time with a new customer making recommendations as to what you needed , which may not be what you asked for or thought you need ,would advise on fit , mount /stance etc. ? Even making alterations as part of the sale .Day's when gunshops offered service , not discounts and trying to sell you all the things a new shooter doesn't need .

As some one who was fitting guns and doing alterations for many many years please take note. So dont be misled You can not fit a gun to a person who can not shoot . A novice who has to learn to shoot. As long as the basic parameters are met , length , cast and drop , and you have been taught to stand and mount correctly and consistantly , do not waste money or time on fitting . In 6 months or( and maybe 500/ 1000 cartridges) , when you can do all of these things it may be worth your while to consult a gun fitter esspesially if you have consistent problems . I must dig out my "golden rules" on this and re post .

Any gunsmith can make one for you .

I doubt these over and under things will ever really catch on 😁😁

Browning started using some kind of oil finish that was difficult to work on so when doing alterations you could not just " patch up" . My friend Browning UK's Gunsmith told me that even he had trouble and had to basically clean right down and effectively re-finish if there was any damage . Dont know if they are still using he same now but suggest a little experimenting may be needed .

Is it new as in brand new .Or new as in new to you ? If the former I would expect the seller to make sure it was well finished before sale

1 worn selector ,common fault 2 weak safe spring ,common fault 3 inertia block plunger in the trigger plunger and spring dirty /rusty /weak , common fault 4 Cocking rod/rods springs - can cause problems but not so likely 5 Wear on the inertia block tongues that engage the hammer , common fault and is a strong possible .The trigger lifts the inertia block but it slides up the sear not engaging 6 Check that the trigger is not fouling or catching on the guard bow so that the trigger is coming full forward , this may happen if the guard has had a knock

Asking an open questions like this are impossible to answer with out a physical examination . Your first port of call should be to a competent gunsmith who can examine and advise .

Having looked at the possibilities of building 16 bore barrels for B25's the small bore action and mono block was to small .I can only assume as they are all based on the same basic design , that Miroku would not make a specific action for such a small demand gun world wide .

Exactly and this guy was made a Lord !

The idea that stating pistols and replicas should be red or orange , so that when police were confronted with a replica they could see it was one , was suggested by an ex police superintendent called McKenzie , " special adviser " to then HS jack Straw . He had been big in police unions . This showed that to get top of he police hierarchy you did not need any intelligence at all as it seemed he had never heard of black paint .

Coincidence ! Yesterday I found mine which I had forgotten I had while looking for something else .

Not again . Red Dot and all its decedents . Basically its a device to part money from the gullible by telling you to put a rifle/ pistol site on your shot gun . When clays/pigeons/ pheasants stop still in the air, I'm sure it will be very useful .. As a training aid ,provided it is set up correctly ,this alone will take some time and patience , to the specific gun ,then fine it will show where the shot should be going ,but it will not help with lead or your swing speeds and follow through . Shooting a shotgun requires skill and practice that have to be learnt . Trouble is so many people think that gadgets , add ons and gold plated chokes will circumvent this .

Only ever handled a couple of Coral's , had to replace a lever spindle in one but thats all ,so sorry I have no comment one way or the other about them . They were not made by Merkel nor did they make them for Merkel as has been suggested in the past by some souces .

Merkel O/U's were good guns in their day and far superior to anything made in Britain . The East and West German gun trades like that in Britain failed to modernise and update designs . They are game guns designed with the Continental hunter in mind , not for large bag driven game or clays .They followed a fairly universal German / Austrian pattern used successfully for many years for both shotguns and rifles . They did suffer from quality problems ,leading up to and after German reunification , the lower guns branded Simsom were less problem being double trigger . The single trigger was similar to that of Westley Richards , over complicated and could be troublesome and tended to need heavier pulls than more modern O/U's , so I would go for a double trigger. Ejectors again could be a problem but relative easy to correct unless you need an new extractor . They were expensive new and overpriced in my opinion . Personally I would not but one unless it was relatively cheap and I was on good terms with a competent gunsmith 😬. Never owned one but I did do repair and warrantee work for the importer over a period of years so got to see the down sides .

Never had a problem with chokes loose . Then again I've never owned a gun with multi chokes 🙂. Have had quite a lot of getting jammed /stuck / rusted chokes out though .

Having had quite a bit of experience with B25s , custom upgrading , building new barrels , making multi barrel sets , so the answer is ,interchangeable no . Some may fit other guns some wont .Same as any "hand made " production gun . It may be that the barrels from one gun can be fitted to another with only minor work .Its not just the fit of the barrel into the action , its the connecting of the forend ,best if there are separate forends with the B25 ,the cocking linkage and the bites .Fitting barrels B25s is more complicated than other O/U's or many side by sides

Hard to tell but looks like one of the " Empire " actions .Came in two versions , long and short bodied . Let me put it this way if you have deep pockets , are very enthusiastic and have machining facilities and are a good working relationship with a gunmaker/gunsmith , have the opportunity to see another finished version of the same gun , to see how the forend connects and the ejector work is set up ,then OK have a punt . Then ask yourself that if the gun was built in 1964 , the last days of Greener .That during the years Greener was owned by Webley who did finish some of the barrelled actions they inherited many of which had been put aside by Greener's because they had problems of one form or another ( I know I was there and worked on some ) then why was this never finished before ?

Very good chance that I had a hand in its making .But the guarantee has long expired so if something does go wrong " it wasent me wat did it "😬

Drugs are banned but that has not stopped drug crime .Politicians are the only people who thing words on paper actually affect reality .Its the innocent users who will suffer , get prosecuted ,but it wont make the slightest difference for stupid idiots in inner cities stabbing each other .

Chances are you will never find out . Birmingham had dozens of small shops who made guns to order in this period ,many who's names have been forgotten . Chamberlain may well have employed one shop or as was common practice he would have bought/had made a barrelled action ,bought the locks , taken it to a stocker , then , engraver , hardener and finisher himself . As distance would have been an issue I would assume he employed one shop or had an a " errand runner" in Birmingham to do this for him for him .

Is there a sliding piece in the side of the lump that holds the extractors in place ? If so the is a small hole through which you push down a spring plunger which allows the slide to come out and the extractor removed .You will need to relieve the spring pressured when doing so . It is essential that the barrels are held firmly when doing this so you have both hands free , I would never and never did this without the barrels being held in a ( well padded ) vice . BE CAREFULL . The spring and plunger (about1/8 " across ) can fly out when you remove the slide and the extractors will fly out with some force .

Baker ejectors ,widely used on many A&D's .Greener used this system on some of his guns the forend being to shallow for Southgate .This type of ejector was also frequently the choice when converting non ejectors to ejector .Any clue as to who sleeved it ?

Same gun , may be some difference in the wood work and engraving but its down to which one you like and which feels best for you . The one that feels best is the gun to buy ,no matter what any one says . If you get the other you will always regret it every time you miss , because a little voice will whisper in your ear " you'd have hit that if you had the XXXXX"