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  3. Various guns for sale!!!!

    in Guns for Sale (Private Sales)

    Posted · Edited by rapid .25

    Due to having three unsuccessful operations on my spine I am having to give up shooting, below is a list of my guns for sale, if you are interested I can send detailed info and pics via WhatsApp or email, many thanks, Ian.

    1, FX Boss .30cal, fac 74ft/lb, £950

    2, FX Terminator extreme, .30cal fac 60 ft/lb converted to rifle!!! £900

    3, P.Beretta A301 semi-auto, 12g, drop in chokes, £250

    4, Emilio Rizzini o/u 12g Fixed chokes , single trigger, £350.

    5, Kofs Sceptre sxe, o/u 28g multi choke, suit lady or youth, £380

    6, AYA Yeoman SBS 12g  nice walk up gun, £240.

    Genuine people only please as this is a very hard sale. Thanks.

    Willing to rfd at buyers expense.

  4. E Anson of Birmingham.

    in Guns & Equipment

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    11 minutes ago, rapid .25 said:

    Hi all,  I have recently purchased a nice sbs built by E Anson of Birmingham and I am putting together as much info on this gun maker as I can, below is what I have found out so far and any additional information would be great.

    William Anson 1830 to 1889,  son of Edwin Anson 1806 to 1843, 

    In 1871 William worked as a gun action filler for Westley Richards & Co, then in 1875 he worked as a  maker of forends for the same company, also in 1875 he along with John Seeley patented the hammerless lock for breech loading guns ,, THE BOXLOCK ,, William Anson also patented the Anson forend fastener.

    In 1891 he started the E Anson gunmakers company at Egyptian Hall Stanley st, Birmingham which ran untill 1936.

    on the 6th October 1885 his application to patent his Boxlock design was granted in the United States, patent No-- US327914A, This was witnessed by himself and W,H, Harris of John Harris solicitors of Birmingham England.

    The sbs that I have purchased has 30" Damascus barrels and I am going to find out as much as I can on this particular gun.

    anyway if anyone can add anything to what I have already discovered it will be much appreciated, 👍

    Should have read John Deeley!!

  5. E Anson of Birmingham.

    in Guns & Equipment

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    Hi all,  I have recently purchased a nice sbs built by E Anson of Birmingham and I am putting together as much info on this gun maker as I can, below is what I have found out so far and any additional information would be great.

    William Anson 1830 to 1889,  son of Edwin Anson 1806 to 1843, 

    In 1871 William worked as a gun action filler for Westley Richards & Co, then in 1875 he worked as a  maker of forends for the same company, also in 1875 he along with John Seeley patented the hammerless lock for breech loading guns ,, THE BOXLOCK ,, William Anson also patented the Anson forend fastener.

    In 1891 he started the E Anson gunmakers company at Egyptian Hall Stanley st, Birmingham which ran untill 1936.

    on the 6th October 1885 his application to patent his Boxlock design was granted in the United States, patent No-- US327914A, This was witnessed by himself and W,H, Harris of John Harris solicitors of Birmingham England.

    The sbs that I have purchased has 30" Damascus barrels and I am going to find out as much as I can on this particular gun.

    anyway if anyone can add anything to what I have already discovered it will be much appreciated, 👍

  14. Selling a shotgun

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    43 minutes ago, 30-6 said:

    Ah, right think I understand. I thought both certificates needed to be written on.

    I know I read somewhere that the only time you ever need to write on your own certificate is to sign it.

    Cheers for your advice.

    Don't ever write anything on your own certificate, that's a definite no no.👹

    4 minutes ago, rapid .25 said:

    Don't ever write anything on your own certificate, that's a definite no no.👹

    Just your signature 👍

  18. FREE GILET AND COAT.

    in Other Sales

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    56 minutes ago, butchdickason said:

    The Gilet is size S and the coat marked M but is size S in my opinion.  THE COAT HAS GONE TO rapid .25

    If they are of use PM me delivery address.

    They are Free , but a donation to the RBL Poppy apeal would be nice.

    Butch

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    20190329_122431_resized.jpgGONE TO RAPID .25

    Cheers Pete, he will be chuffed to bits, 

  20. Coniston Shooting Ground

    in Clay Pigeon Shooting

    Posted

    12 hours ago, LeedsZeppelin said:

    I've been about half a dozen times this year, and the presentations haven't changed once.

    If I knew the grouse butt was out of action I would have shot closer to home, on a more challenging set up, for less money.

    I've heard Paintmine Woods mentioned a few times, but it's nearly a 2 hour drive for me which is just a tad too far.

    If you ever do get to paintmine woods you won't be disappointed, it's well worth the drive👍

  24. Aya's

    in Guns & Equipment

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    14 minutes ago, Gunman said:

    There has been much talk about AyA's of late so I would like to make a few observations  after years of working on them .Like all makers they had ther ups and downs so there were periods when the guns seemed better than at other times .There were also many different models made for different markets some of which were only seen in very small numbers in the UK , hence the frequent confusion as to which model is which .

    All makes of guns have inherent problems which is due to design  taking into consideration materials , production methods and manufacturing costs .

    AyA's IMHO are very good guns for the money although in recent years the cost of buying new has rocketed  , but second hand can and does give excellent value  .

    So here's a couple od common  problems , they all have a "knock in " joint pin that do come loose with heavy use and a very small tolerance on the cover plate so fitting a lager one ,. This also means the guns can tend to shoot loose comparatively quickly  . Add to this , again in my eyes,  the bolts do not have a deep enough cut ramp that engages with the barrel bite so when the gun does come loose there's very little to build up to increase the bite . Minor points but thats the way they are made   .

    No 2's   [all the sidelocks for that matter  ] had a long standing problem with strikers breaking and or distorting , but this was eventually sorted with the redesign of the striker which can be fitted to most No2's without problem and the older ones with a simple modification to the disc .

    OK the wood was always pretty plain buy not many broken stocks and the checkering could be a bit deeper ,so yes the Crown Sables , Arazagbalaga's , Grulla's and Arrieta's did have better and more attractively finished guns , but personally the AyA's seemed better built 

    Without rambling on and on I will conclude that AyA's are good guns but they do need to be maintained and if they have been then no problem  . Like buying anything else second hand you need to be on the look out   for as much original finish on the action as possible , check for tightness in the action, in boxlocks check the locking screws on the body pins are not chewed up from frequent removal .That there is no movement between stock and action and that the barrels are clean and sized .

    Yes I would buy one and as an English gunmaker /gunsmith as much as it goes against the grain I did recommend them to customers over decent English guns  knowing their  budget and intended  usage .

     

     

    Very interesting, thank you for posting 👍

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