aister Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 i had another great morning with my friend and his big bores. this morning he was using his tolley 8 bore again and he had me using his purdey double 10 bore. what a privelage to use such a lovely gun. the geese did not play ball as well as the last morning we were out, however i did end up with two greylags. one was a lovely shot at geese passing tail to wind a fair bit up quickly followed by a spectacular miss with both barrels at a goose 30 yards out almost motionless in the wind, ha ha. for those of you interested the purdey was made in 1897 with steel barrels and 2 7\8" chambers. she went back to purdey in 1903 to be beautifully engraved (sorry you cant see the engraving in the photos). in 2006 she was re chambered and reproofed for 3 1\2" shells. for 114 years old the gun is in beautifull condition and comes up better than my browning. :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirky Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Well done again, its a nice old gun. Is it proofed for 2,1/4oz now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 A couple of geese for an outing , a good result I know what you mean about geese or ducks hanging apparently motionless against the wind very easy to miss. Fantastic guns by the way. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Well done :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Enjoying your antique iron posts, long may they continue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Ooo, i just did a little bit of wee! Your friend is a lucky guy indeed and glad to hear they still get used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labstaff Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I've got a serious dose of gun envy!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aister Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Well done again, its a nice old gun. Is it proofed for 2,1/4oz now ? yeah, proofed to 2 1\4 oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotemaster Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Evidently those geese that appear to be hanging motionless are killable, I just haven't figured out how either :lol: Nice job and a beautiful old gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aister Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Evidently those geese that appear to be hanging motionless are killable, I just haven't figured out how either :lol: Nice job and a beautiful old gun i am not convinced that they are killable :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotemaster Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 i am not convinced that they are killable :lol: +++ You could be right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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