harrycatcat1 Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 43 minutes ago, wymberley said: Is there any chance that the screw (pin) near your thumb needs checking for tightness? Old eyes here. I can't see anything loose to be honest 🤔🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) They were about a few years ago, the stackable hex shot Idea was novel....but it didn’t catch on.......I recall they were quite expensive? 3 minutes ago, harrycatcat1 said: I can't see anything loose to be honest 🤔🤔 I think lancer 425’s explanation is probably right? Edited January 1, 2020 by panoma1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 minute ago, panoma1 said: They were about a few years ago, the stackable hex shot Idea was novel....but it didn’t catch on.......I recall they were quite expensive? I was given them and found them in the back of my cartridge cabinet so thought I would give them a go but the geese didn't want to show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 " I think lancer 425’s explanation is probably right? " Highly probable but as can be seen the pin in question has lready been 'tweaked' and as the head is readily accessible it wouldn't take but a minute to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, wymberley said: " I think lancer 425’s explanation is probably right? " Highly probable but as can be seen the pin in question has lready been 'tweaked' and as the head is readily accessible it wouldn't take but a minute to check. I concur Wymberley! My input was more a comment of the build quality of the guns, than on your suggestion! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 50 minutes ago, harrycatcat1 said: I was given them and found them in the back of my cartridge cabinet so thought I would give them a go but the geese didn't want to show. I’ve used them with a good results 😊👍 thanks for posting 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Old farrier said: I’ve used them with a good results 😊👍 thanks for posting 😊👍 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 If there is anyone on here that has a W.J.Jeffery & Co. gun and would be interested in a copy of one of their old catalogues entitled `Season 1904-05`, if they care to send me a PM with their name and address, I will get it in the post in the next couple of days. I would point out that it is a copy of a facsimile copy from Cornell Publications. There are about 90 odd pages but copied onto one side of the page only and bound using one of those black plastic jobbies. It covers all their items from shotguns, pistols, rifles, ammunition etc. etc. so is quite interesting. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Very interesting bit of history almost wanting to buy a Jefferies just as a excuse to read it 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Old farrier said: Very interesting bit of history almost wanting to buy a Jefferies just as a excuse to read it 😊👍 PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
button Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Old Boggy said: If there is anyone on here that has a W.J.Jeffery & Co. gun and would be interested in a copy of one of their old catalogues entitled `Season 1904-05`, if they care to send me a PM with their name and address, I will get it in the post in the next couple of days. I would point out that it is a copy of a facsimile copy from Cornell Publications. There are about 90 odd pages but copied onto one side of the page only and bound using one of those black plastic jobbies. It covers all their items from shotguns, pistols, rifles, ammunition etc. etc. so is quite interesting. OB Great offer I can do the same for J Graham of Inverness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibble Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 From How to Shoot, R.Churchill 1930 edition. We just need to wait out this current fad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) You keep waiting, I will continue to use a SxS when it is suitable and an O/U, Semi-Auto or Pump Action when they are required! Edited January 11, 2020 by TIGHTCHOKE SYNTAX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibble Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 If I tell myself it’s a fad I can view buying more SxS as an investment for when the market turns😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dibble said: If I tell myself it’s a fad I can view buying more SxS as an investment for when the market turns😉 Good plan, but you are only fooling yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Dibble said: From How to Shoot, R.Churchill 1930 edition. We just need to wait out this current fad. Definitely just a fad every thing about us is side by side 😉 arms legs eyes ears 😊 there just a fad and the people who buy them are falling for a cheap marketing strategy 🤭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 13 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Definitely just a fad every thing about us is side by side 😉 arms legs eyes ears 😊 there just a fad and the people who buy them are falling for a cheap marketing strategy 🤭 You’re quite right OF. If God wished us to use O/Us he’d have made us with one eye above the other ! Isiaih, would have been OK though and Cyclops would have used a single or semi-auto. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 Too many old men struggling along here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3vert Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 brilliant thread this! I am currently in the market for a John Dickson round action. I have looked at a few and have one in my sights. I am wondering if there are any Dickson experts on here? Hopefully I can add a photo in a few weeks time if everything pans out as I hope it will :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 hours ago, m3vert said: brilliant thread this! I am currently in the market for a John Dickson round action. I have looked at a few and have one in my sights. I am wondering if there are any Dickson experts on here? Hopefully I can add a photo in a few weeks time if everything pans out as I hope it will :-) Not an expert but I can confirm that for balance and handling the R/A is superb. Local gunshop Castle Gunmakers have 3 on their racks Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 5 hours ago, m3vert said: brilliant thread this! I am currently in the market for a John Dickson round action. I have looked at a few and have one in my sights. I am wondering if there are any Dickson experts on here? Hopefully I can add a photo in a few weeks time if everything pans out as I hope it will 🙂 There is a beaut at Hadfield guns. Looks to have had very little use . Best tightest Damascus I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 11/01/2020 at 12:58, Old farrier said: Definitely just a fad every thing about us is side by side 😉 arms legs eyes ears 😊 there just a fad and the people who buy them are falling for a cheap marketing strategy 🤭 Could be that Churchill could never make an O/U worth a light ,or even one that worked . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBS Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Blackpowder said: Not an expert but I can confirm that for balance and handling the R/A is superb. Local gunshop Castle Gunmakers have 3 on their racks Blackpowder By no means an expert either but be aware that many started life with quite thin barrels and they will not have got any thicker. Also, I was advised by a well regarded stocker that altering cast can be quite difficult due to the amount of metal the trigger plate locks are mounted on. GBS Edited January 13, 2020 by GBS Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 6 hours ago, m3vert said: brilliant thread this! I am currently in the market for a John Dickson round action. I have looked at a few and have one in my sights. I am wondering if there are any Dickson experts on here? Hopefully I can add a photo in a few weeks time if everything pans out as I hope it will 🙂 Not an " expert" but have some knowledge .Tread very carefully . There some very good examples but there are a lot of "done up" worn out old ones as well . Thing to remember is that the Dickson is a vastly different gun to most others so any future repair will be a matter of hand made parts and some one who has had some experience with them . These can few and far between. As well as all the normal things , proof , bore size , wall thickness overall condition , amount of original finish etc . check screw heads for signs that the gun has been taken apart many times , the stock is sound and tight on the action , That it is well on the face and that the lever locks down well as rejoints on them is not as straight forward as other guns . That the ejectors work well with cases not snap caps . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibble Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 51 minutes ago, Gunman said: Could be that Churchill could never make an O/U worth a light ,or even one that worked . It's funny that with the raised rib on the XXV he wanted a sight picture like an O/U but didn't like O/Us. Have Churchill ever actually "made" much, mine and the others I've looked at have Birmingham proof marks and the new ones are Spanish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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