ohiochuck Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 I have acquired a very nice waterfowling shotgun proofed for 1 & 3/4 oz loads. I have not been able to determine when it was made. Lincoln Jeffreis, JNR., 120 Steel House Lane. Birmingham Jeffrie’s Long Range High Velocity for 3 “Brass case 12 bore 3 inch # 3770 When was it made? Thanks! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, ohiochuck said: I have acquired a very nice waterfowling shotgun proofed for 1 & 3/4 oz loads. I have not been able to determine when it was made. Lincoln Jeffreis, JNR., 120 Steel House Lane. Birmingham Jeffrie’s Long Range High Velocity for 3 “Brass case 12 bore 3 inch # 3770 When was it made? Thanks! Jim Pictures of the gun and proof marks would help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ohiochuck said: I have acquired a very nice waterfowling shotgun proofed for 1 & 3/4 oz loads. I have not been able to determine when it was made. Lincoln Jeffreis, JNR., 120 Steel House Lane. Birmingham Jeffrie’s Long Range High Velocity for 3 “Brass case 12 bore 3 inch # 3770 When was it made? Thanks! Jim Is it chamberless ? He is listed at Steelhouse Lane in 1901 in grace`s Guide. Hth. Edited April 22, 2020 by matone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkom Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 On 22/04/2020 at 18:40, ohiochuck said: I have acquired a very nice waterfowling shotgun proofed for 1 & 3/4 oz loads. I have not been able to determine when it was made. Lincoln Jeffreis, JNR., 120 Steel House Lane. Birmingham Jeffrie’s Long Range High Velocity for 3 “Brass case 12 bore 3 inch # 3770 When was it made? Thanks! Jim Presumably both barrels are full or extra-full choke. .... and presumably not a good candidate to be fed Steel Shot, et al... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 My apologies if you know this already. Brass case guns are often chamberless and since the intended brass cartridge wall is thinner than the contemporary paper cartridge the barrel bore size is often greater than the nominal 12 bore. Many require 11 or 10 bore wads to get decent obturation and they shoot best with the thin brass cases rather than modern plastic where the pattern can be poor for this reason. Brass case guns are often found in exceptionally good condition because they had very little use, for the above reason, after the thin brass cases became unobtainable after ww2. (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 44 minutes ago, mudpatten said: My apologies if you know this already. Brass case guns are often chamberless and since the intended brass cartridge wall is thinner than the contemporary paper cartridge the barrel bore size is often greater than the nominal 12 bore. Many require 11 or 10 bore wads to get decent obturation and they shoot best with the thin brass cases rather than modern plastic where the pattern can be poor for this reason. Brass case guns are often found in exceptionally good condition because they had very little use, for the above reason, after the thin brass cases became unobtainable after ww2. (?) If that's the case I hope he didn't pay much when he acquired it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 I understand Lincoln Jeffries made a few SBS boxlock ejector wildfowling guns to special order, that had 3 1/4” chambers and were very tightly choked! Several years ago I had the chance to buy a mint one, but we couldn't agree a price.............So I bought his double Tolley 8 bore instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiochuck Posted August 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 Lincoln Jeffreis, JNR., 120 Steel House Lane. Birmingham Jeffrie’s Long Range High Velocity for 3 “Brass case 12 bore 3 inch # 3770 Proof markings Shot it today for the first time. Functions nicely with 12 b 3 inch cartridges. No problem and easy to extract cartridge cases after firing. More patterning info with bismuth shot to come. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 Cover plate is not fitted correctly .Is the stock loose ? Or are the plate pins not holding ? Gun like this needs to have every thing tight and solid . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Gunman said: Cover plate is not fitted correctly .Is the stock loose ? Or are the plate pins not holding ? Gun like this needs to have every thing tight and solid . Looks like the trigger plate hasnt been seated correctly to me. I know my aya can need a good tap to seat it correctly before putting the screws in. I take it firing like that could lead to stock cracks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiochuck Posted December 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 Trigger plate issue repaired Ready for use Thanks! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 You can buy brass cases to reload if that's your thing. Or you could have some made to suit your gun if they are thin walled cases of 10 bore dimensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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