Colonel Sanders Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Miroku 12 bore over under shotgun (model and year unknown as serial number contains no date letters). £300 Doncaster, South Yorkshire. 26" barrels, 13½ length of pull (have 1" thick butt pad that can be included in the sale), fixed chokes but I've forgotten (bring your own choke gauge), mid and end bead sight, ejectors, inertia trigger, selector safety (pick which barrel fires first). Look at the photos for yourself, my points; minor marks on stock (worst shown in photos of safety, minor pitting around the selector safety (close up photo to show), top lever is right of centre but I will say that the lever itself is a bit stiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Fantastic guns, will last a life time. From the picture it looks like a 800s or sw and from the barrel length its possibly a skeet gun, as for the chokes, if you remove the barrels it should be marked with either * or +, depending on the number that will tell you what the choke is in each barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 50 minutes ago, old'un said: Fantastic guns, will last a life time. From the picture it looks like a 800s or sw and from the barrel length its possibly a skeet gun, as for the chokes, if you remove the barrels it should be marked with either * or +, depending on the number that will tell you what the choke is in each barrel. It will tell you what degree of choke was in the gun when it was originally manufactured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: It will tell you what degree of choke was in the gun when it was originally manufactured. well I never??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Glad I didn't see this last night or I would have bought this as well. I don't need it and 26" skeet guns are now rare, but the engraving / finish is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrimshanker Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 If Hampshire pulled their finger out and actually issued SGC's I'd have jumped at this, lovely looking gun. GLWTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 22 minutes ago, Azza14786 said: If Hampshire pulled their finger out and actually issued SGC's I'd have jumped at this, lovely looking gun. GLWTS You could buy it and lodge it with a charitable RFD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 In 1975 I bought a new Miroku 800SW from Benjamin Wild Birmingham, it cost £375, it is now 47 years old and as seen a lot of cartridges in its lifetime, its never let me down and is still fairly tight, its my go-to gun when on the pigeons. I still have all the paper work and the little booklet that came with the gun, I have uploaded a picture of the choke markings, it may help you in discovering what chokes are in the gun, and to state the bleeding obvious….that's if it as not been bored out since leaving the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 this looks identical to my wife's shotgun..... cannot say which model we bought it after a shop took it in PX... farmers wife had owned in for 25 years and not shot it much.... bought on recommendation of gunsmith that had checked it over... that was 12 years ago and its still a lovely gun.... wish i could justify it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Gordon R said: Glad I didn't see this last night or I would have bought this as well. I don't need it and 26" skeet guns are now rare, but the engraving / finish is excellent. Although the stocks a bit short for me, If I was younger I would bought this gun, it would make a great hide gun having 26” barrels and I would think fairly open chokes, go on, you know you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
situndertree Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Looks like 800s (skeet) i have one myself that my dad bought for me in 1974 it being second hand at the time. Nice guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Sanders Posted May 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 2 hours ago, old'un said: In 1975 I bought a new Miroku 800SW from Benjamin Wild Birmingham, it cost £375, it is now 47 years old and as seen a lot of cartridges in its lifetime, its never let me down and is still fairly tight, its my go-to gun when on the pigeons. I still have all the paper work and the little booklet that came with the gun, I have uploaded a picture of the choke markings, it may help you in discovering what chokes are in the gun, and to state the bleeding obvious….that's if it as not been bored out since leaving the factory. It has .719" on the top barrel and .729" on the bottom barrel. I think that's 1/4 choke in the top and 12 bore bang on in the bottom barrel so cylinder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 11 minutes ago, Colonel Sanders said: It has .719" on the top barrel and .729" on the bottom barrel. I think that's 1/4 choke in the top and 12 bore bang on in the bottom barrel so cylinder? Think thats the bore diameter not the choke size, if you remove the barrels you should see either a * or + marks like the ones in the picture I uploaded, can you take a picture of the side of the breech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Quote Although the stocks a bit short for me, If I was younger I would bought this gun, it would make a great hide gun having 26” barrels and I would think fairly open chokes, go on, you know you want it. I bought the 30" Miroku last night - Google suggests it is a 3800 Grade 1. Had I known about this I might have been tempted by both. I don't need a Skeet gun and it was a fair trek to East Yorkshire, so I won't be rushing back. Good lad to deal with and describes his guns accurately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Sanders Posted May 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 35 minutes ago, old'un said: Think thats the bore diameter not the choke size, if you remove the barrels you should see either a * or + marks like the ones in the picture I uploaded, can you take a picture of the side of the breech. I can't see any asterisks or plus signs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) If you look at the picture I uploaded you will see the SS for skeet choking so its as near as dame it to cylinder choke. Forgot to mention the SS for skeet, sorry. Here's an old thread on the same subject….https://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/414776-miroku-identification/ Out of interest does anyone know what these two mark are? Could SP stand for steel proof? Edited May 25, 2022 by old'un Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveshoots Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 is this still for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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