Velocette Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Any excuse to go down to Norfolk led to these two being collected from Holts last Thursday. The Industrias Ilja was a complete unknown but I wanted a 3" SxS for some inland geese and provided it was safe then it would do. At £16.50 all in, that would do too. A quick check of the mechanics revealed nothing untoward, bores spotless, action tight, top lever at five thirty, both triggers were smooth and the ring set strikers popping out where they should. The barrels were proved to 1000kg with tidy blueing. Apart from sorting out the thick chocolate varnish which covered the woodwork there looked to be very little to do apart from a strip down and clean. This is the Holts image from the sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted October 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 As I stripped the action it was clear that this was a solid artisan made working gun, nothing pretty but all solid and functional. One surprise was the neat articulation of the RH trigger, there I suppose to reduce the risk of recoil whacking ones trigger finger. As for the rest of the machinery, a good clean and relube and it should be fine. The small bolsters on the fences look well and serve a purpose too. The woodwork has been stripped and given a first coat of Alkenet oil before oiling. I'll get some pictures later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 What a cracking buy, looking forward to seeing the furniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Wow! £16.50! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Centrepin said: What a cracking buy, looking forward to seeing the furniture. The ‘furniture’ on a shotgun is the top lever, trigger guard and bottom plate. The gun trade does not refer to the woodwork as furniture. Only the military call it that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Scully said: Wow! £16.50! rich beyond the dreams of avarice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, London Best said: The ‘furniture’ on a shotgun is the top lever, trigger guard and bottom plate. The gun trade does not refer to the woodwork as furniture. Only the military call it that. Every day a school day😁 Habit of a lifetime, 60 years + of handling "weapons". Took me 50+ to start using the term guns.🙄 Edited October 22, 2023 by Centrepin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red696 Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impala59 Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 From the sublime to the ridiculous! I present my £5 Holts purchase, a 3” magnum, single barrel, 12g, Falconetti (translates loosely to “light cannon “ I was bidding on a Greener, but missed it at the last minute, so as to be able to compete in NRA target shotgun classic class, which is a slug only competition. The Falconetti was a backup bid and came in at £5 I polished all the rust out of the action until it ran as smooth as silk, it is a top lever N/E with a push through trigger guard safety i cut the 35” full choke barrel down to 24” and pinned and brazed a cutts compensator poly choke on. As a dedicated slug gun it will spend most of it’s life on cylinder, but no harm in options. Fitted with an old long eye relief pistol scope, I also added a hi vis bead and simple, fixed rear sight as backup. I cut the stock to fit me with the addition of an Ithaca Sunburst recoil pad to tame the slugs. The colour scheme is simply, greener than a Greener! And the bipod only for zeroing purposes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 Love the eye relief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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