Tarka Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Treated myself to this little baby yesterday, although i got it mainly to help start my younger brother off with shotguns. Will come in handy for terrier work aswell Webley & Scott single barrell bolt action .410. Brilliant condition and cost me £75! Bloody bargin i think. Gun dealer said he hasnt seen one in such good nick for many a year Taking it out with the lamp for some rabbit tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McArthur Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Treated myself to this little baby yesterday, although i got it mainly to help start my younger brother off with shotguns. Will come in handy for terrier work aswell Webley & Scott single barrell bolt action .410. Brilliant condition and cost me £75! Bloody bargin i think. Gun dealer said he hasnt seen one in such good nick for many a year Taking it out with the lamp for some rabbit tonight. Very neat looking little gun, Terka. I think you made a smart purchase! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 I think most of us "mature" guns have had one of those at some time in our shooting life. I can still remember mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarka Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 cheers chaps is a lovely little gun to fire. took it out with the lamp tonight and had 3 rabbits. Hell of a different to use than a 12g, i ws very suprised to be honest. Had a rabbit running at 45yards though was so pleased. Will try and post photos tomorrow aslong as they dont go in for the ferrets before hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Outlaw Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I still have mine as well. Shells are hard to find in fibre round these parts. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Excuse my ignorance but is that a bolt action shotty? If so what are its benefits over the more usual fold open type please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrodo Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have the same gun in my cabinet but the Delux version....it has a butt plate and checkering. There is nothing I enjoy more then a stroll through the woods with a few cartridges and this little .410. It was the gun my father bought me when I was 12 and I would never be with out it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidibear Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Excuse my ignorance but is that a bolt action shotty? If so what are its benefits over the more usual fold open type please No benefits whatsoever, you need to fire one and you will get it then. I think there is just something nice about a bolt action gun, especially when the action is smooth. Makes a nice noise too as its cycled I recently sold one of these as I bought a bolt action 3 shot .410, which shoots lovely, three of my guns are bolt action. It might be a "marmite" thing but I sure do love them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 My first gun was a W&S 410 bolt action. It was the delux version with the chequering and the butt plate. I bought it from a mate at school for 10 pounds. It came with a Milbro cleaning kit, leather cartridge belt and a box of fourlong catridges. I fitted it with a Barnett silencer and traded it in part ex for my first twelve bore when I noticed some roughness in the area in front of the chamber. I've still got the cleaning kit and the belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby22 Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 i have the same gun! also have a bolt action 9mm(ratting gun) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarka Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 is a lovely gun to fire, and i ahve to admit, i do feel rather cool when its cycled. Love the noise!! Only thing i dont like is cartridge prices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 is a lovely gun to fire, and i ahve to admit, i do feel rather cool when its cycled. Love the noise!! Only thing i dont like is cartridge prices! I pay less for .410 cartridges then i do for 12bore cartridges! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Thanks for that Mr Bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidibear Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Thanks for that Mr Bear Come to one of the Midlands Massives shoots in the new year and try one of mine. First time you fire a bolt action you will fall in love with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I have owned four of these since 1962. My 'latest' is one which was 'given' to me by my FEO after I 'broke' into a dead pensioner's gunbox for him. It is very old and has some remarkable characteristics! The serial number is below 5,000. It has a walnut stock with chequering* and ebonite heel plate. *which I have now removed (and re-shaped the stock) because, for some reason, the chequering had been 'scooped' and the void filled with old-fashioned 'Plastic Wood' - God knows why!) The extractor is of the 'non-fixed' type i.e. the same 'fall out and lose' type on the No.3 Garden Gun. There are no 'rails' (or provision for) to support the nose of the shell, so loading is fiddly and a pain in the dark! There is NO SAFETY or even provision for one! i.e. no cut-out in the receiver to rotate the bolt and no stud in the bolt, or cut-out portion in the receiver, to accommodate the stud. The Proof Marks include '7/16 oz.' (The 'Classic' 21/2" load.) Does anyone out there have a similar specimen? I'll post some pics of the detail this p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrodo Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 On the subject of serial numbers on these little guns.....is there any way of telling the date of manufacture from these numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young airgunner Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 i also have one of these and payed.....wait for it......£40 for the gun and box of shells. its in mint condition, one tiny bit of blemishing to the barrel and the stock is mint beatingisbest can vouch for this. there great little guns and make a nice change from using the 12b all the time james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I think most of us "mature" guns have had one of those at some time in our shooting life.I can still remember mine. arr me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 I think most of us "mature" guns have had one of those at some time in our shooting life.I can still remember mine. arr me too Yep me too. Bought secondhand by my dad for my 10th birthday, still in the cabinet and getting plenty of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGun1 Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 I have owned four of these since 1962. My 'latest' is one which was 'given' to me by my FEO after I 'broke' into a dead pensioner's gunbox for him. It is very old and has some remarkable characteristics! The serial number is below 5,000. It has a walnut stock with chequering* and ebonite heel plate. *which I have now removed (and re-shaped the stock) because, for some reason, the chequering had been 'scooped' and the void filled with old-fashioned 'Plastic Wood' - God knows why!) The extractor is of the 'non-fixed' type i.e. the same 'fall out and lose' type on the No.3 Garden Gun. There are no 'rails' (or provision for) to support the nose of the shell, so loading is fiddly and a pain in the dark! There is NO SAFETY or even provision for one! i.e. no cut-out in the receiver to rotate the bolt and no stud in the bolt, or cut-out portion in the receiver, to accommodate the stud. The Proof Marks include '7/16 oz.' (The 'Classic' 21/2" load.) Does anyone out there have a similar specimen? I'll post some pics of the detail this p.m. I have one!!! it's a drama to load but great to shoot, I have however been a bad boy and fitted a S&G moderator to mine. Still shoots fine though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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