Thread: Family portrait. Vintage single shot big brother

The final family member ( project on going ) has arrived.

Hunter & Sons. 10 gauge Jones Underlever Single barrel shotgun.
This will likely become a 577 3" BPE

Here it is with the whole family

Hunter 10 gauge
Coster 500 BPE ( hammer removed )
Webley 500 BPE
Army & Navy 45-60 ( ex 16 gauge )







The 10 gauge is much larger than the 500 Coster and my 12 gauge Jones underlever
So it's easily big enough to build the 577 BPE on

Is it a scale thing or does the forend look short on the 10g
Interesting under leaver.
Does it lock up ok?

Originally Posted by Boxton

Is it a scale thing or does the forend look short on the 10g
Interesting under leaver.
Does it lock up ok?

Looks short but only because the action is so massive
Lock up is excellent
Barrel is 35" and Full Plus choke

A great looking collection glad someone who appreciates them and can look after them has them in there care

The quality of the collection has improved dramatically since this posting
I have a new phone with a vastly better camera

I still like that 10 gauge as 10 but wonder if after having a sex change to 577 from 775 it might look a bit " unbalanced" in the arms and shoulders dept

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

I still like that 10 gauge as 10 but wonder if after having a sex change to 577 from 775 it might look a bit " unbalanced" in the arms and shoulders dept

Well I appear to have brought another British 10 gauge side hammer single shotgun anyway !

And you jest when you call me...horder

You are inspiring me to make a set of rifle barrels for my Greener underlever 12 ga. .450 3" BPE would be nice. I might knock up a monoblock for a start anyway.

And now I have a hankering for a break action, side hammer, single shot 303 with a scope in QR mounts
I think that would be a pretty handy small bore to add to this family

Well the 10 gauge conversion to 577 3" is very nearly about to begin its sex change.
The case forming die reamer worked a treat.
I made cases with it from two different brands of 577 basic beass.

Then I reverse engineered a chamber reamer from those case sizes.
That reamer now needs hardening and tempering and when I feel the mood I will start the sex change surgery

Be quick getting it on puberty blockers eh before they're no longer prescribed for sex changes

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Be quick getting it on puberty blockers eh before they're no longer prescribed for sex changes

I know a good drug dealer !