I myself have a side by side -not flash but an English stock and of Spanish decent , dont have a photo yet but will post .
Come on and show your guns off
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I myself have a side by side -not flash but an English stock and of Spanish decent , dont have a photo yet but will post .
Come on and show your guns off
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My old Samuel Marson, Great Western Gunworks, Birmingham 20ga with 2 1/2 inch chambers, I inherited it from my grandfather, been trying to find some info on it but very little available.
Found the factory closed around 1895 so she has been around for a while!
One of the most perfectly balanced shotguns I have ever handled and a pleasure to shoot!
If someone wanted it they would have to pry it out of my cold, dead fingers!
a gentleman's gun!
Not my one as its in NZ, but nearly identical. Mines a 34" Competition F3 with grade 5,6 wood and extended brileys
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Hey Dave,
Did you get it from Barry F??? Mk3????
That's a lot of gun for the money, one is on my list........................
Yeah I got it off BF.
Be careful who you get to fit it. I had mine done, it didnt feel right and my scores went down by 10% Took some length off and went straight back up and better.
I had issues with the person who fitted it as he was adamant he new what he was doing and I didnt as I never had a professional fitting before. I didnt know any better at the time other than what I felt was a good fit.
I should have known better when I asked what competition shooting he participated in and he said none. The other misleading factor was I powdered every clay he fired with his stock fit even though it felt like I had to really strain my mount. Trouble is, the fitting has to be done by a Blaser approved agent in order to be free. None of them can shoot for shit so what do they base their knowledge on. If I ever get another I will pay to get it done.
So who in the North Island actually knows what they're doing when it comes to stock fitting? I was going to use Robert Dollimore in Rotorua, as I need some firing pins replaced and ejector spring strength increased for more positive ejection also. So hoped to get it all done at the same place.
I hear you R93, just because somebody has a try gun doesn't mean they know what they are doing. I asked the same question, how is the "fitter" qualified???
Not convinced, or better said, I haven't met anyone yet that looks like they know what they are doing, I hope there is someone in NZ that does know.......
I know a couple blokes but they are up north. Greg Maniatis in CHCH may be worth a call? Or he will most likely be at the compak shoot.
Cheaper to fly to the UK, then over to Germany, get fitted, buy the gun in the UK and then have it shipped back... what my brother is doing at the mo..
I hear that second hand are heaps cheaper in the UK was thinking of that myself actually. Local price has droppped a grand now NZ$6500............
I know Greg well, not sure if he's done a lot with fitting............... might just pay next time I am in London.................. Unless there is a good gun fitter in Moscow next month, maybe at Fox lodge?????
What hoops to get a gun back from the UK, not much at this end, but knowing the poms, raging liberals that they are there will be a heap of papers at their end. I assume through a designated exporter??????
Not sure mate - I havnt spoken to him for a month or 2 due to wk, but he was due to head to Germany to get measured
Would be keen to hear how it worked out $$ wise and ease of process.
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My A1 Broadrib .
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Having an adjustable comb fitted worked for me.
100 year old Browning A5 marked "W H Hazard - Auckland". Hazard ran a gun shop in Queen St before WW1 and was the importer of A5's at the time. Still functions perfectly.
Ultra Sporter, Duck gun, and 3-Gun Remington XCS with C-More STS and speed loader.
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Ray.
like to see this merkel a little more-care to post a few more images
Here is another from the previous season
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PM re the 470 on the way Spud :-)
Not as flash as Hendrik's long range Merkel ...
My 16g sxs.
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My F3 Competition Trap which sadly hasn't seen a lot of use recently... And my late father in laws, great grandfathers sxs... If anyone knows of someone that could tidy it up sympathetically let me know...
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Shave that bloody comb off the F3 Claw and you will have a gun you can shoot all diciplines with! Bloody mudpie shooters limit themselves with dedicated guns.
You have great taste tho, no doubting that :thumbsup::D
I use a Beretta SP3 in 20g for almost everything including sporting (being a field gun its not entirely suited to this) but anyway.
Always wanted a 28g so brought some of these. Landed was about $280 from memory Great things for what I want them for.
gaugemate-gold
Has any one here used a Mossberg reserve SxS, I had a old SxS but broke it and got a guncity pump action and its a piece of shit, Its like carrying a ton of bricks so heavy, only good thing would be I shoot ok with it but I want a new SxS and the Mossberg looks pretty nice(My taste) so yeah. The sliver one is the one I am thinking about saving for.
Mossberg & Sons | Mossberg International
G'day
Here's my shotgun.
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Tom
Here's mine.
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Tom
An Aussie with taste. Now I have seen everything:thumbsup:
If only Blaser made nice rifles :p nice shotty.
How you rate the F3.., F3?
Everyone i have ever picked up to shoot has been owned by dwarfs, never had the chance to smash a clay with one .
Well I'm 6ft 3inchs and I love it.
I used to shoot a Miroku and it's like driving a WRC car compared to a Toyota Landcruiser.
There is nothing wrong with the Miroku but this is a mile better.
They are very quick and I have added some barrel weights to slow it down and to add abit to the overall weight .
I have just ordered some Muller chokes for it and because they are so light I may have to add abit more weight to get it back to where it is now with the Briley's.
Your welcome to bust a few clays with it if your over this way.
Tom
Those mullers get a good write up for sure, shot my Mk10 pretty well too when I had it heavy as a krieghoff and a half.
Thanks for the offer, am often over your way at 33000 feet on my way west side for work, maybe one day aye.
Nice wood!
I agree about the fitting, very dubious about getting fitted in NZ, just cause a guy has a try gun doesn't mean that he knows what the hell he is doing with it..............