Thread: secondhand shotguns

this gun is a 24ga. and manufactured by Manufrance,an "Ideal" model of which there are various grades.the cartridges shown are a .410,28ga,24ga.,20ga., 12ga., and a 16ga.the fascinating thing is that this is a round bodied,trigger plate action gun.today if you wanted to buy the equivalent british gun from the same era,you would be looking at a Dickson or MacNaughton,scottish made, and these start at us$10,000 WITH MANY $20,000 PLUS. i acquired this for a few dollars more than i later paid for the book.also you may note that Baikal borrowed the opening lever design at a much later date for their single barrel rifle and shotguns.the gun weighs about 5lb.it comes up beautifully but like all lightweight shotguns it takes a bit of practise to keep the gun going on crossing shots.ammo is available,but shot choice is limited and expensive,about $300 a slab.i had to have the chambers eased as i think it was made for brass cases,and the fiocchi plastic ones wouldn't fit.my guess is the it was made to carry with the idea of potting something a rabbit,hare or maybe woodcock,snipe.low noise and easy to carry.i had the snap caps especially made.i have become very fond of this gun.