A couple of new acquisitions to the collection.
Top, a 1959 picked up cheap, 12g, 28", full, opened to 1/2 choke. Some clown has scooped out finger grooves in the forend !? so a replacement will be sought. It also has a late '60s deluxe stock so I may do some mix and match with others in the collection to try and get the date relevant parts right. Had no safety catch or bead so I fabricated the former and have found a source of cheap metal beads in the R/C model car market (3mm threaded post ball joints available with 3, 4 or 5 mm ball) I am trying a high mounted 5mm on this gun to try and correct a tendency to shoot over the top of birds. The receiver on this gun is in remarkably good condition, including all screw heads, inside and out. Considering the wrong, spoiled and missing parts, go figure?
Bottom is an early 1963 (pre interchangeable barrels and still with matched barrel/action numbers) 12g, 28", full, opened to 3/4 choke with a year correct plain stock and ringed forend. This gun has a nice aged patina and I may just leave this one as is, it just feels right. this gun also had no front sight, but it had the remains of the ray-bar mount, I straightened it and fitted one of my home made light tubes.
After my usual regime of component level take-down, both guns are now as slick as can be and both shoot great, happy days
- Top '59 bottom '63
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- '59 with high mounted 5mm R/C balljoint
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- '63 with home-made Ray-bar sight
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