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| < 16ga. Guns ~ L. C. Smith 16 gauge Field Grade |
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Sun Jun 15, 2014 4:59 pm
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This was a gift from my father in law. It is a great quail gun and my wife now likes to use it on clays
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Sun Jun 15, 2014 8:37 pm
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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NICE GUN!!
Thank you for sharing
Mike |
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Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:04 am
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What great gift to receive ! , they great guns . I have one that is a dedicated Turkey gun choked Full and extra Full . But I have recently started using it for SC,s with the Mike Campbell spreader loads , works great for that also.
Hope you and your wife enjoy it as much as I do mine ! |
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Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:30 am
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| Thanks for the compliments. |
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Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:18 am
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| Nice! Mine is a '25 featherweight with 30 in tubes. Don't you just love the sound they make when you close it up? |
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 12:16 am
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LC Smiths are nice shooters; I have shot a field grade sweet 16 with 30in full chokes. I am a fan of the screw in chokes. It seems a lot of the early manufactured doubles were all FULL CHOKES for some reason?
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Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:03 am
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I always check the chokes on any new "old" gun. You are correct that a lot of the older doubles were choked full. My 1907 LC "OO" is choked full and fuller...lol
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Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:13 pm
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Have read that full and full was standard unless otherwise specified.
I'm a heretic and have had my LC's opened up for upland and duck work and am very happy with their performance. Find them a tad heavy carrying in the field compared to other 16's, e.g. a Sterlingworth and a couple of hammer guns. |
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Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:06 am
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| Beautiful shotgun! |
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Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:34 pm
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This is my 16 FW. I also have one just like it in 20. They are a lot of fun to handle for grouse.
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Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:55 am
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| remember , back then no shot cups . Just card/fiber wads and soft shot - fliers all over the place . |
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Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:04 pm
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Nice guns. The 16 FWs are lively and fun to shoot. I have a FWS, post-war Marlin that I use for Sporting clyas. Fits me perfectly and breaks them hard with RSTs. I have begun experimenting with 20/28 reloads. Have not sent any for testing, just made up 10 I am about to send to Precison, but they are soft on the shoulder and smash clays.
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