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| < 16ga. Guns ~ Another one bites the dust |
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:22 pm
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:59 pm
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| Ouch! Glad I got hold of mine before ol' Ed did! 3" drop at heel? That's a bunch. Doesn't look like that much, and I've never seen a late Fox with 3" of DAH! |
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:36 pm
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| Gotta love that great shade of green! |
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:13 pm
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| I thought it looked like calfshit yellow. |
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:15 pm
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I'll let that one pass  |
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:29 pm
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| This guy brings tears to my eyes. |
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:17 am
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That guy must be a jerk. I have been watching that shotgun as its been up for quite a while  the jerk hasn't caught him a fish yet. I make an attempt to warn people about this nitwit as much as possible. Is he the "master gunsmith" or is that his mate  He will not answer any emails that contain any questions of workmanship. Sure would like to meet him in person... |
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:08 am
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For a user if one could pick it up for the $750 it would not be so bad ????
Regards Charles |
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:02 am
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Location: Sussex Wisconsin
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| I agree with Charles...The barrels look like a quality rust blue...The wood looks presentable...Ed should just leave the action with its original case colors, or lack of case colors, rather than the torch or whatever process he is useing.... |
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:20 pm
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IMO if I see a gun that was "case colored" with a torch I make the assumption that all the work done on thjat gun was probably done with the same lack of effort and disregard for what I believe to be the proper techniques.
So look at the torch marks and then look at action which looks tight wnd with the top lever WAY right of center and ask yourself......was the gun action tightened up with many hours of high caliber craftsmanship by dovetalling the hook and refitting it? Or a maybe a new hinge pin or building up the metal surface and refitting the parts so it will stay on face for the next 75 years? Or maybe a hammer and a center punch was used to push some metal around and make the gun feel tight....for the next 200 rounds after which it will quickly creep back where it was.
When I see something like that my wallet stays in my pocket. |
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