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Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 107 Location: N.W. Iowa

Don't know the fella but I've seen the "High Regard" with which he's held here.
Don't know the circumstances surrounding that "Regard" either.
All I know is it was within my budget and must be worth what I paid considering the guy that hit it just before I won' Very Happy

'(Check bid history)

I just got back from the "Shrink" and forgot to mention the numerophobia thing.Must be all in my head. This makes #11 (Whoo Hoo I just shivered)
Anybody know anything about these things?
I kinda bought it on an impulse,Is that a 3rd Lug I see peeking out of the action?

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=83043145

Interesting gun, congrats. And it didn't hurt your wallet much either. Very Happy

I see that Ed "The Torch" took a shot at it.

Member Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 3438 Location: Illinois

I regret the ones I don't buy Twisted Evil

Looks good Smile

and only cost a few. Is a Tula a Swedish gun Question

Tell us how it shoots when you get it.

Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Posts: 280 Location: Southern Ohio

I believe the Tula Armory was in the old Soviet Union..MDC

I have a Smith & Wesson 12 Ga Super Skeet auto-loader that came from the factory with a "Tula" skeet choke. I wonder if these terms are related? The Tula choke on my gun is more open and recessed that a standard choke. This gun was previously the property of a member of the US Skeet Team.

Paul Dwight

Good job! I've always wanted a hammer gun, and that looks like it will clean up nicely.

Member Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 67 Location: Wisconsin

Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 51 Location: Versailles

I'll give ya 200.00 for it? Shocked

Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 107 Location: N.W. Iowa

Member Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 128 Location: NE

Should be a dependable gun, the Russians made things pretty sturdily.

These shotguns were discussed briefly a couple of months ago. Century arms brought in a bunch of used eastern Euro shotguns, Yugo Zastava's, Hungarians, and Russians from both the Izhvesk and Tula arsenals. They were and probably still are selling them for around $150.

The Tula Arsenal was the premiere Russian arsenal, established by Czar Peter the Great.

Paul, your S & W with the "Tula" choke is an interesting piece. The so called Tula choke was developed by the Soviets in the 60's. Supposedly a reverse engineered version of a Cutt's Comp taken from a U S military shooting team member's gun used to gain an advantage for the Russian skeet team. Very interesting story, read about it here

berg

Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 107 Location: N.W. Iowa

Well,It's here and I've cleaned and shot it.Perfect bores choked .634 and .626.
My kind of chokes Very Happy

.As I suspected she's a vault with 3 locks.Practically unfired judging from the breech face with no discernible rings in the blue.
Wood is strong with lots of rough handling marks and it's certainly not walnut. Quite a bit of light rust freckles that hav'nt turned into pits and wool and oil did'nt remove blue.
The baby scale shows 7 LBS.even with 28 5/16 barrels and balance is right on the hinge.Lop is 15 and 14 1/4. 2" DAH.
The only downside is it takes both thumbs to cock it Shocked

Dang they had good springs in the old USSR.I'm gonna have to work on that.Overall I think I got pick of the litter and I'm very pleased.Well worth the 200.00 delivered.
I'll pull the side plates and have a look at those leaf springs when I can,maybe
I can fit a set off the Mack truck as replacements Wink