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jkingrph
PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:54 pm  Reply with quote
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Just bought my first "16". An old French Charlin sliding breech which looks similar to a Darne, but uses a different locking system and looks like a sidelock with full sideplates. Talk about a smooth action, the sliding breech is tensioned on ball bearings and is impossible to describe. Had quite a few dents in stock so an afternoon of steaming relieved most of them, fortunately no gouges. Refreshed the checkering with a fine riffler, then refinished with a low gloss oil. Had split in horn buttplate reparied with some accuraglass stained to match. Finally had 2 1/2"chambers releived to 2 3/4 so I could more safely shoot available ammo. Did fairly well on some informal trap type shooting. Will probably try it in an upcoming sporting clays fundraiser for our local hospital foundation. I know it will will bring some strange looks and questions.

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hoashooter
PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:58 pm  Reply with quote
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Defintely unique- Twisted Evil
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