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I just traded for a nice GECO 16 gauge SXS with 65mm chambers. In looking around in a effort to load for it, I converted a Pacific 155 press to 16 gauge. I made a lifter to fit in the crimp starter area to 6 point crimp start. I used a Lyman E-Z trimmer to trim Federal hulls to 2.5 inches, 16.2 grains of Green Dot, Remington 1 1/8 oz wad, 2 cherrios placed flat into the wad, 7/8 oz of shot and they crimped perfectly.
Now for the gun !!!!!!!!!! Who can tell me what about this GECO shotgun? SN 311**, lots of proof marks, both barrels choke 16.8, 1kg425, f, 16-65, and more proofs. Please assist,
Enjoy the day,
Thanks, Mike

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Took it to the skeet range tonight, wow!! Full and Fuller, the birds that I hit were SMOKED. Really enjoyed shooting the gun and it had no oddness or hiccups tonight. Shot two rounds with it. Also shot two rounds with a Browning Citori 16 gauge with IC and Mod chokes. I shot it better :>)
Enjoy the day,
Mike

Member Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 497

GECO - Gustav Genschow & Co., AG, of Berlin was and maybe still is a retailer of Firearms and other sporting goods.

All of the GECO marked Shotguns I have seen were made by JP Sauer und Sohns - really sturdy guns. Can you post pictures of the barrel flats and "water table" or more properly know as action flats ?

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Hello All
OK, lets see if the picture thing works.

I found out how to make the pictures bigger,

Enjoy the day
Mike

I saw one at a shop about a year ago. seemed like a nice tight light gun. Still thinking it might be there, as it was a short chamber gun, and was kinda tucked in a corner. They had it marked as a spanish gun. Geco sourced guns from different manufactures best I can tell. Some are Sauer, some are belgian, and some are german guild guns. Sometimes parts were sourced from spain. I think that was the case with this gun. They saw a spanish proof somewhere on the gun and put "spanish 16" on the sale tag.

Collectors lists a few currently..

http://www.simpsonltd.com/index.php?osCsid=c9c347a2ea2ad1ac498ae8836827087b

Mike, I picked up a GECO from simpsonltd. some time ago. Other than being frame specific for it's 16 bore it is a line for line copy of my old Merkel M8 right down to the engraving. Made in Merkel's GDR plant in the 50's.

I had the forcing cones lengthened and the tight chokes opened up and it has become my first choice for all things shotgun with the exception of open water waterfowl. I wouldn't trade it! From all I can learn they can be great little guns.

Rooster

Rooster,

Great, THANKS!

I shot another two rounds of skeet with it last evening. It did quite well when I held my head off the stock. I think that I shot a 20x25 with it on the last round. It shoots real flat, must be made for the Continental way of shooting :>)) WOW!! What an ink spot when they are hit!!!

I made 7/8 oz loads with 16.2 grains of Green Dot, but they seem to recoil a bit with this light weight gun, so will go up to Unique and soften the load some more.
Currently it is full and fuller and 2 1/2 inch chambers. But with the tripple lock system, I will most likely take it out to 2 3/4 and releive the forcing cones, and then open the chokes up to IC and Mod. Who did the work for you?

Enjoy the day,
Mike

Member Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 497

Skeetex - I keep coming back to look at the photgraphs, but hunt101 is down every damn time. Sad

Hello All
Thanks for looking
Go back up and look
I found out how to make the picture lots larger

Happy Thanksgiving

Went hunting this morning, 5 Scaled Quail :>))

Enjoy the day
Mike

Member Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 497

Skeet - thems Blue Quail, only Yankees call them Scaled Quail, or maybe perfessors. Very Happy

I am looking forward to seeing the larger pictures.

PostOak
he he he
I first typed Blue quail and then changed it to Scaled Quail so they could look it up :>))
You MADE MY DAY!!
THANKS
Mike

Here they are

Thanks
Mike

Mike, sorry for the long delay in answering your question.

I had Mike Orlen do the barrel work on the Geco. Great work, quick turnaround, and very fair price.

Contact Mike Orlen@verison.net

Rooster

Member Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 497

Skeettx those are Belgian Proof Marks - let me try and dig out my refernece material on them.

Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Muskoka Ontario

Proof marks are from Leige Belgium. If you go to their web site you can make out different years etc.

Hope this helps