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Nice. I would love to hear more about your 10 gauge... (reply)

Remimgton40x — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 00:54:59 +0000

Bryan:

Oddly enough, I found the Hollis hanging on the wall of a local gun shop that doesn't really deal in doubles. I have bought enough guns from them that they let me buy it subject to an inspection by a qualified gunsmith. We had on in the area (he has since moved to the Midwest to take over his parents' farm) and he gave it a clean bill of health. It has cylinder and full chokes, too much drop, and weighs 8-1/4 pounds. Very muzzle heavy, so keeping it moving is no problem. Barrel wall thicknesses are probably in the 40s or 50s. 2-7/8 inch chambers, original. Beautiful brown finish on the barrels.

If you send me an email address I will take some photos and forward them to you.

Rem

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Bryan — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 00:16:01 +0000

any photos? Feel free to email me offline if preferred. I've been idly looking at 10 gauge damascus guns for a few years but would like to get more serious. Would love to hear your thoughts on it as I'm guessing you did a lot of research.

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Remimgton40x — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 23:56:17 +0000

Thomas Turner box lock ejector 12 gauge and an Alfred Hollis 10 gauge hammer gun. The Turner is a late 1890s gun and the Hollis dates to he 1880s.

I shoot the Turner regularly but don't get as much use of the Hollis as ammo is expensive. I load for the Turner but shoot RSTs in the Hollis.

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Bryan — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 02:37:14 +0000

that's a great forum and I haven't been active on it in a long time. Thanks for the reminder.

I don't have a Damascus double yet but it's been on my short list for too long. I love reading about them and would like to find the right 10 gauge or 12 gauge that I could also do Briley sub gauge inserts with.

What do you have that's Damascus?

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Remington40x — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 19:59:24 +0000

Bryan:

If you are interested in shooting shotguns with Damascus barrels and loading information for same, check out the Doublegun.com BBS. There are a lot of Damascus shooters over there (including me). They are very helpful and there's a lot of low pressure loading data available.

Rem

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Bryan — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 03:46:05 +0000

May 1990 G&A. However, if anyone has one called Rigby's Last Rooster, I would love to have that. It's a story about the last pheasant shot over Ross's old bird dog and the gun he choose for that hunt. Awesome story.

Looking for a Seyfried article on Damascus barrels...

Bryan — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 01:17:28 +0000

I have most of his articles for G&A but I can't find this one. I believe he references some of his 10 gauge S&S guns and also reloading for damascus guns. Anyone have that article? Thanks.