LD;
The closest I ever came to actually owning a side cocker was I missed one about 40yrs ago a man had sold some 2-weeks previous to me meeting him for the Grand Sum of $25.00. Have only seen a few & never had the oportunity to really examine them closely. Have actually seen more of the earlier hammer guns in which Lefever partnered in than side-cockers. All I have seen though seemed to be well built, & I would think, that "IF" in appropriate condition & with appropriate loads should be quite useable, If I had one I would find out.
PS; could be wrong here, but I believe the E grade was the lowest built during the side-cocker era. I beleive the F grade was not added until after the "Automatic Hammerless" had been introduced, The G grade along about the time of the "Two-Hook" guns & H & DS grades did not come along until well into the Large Hook era.
Last edited by 2-piper; 08/02/08 10:22 AM.
