Jim Legg,
I agree with and understand what you say. I have never personally had cones lengthened on a gun. I understand the theory but have no firsthand experience. If it improves patterning, eliminating flyers or holes I am all for trying it. Yes, I think a lot of this stuff is snake oil, advanced by folks that stand to gain monetarily by peddling it. And I have an accurate understanding of the physics of recoil. If I made my living reaming out forcing cones I would probably be convinced I was doing humanity a favor by doing as many as I could at $55.00 a pop.
So, we don't really disagree. I will pattern the new gun, shoot it a bunch, and probably have the full choke relieved if it seems it might work better for me and my intended uses. This isn't a museum piece or collector grade weapon.
I appreciate your opinions.
And I want one of those non-recoiling twelve gauges with both barrels choked full that magically converts all the energy of recoil to propelling the shot. That is a nifty trick revdocdrew.
Once again, it is great to have you guys to provide input and other ways to look at things in deciding what I should do. Thank you for your opinions and wisdom.
Also, I'll give the seller a plug. Jay Hill at Classic Arms is great to deal with. I have bought, sold and traded many a gun with him over the course of the last 8 or 9 years. He is knowledgeable, fair and a good egg. He has appraised several guns for me and we seem to agree 99.9% of the time, even though I think this Miroku should have really changed hands for $750.00. His description of this gun in his web ad is extremely conservative, which is the norm. That being said, I happily paid his asking price after handling it the second time. I just wish he had a website. But on second thought, you guys would beat me out of good deals before I had the chance to even see them probably if he did have a website. Still, I would rate him among the good guys in this business based on a couple of dozen experiences.
Last edited by Duff; 01/11/09 08:36 PM.
