Originally Posted By: Rockdoc
Have it inspected by a knowledgeable gunsmith. If he says it's okay to shoot, take it out shooting, then maybe you'll appreciate it more grin. Just be aware, interest in old SXS's can put you on a slippery slope, or maybe I should say "Abandon hope all ye who enter here!" Sometimes there's no turning back!
Steve


I second the motion! There is nothing quite as addicting as shooting SxS doubles and this observation goes double for "the front feeding kind". Your only problem might be that your rifles and muskets might start to feel neglected.

There is very little "muzzle-loading work" that a good 10-gauge double can't do at least adequately. It can be loaded "up or down" for most wing shooting or clay target applications and it can "do wild work" with buck shot and round ball loads. I suggest that you look up V. M. Starr's little book that is now available on various sites on the net.