Skeettx: Forgive me for dredging up old posts (it was painfully slow at work today!)but I couldn't help but comment on your mention of owning and shooting a W. Richard's 16-bore. Right after the recent election, I decided that I wasn't going to leave any loose ends unaddressed concerning my personal battery of firearms and purchased a lovely little W. Richards 16 that had been sorely tempting me for something-like 6-months. It's the No. 1 gun of a pair that was made in 1906. Overall... fit, finish, and weight & balence were what finally sold me on it. With 28-inch tubes and a LOP of 14 7/8-inch, this little BLE still only tips the scales at 5LBS13, and it's comb was/is so petite that even with a very slight cast-off it still fit's me (a lefty) shockingly well. I'm really looking forward to next Fall in Minnesota to see how it does on those yummy little ruffies. From Mr. Hadoke's new book on boxlocks, I'm fairly certain that it's a product of Webley & Scott because of it's screw-grip action. But... it's easily the most petite Webly I've ever held. It's as narrow across the bar as a 2-inch twelve (which I understand to be mostly built on 20-gauge frames). Is your gun as svelte as this one?
Last edited by Lloyd3; 01/17/13 09:54 PM.
