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Forgot to say thanks for posting the pics of your Darnes! They make a nice pair, covering most of the spectrum. I'd love to find a good R10 12-gauge some day. Good luck with the ditch parrots!

Bill,
Don't forget, you have a second safety on the gun-the opening lever. You can simply let the lever ride in the upright position, with a bit of spring tension against your thumb. Snap the action closed before you need to take the shot. Make sure you don't have any fingers or skin from them in a position to get pinched twixt the breech and the barrels when you close the gun. That definitely will leave a mark.
I wouldn't mind seeing pictures of the R15. Put some up, please and thank you.

Best,
Ted

Ted,
My motivation to give the regular safety a good try came after I tested the top-lever-as-safety--with empty chambers, of course. The gun dry fired. I'm not sure whether the similar results are related or not. One would think that some provision would be made to keep the gun from firing unless the breech lever is fully depressed and locked forward. More reason to send it to someone who can check it out.

Here are some pics.

Bill,
I dropped you a PM. I remember seeing that gun for sale.

Best,
Ted

http://28gasociety.46.forumer.com/28-gauge-darne-v19-t2346723.html

Of interest here?

Gee, I wish! Looks like a good one! Here's one I actually took a swipe at--about 2 months too late.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Darne-Model-P-Featherweight-in-gauge/1672841.uts

This is my R-11, I like the case color frame and sliding breech.

In 1966 I had to decide between a Darne and a new International Trap gun, seeing as I just got invited to shoot ion the Military team in Taiwan I chose the Trap Gun and lusted after a Darne for 40 years. For a retirement gift to myself I found This one, 1955 vintage but everything I wanted. It could use a little lightning of the triggers.

Congrats, Oskar. Looks like a beauty! What gauge, grade, barrel length, etc.? I like the sling swivels!

It's an R-11, 27 5/8" barrel, 12ga at 5 lb. 15 oz. Still having a little trouble with the safety on fast flushing birds but if the dogs are on point it is great. I do practice at the skeet range with the gun down and the safety on but even there I can anticipate the bird.

It took me about a season of birds before I became confident in an R model safety, and, double triggers. I had shot a Ruger Red Label, and really came to despise the barrel selector/safety/wild bird saving device installed in those guns. The previous O/U I had used was a Beretta Silver Snipe, with a non-selective single trigger that worked very well. I was a much younger man during the course of that first Darne safety double trigger year, however. I wonder how long it might take me to do that today? My R15 20 gauge had the funny push-button safety like Bills, but, the R10 I shoot now has the perhaps more familiar to most folks rotating lever.
The Ruger, and the Darne R15 went down the road, but, the Silver Snipe still lives here. The pre-680 series Beretta O/Us are very under rated guns, in my opinion, and under priced, as well.
Selling the R15 was a huge gun trading mistake that I rue to this day.
Have a care package all ready to go for you, BIll-I'll mail it tomorrow.

Best,
Ted