This Sept. 1 will find me afield again with Cocoa, now five, and my Manufrance Ideal 16, tossing 3/4 oz reloads at the feathered fighters on afterburner.
Wingshooter, what year and model Ideal? Gil
It is a 314 made in 1937. I found a set of barrels in the white in France, and Kirk Merrington has agreed to fit them up to the gun. The chokes will be opened to .000 and .007. The original barrels are at about .028 in the right and OMG Boston Strangler tight in the left, but pattern beautifully with my 3/4 oz loads. Thus the second set of barrels. May be the only Ideal in North America with two sets of barrels. Looking forward to my grade 5 getting here, but that's prolly still a ways off: 1925, full coverage engraving, straight English stock, 16 of course. It looks swift and sexy just resting on a table, can't wait to see how she handles. Will prolly have that one opened to .005 and .015.
