If the Flues was all that great for the newer smokeless powders, why didn't Lou Smith and the design crew at Ithaca offer a Flues 12 in 3" chambering in the early 1920's, to compete with the Fox HE, and the L.C. Smith LongRange models.?? And why did Ithaca drop the Flues SBT in favor of the Frank Kickerbocker designed SBT. For my $, make mine a NID every time.
And I shoot low fps. RST loads in my Grade 2 12 gauge NID (mfg. aprox. 1926) as I do in my 12 gauge L.C. Smiths- both pre-1913 graded and post 1914 graded Smiths- also Remington and AA loads at 1150-1200 fps. range. Same loads I would shoot if I owned a 12 Flues-exception being, for the Flues I would have to order the more expensive 2&1/2" RST loads, for the Smiths and the NID, I can use 2&3/4" shells all day long.
Last edited by Run With The Fox; 12/14/16 11:37 PM.
