Larry,
I can't tell from the proof marks. The Brits would proof 2" guns for 7/8 oz and 1 oz. What load is this gun proved for?
Thanks
Ken
Ken, the French don't list the pressure of service loads for their guns. Strictly proof pressure. In the case of this gun, it carries the double St. Etienne proofmark--16,500 psi, which is well above the current CIP standard proof. Doubt I'll shoot 1 oz loads in it, given the gun's weight. RST makes 3/4 oz loads. They also offer a 15/16oz load at a velocity of 1125 fps. Likely tolerable in that gun, although certainly for targets I'll stick with 3/4. If I can run an occasional straight with a 28ga or with a 20ga shooting 3/4 oz reloads, I'm sure 3/4 will be plenty out of a 12.
The gun will likely be strictly for grouse and woodcock. Maybe quail. Probably OK for preserve chukars as well. Don't intend to shoot pheasants with it. Definitely not wild ones!
Last edited by L. Brown; 12/09/17 12:02 PM.
