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mc: rigid british proof rules are not enforced here...
for example, safely opening chambers is forboden in the uk without reproofing...whereas, reproofing is optional here...and is rarely done...
we have been ignoring british proof rules for a couple of hundred years now, without diasterous consequences...
from a practical standpoint, whether a gun is in british proof or not is of little consequence here...
unless of course, one chooses to make it so, for reasons other than shooter safety...
Last edited by ed good; 09/21/22 08:50 PM.
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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an stan, ah jes cant be bothered wid you an yo negative sniping...
Last edited by ed good; 09/22/22 10:09 AM.
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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It's of great consequence to someone wanting a original in proof gun whether uk Spanish Belgian French you must be trying to hawk out of proof guns and looking for a pass from the academy .
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The marketplace enforces the rules out of proof guns go begging
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Back in the mid-70's, I bought a between the wars Sauer 16ga as a graduation present to myself when I completed my MA. It had short chambers. I had them lengthened, after which I fired hundreds of high brass pheasant loads through that gun. Back then, a lot of gunsmiths did it regularly. But back then, we didn't have very many gunsmiths--nor gun dealers--who specialized in classic doubles. Thanks to places like this, and to Double Gun Journal, pretty much anyone who has more than a passing interest in a classic sxs knows better now.
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L., your post above is interesting and memory invoking...
alow me to remise and pontificate a bit...
-back in the mid-70's...while you were completing your MA, ?...i was workin in the suberbs of nyc, at a secure job, in order to provide for my family...
-at that time I was in my pump gun stage, specifically a 20 ga ithaca, with shortened barrel, don ja no...wonderful grouse gon hit was...prior to that, i had dallied with a 16 stevens, as that was awl i could afford at the time...eventually, i had the chokes cut off it, and then had rifle sites installed on the rib, making it into a slug gon for local deer hunting...that did not work out so well...
-as to your sauer, what wonderful gons they are...have had a few, with nary a problem nor complaint...surprised that after so many rounds of high base ammo, the stock did not crack...perhaps the chamber opening reduced the felt recoil, which helped protect the wood...
-and i am so happy that you and others have learned to not fire alotta high brass loads in old light weight guns...
as for chamber opening in general, the world loves to fill a vacuum...soon, 2 1/2" low base loads will return to us, eliminating the desire to alter chambers...eagerly awaiting that event...
Last edited by ed good; 09/22/22 10:04 AM.
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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