Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Haven't shot it yet, but disassembled and cleaned the action and lock in the ultrasonic. It was gummed up pretty bad ...... likely never been apart since it was built in Eibar. I was pleasantly surprised at the 5-pin lock quality, intercepting sear, cocking indicator, and a decent level of polish on it for a gun that sold at as low a price point as it did when originally built. The barrel had been honed to remove some constriction and only had .020" left when it arrived here. It's at the barrel shop as we speak to be threaded for a screw in choke, the constriction of which will be decided by actual patterning. Goal is to make it a high, pass shooting demon, with 1 7/8 - 2 oz. of TM or bismuth. It has a 36" vent-rib barrel, but at only 8 1/2 lbs. it handles surprisingly well.

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SRH

I’m travelling down the same road. A Zephyr Honker choked 20 thou to be used on inland geese here in Scotland while I still can. I have 125 2 and 1/4 oz Winchester XX in BB 2s and 4s and at the other end of the spectrum a box of Eley 2 5/8 inch with 1 and 5/16 oz BB shot to use.

Are you considering adding some weight or a recoil reducing system to the stock ??

I have put a few cartridges through my gun using both 12 and 20 bore chamber inserts and enjoyed taking out a few clays.Looking forward to next season as I have access to some great inland goose shooting both greys and pinks.
If I could post photographs I would put up a couple of before and after stock work photos

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