Of course any dissertation is subject to what the particular writer chooses to write about. I have found the English guns to be better made and lighter per gauge than the American guns.

I would say this 12 gauge Daw shotgun is close to perfect in weight and configuration. Hammer guns are also more appealing to me with their timeless elegance and craftsmanship.

This shotgun was made in 1866, extremely early in cartridge firing gun development. George Daw had a patent on center fire outside primed ammunition and that helped usher in the cartridge gun, early, while percussion guns were the standard of the day.

2 1/2 inch chambers and it is lethal on birds of all kinds, having been used from grouse to turkeys…



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Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is, listening to Texans..John Steinbeck