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Good afternoon.
I pulled out, and blew the dust off a WC Scott that I purchased about 20 years ago.
I really like the gun, but never shot it but once or twice. While looking it over, I realized that the barrels are marks imp mod right and imp cyl left!! When I initially inspected the gun, It didn't dawn on me that they were backwards!! Sure enough, I measured them and they are indeed as marked!! I assume this gun was set up for driven birds. My initial thought is to reverse the triggers so it is front/open, rear/tight. At lease that way, trigger function would be consistent with my other doubles.
How common was this practice?
Ithaca1
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Could have started out as a lefty gun, with reversed triggers before you got it. Driven birds seems more likely.
Best,
Ted
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Interesting Ted!!
I'll check the triggers tomorrow. They may still be reversed!!
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Common? Say, less than 5%. Does it have a left or right thumb lever break? Any cast in the stock?
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I have an 1881 12 bore Greener Far Killing Duck gun choked .0445 in the right barrel and .0325 in the left. Triggers are the usual configuration.
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Rocketman,
It is a right thumb lever break.
I'll have the gun in hand tomorrow when I return home.
What I can tell you at this point is that it is a WC Scott built for Orvis in approximately 1978. It has "Orvis Best" engraved on the underside in front of the triggers,
ithaca1
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LGF I covet your FarKiller.
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Note that most triggers on a double for a right-handed shooter have the trigger faces beveled off to the right. A former co-worker of mine had a field grade Ithaca Flues 20 gauge which his uncle had ordered special as he was left-handed. Everything was identical to a regular right-handed gun except the triggers were beveled to the left.
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The late John Olin had all his custom M21's with the right side barrel tighter choked than the left barrel, or so I have read. I am not sure about his Specialty Grade Smith gun, however. RWTF
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Often with guns choked as yours is they were ordered with waterfowling in mind. Pass-shooting incomers shooting the tighter choke first and the more open choke as they they came closer... this while using the trigger setup that they were most familiar with in their other guns.
I have a 30" 10 gauge Parker choked Full in the right barrel and Light Mod in the left.
Last edited by DAM16SXS; 02/09/20 08:46 PM.
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