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Typically, this is a gun that uses a pair of hammers that have firing pins integral with same, and in the event of failure of the pin, you now have a single shot. Don't most A&D boxlocks have firing pins integral with the hammers? I bought a W&S Model 700 this spring - I964 A&F import with 26" barrels. I bought it as a backup/bad weather gun, but have really enjoyed shooting it. The barrels are not chopper-lump - but that hasn't caused me to miss anything yet!
Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.
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Tommy, give consideration to attending the Fall Southern in Georgetown, SC near the end of Oct. You will have the chance to handle many, many guns in a couple of days. Some vendors will even allow you to shoot guns of high interest to you; typically on a 5-stand course. Bring your LC and shoot the competition, if you like. There will be a lot of nice folks to meet.
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Some A&D boxlocks have integral strikers/hammers. Fabulous, until they break, then, they suck. Some have separate hammers and strikers, but, the strikers must be serviced from the back-better, but, still a pain.
Disc set strikers can be serviced from the breech face in minutes, assuming you planned ahead and bought a tool and a set of strikers. Even if you didn't, it is far less of a tragedy then the other two.
I simply brought the point up to illustrate that research into what you actually want is a good thing.
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Thanks Gnomon. What is a BLNE? And any perticular brand of your favor i should look for?
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BLNE is Box Lock, Non-Ejector. BLE is Box Lock Eector & then SL would be Side Lock with either E or NE.
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Thanks Gnomon. What is a BLNE? And any perticular brand of your favor i should look for? I think most makers produced these guns up until the 1950s, possibly later. Robert Churchill was a great influence in short-barreled guns; H&H made a "Brevis" that has 26 1/2-inch barrels. The Brevis generally sells at a discount. I've shot a Churchill XXV but many years ago - as I recall it was a boxlock. Very nice gun. That's the only English XXV that I shot - mine is a Continental gun but you're not interested in these. It's going to come down to a personal like/preference and if you can make it to one of the doubles shoots you might get to see a number of these guns yourself. Personally, I think it's harder to shoot a XXV than even a 28-inch barrrel but once you learn, it's great fun and very useful in dense cover. Have you tried looking at the inventory in Griffn & Howe?
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Bird - if you are considering a vintage English gun, take a look at the Lang that Rookhawk is advertising in the "for sale" section - looks nice, price seems very reasonable to me.
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