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I have been officially bitten by the hammer gun bug. Although I am still very novice compared to a lot of you and still learning about them, I have come to appreciate the amount of skill and art that went in crafting those guns about 120-140 years ago. I love reading about them and looking at their lines, engraving, wood/metal, etc. Having said that, I was wondering how many of you shoot hammer guns? Do you use them primarily for hunting or clay shooting? How often do you take these old guns out shooting? Also, it would be great if you can post pics of your favorite hammer guns.  BillK
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I hunt an shoot clays with mone from 1866, and plan to do the same with my 1875 as soon as work allows. Unfortunately my pics won't upload right
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hunting and clays - i probably shoot one of my hammer guns more often than hammerless these days 
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I have a non-rebounding hammer gun completed March 6, 1866. I've shot over 6,000 rounds through this gun since I bought it. I shoot both clays and quail with it - in fact I took it to the quail farm today and, when I pointed it in the right place, it killed quail handily. Photo from a shoot several years ago: 
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I take mine anytime my thumb needs an excuse for its existence... Fair  Or foul  
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Gentlemen,
Those are great replies and pictures. Please keep them coming. BillK
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Holland & Holland 12 gauge hammer gun, SN 21796, 30" steel barrels, 2 1/2" chambers, 1 1/8 ounce Nitro Proofed, about a 1900 +/- vintage gun. Mostly skeet and sporting clays with 1/2 and 3/4 ounce hand loads in RST hulls. 
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I have about six hammer guns, but my favorites are a modern Bernardelli Brescia 12ga/30"/straight grip and a circa 1880s Birmingham Lacey with 28"stub twist barrels. Use them both on doves with good success, as long as I'm not surrounded by yahoos with pumps and semis. Prefer to get out by myself and just enjoy the guns. Also have a Sarasqueta 20ga/32" that I can't hit squat with, and a Parker Damascus 12/30 that seems too nice to take out.
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 James Woodward & Sons for 1882. Clays and hunting. About 50% of my shooting - mostly 3/4 oz loads in 2 3/4" hulls. It has many years/generations left in it. DDA
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1941 Husqvarna 12ga 2 1/2 with 7/8 oz ITX 6's. It is my favorite waterfowl shotgun. The one shown is the one I use out in the salt marsh, I have another a little nicer for fresh water.  
Last edited by oskar; 12/17/16 03:35 AM.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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