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This morning was nice and cool. A good morning to take the Powell Damascus hammer gun to the sporting range…

It is a Webley…

Reloads. I have saved all my factory 2 1/2 inch hulls and set my Mec 600 jr with a plate on the crimp side, so it will crimp the 2 1/2 inch shells. I also use reclaimed shot and Red Dot powder with wads from Ballistic Products which are made for the 2 1/2 inch shells. I also put an “over the shot” card on top to keep any imperfect shells from leaking shot.

I am going to take it grouse hunting this fall, I plan on using some 1 7/8 inch shells my son found in a pawn shop. I have been shooting grouse with a Burgess wrist slide action shotgun with 2 inch shells that I bought from an estate and another couple of Damascus hammer guns with those short shells…

Yes, it is. I am about the last of the original 20 that started it decades ago…

Lovely gun. I have almost it's twin, which I bought from Powell's shop in Birmingham circa 1987. Mine was made 1871.

That’s a beautiful gun.

Is that Gallatin Clays? Looks mighty familiar

Another of your nice vintage firearms.