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Thought I'd share some pictures of a friend's rather nice Robust BLE I am refinishing the stock of:     As you can see, the right barrel is rifled (Raye). It also has assisted opening and retractable sling. JC
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That's the nicest one I've ever seen. Some have been pretty crude.
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Agree, that is an extemely nice Robust, all the "bells and whistles" on this one, even ejectors. Very cool.
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This is why I thought it would be interesting to show it.
The few Robusts I had seen up to now were very, very plain.
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Nice "bold" engraving, too!
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Very nice high grade gun, the Robust's are underappreciated quality guns in this Country.
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Very nice high grade gun, the Robust's are underappreciated quality guns in this Country.
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That one has the typical "stepped" barrels, where they meet the monoblock, that you see on many Robusts. I've owned several, a couple with a fair amount of engraving, but that's certainly at the upper end.
For those that don't know, the rifled barrel is not for slugs. It's a "dispersion" barrel popular with European woodcock hunters.
About the only knock on Robusts is that, compared to some other French and Euro doubles, they are a bit on the heavy side. Not real fenceposts by any stretch, but just a little . . . well, robust.
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Hello Larry,
This one, with 27.5" barrels weighs in at 7lbs 1.2oz which is not unduly "robust"
for a 12 bore I would think. It does allow for 1 1/8 ounce loads to be shot
comfortably.
JC
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