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I have a FN SXS that is a twin to yours, with the exception that it doesn't have a cheek piece. It's a 16 gauge with 30" barrels, that weighs 5lbs. 14 oz.
It has had barrel work by a previous owner (chambers and chokes)
it is a terrific bird gun despite its long barrels.
I tried to post pictures of it following the instructions.
How do you post multiple images?
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Pete:
Just copy another image right below it. Is that an "ACL"/"ACM"/"ACN" encircled and what is the stamp just above that? Also there is another encircled set of initials on the right tube near the lower rib? By the scribbling("70" beside chamber info & "IC" & "Mod"), someone has lengthened your chambers as well as noted, or modified, the chokes(I now see that in your post).

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ellenbr, that is, AC over
CI They are in a circle.
just above that is what appears to be the letter V .

the initial on the right tube near the rib looks like the letter K with a star over it. (it has no circle).
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Pete:
Thanks and there's that encircled "V" again. It may be the pic & my eyes but there looks to be an encircled "JL"? on the right tube just above the encircled "V". An encircled "AC/CL" may just note yet another "Acier Cockerill" craftsman user who was sourced by FN?




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I don't see another mark above the v.
I have to leave the house but when I get back I'll see if I canpost better pictures and some more info I have.
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Since IC and Mod are scratched on the barrels, the guy who did the modifications might just as well have scratched 2 3/4 instead of 70.

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I am having an awful job trying to post these pictures but if you are interested I'll continue.
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Pete, I am interested in seeing more pictures. That picture looks like mine. Could you put a picture with more of the description and whatever else you might have.
They are calling it Cockerill special.

I have a few questions; When I went to pick up gun, I noticed it was slightly off-face. Got it home and checked it with feelers and is .003 loose. Looking at area of hinge pin, I see a center pin, so I get a drift and lightly tap it and feel that it is moving. Drive it all the way, and find out it releases the cocking levers. Take the fancy screw plates off, and see inside that the hinge pin has a slotted head also. Notice that I can turn it slightly, but what is holding it. Notice on end of receiver a retaining screw, take it out and now I can turn hinge pin and take it out. Mike it up and I can see about a .002 difference. Rotated pin 1/4 turn and marked for a new pilot hole for what I will call anti-rotation pin , Try barrels and no movement. Job done. Replaced the other hardware and assembled and everything is tight.
Question, is this common for European guns to have, and do any American guns have this feature. If not were the Europeans the only ones smart enough to know that wear will occur and the hinge pin will have to be rotated or replaced?

The more I look at this standard grade gun, the more I like the workmanship and quality.

Another question, in measuring the different pieces, and gong to my decimal/metric chart, the sizes are not even increments. Example retaining pin for cocking levers. .139=3.53mm, hinge pin diameter .334=8.48mm.

Many years ago I worked with machines set up with Metric dials because that's how the prints were. They gave the decimal in quotations, but in my opinion using the metric machines was easier. We had machines in both 1 for 1 and 2 for 1. The 1 for 1 was nice for close tolerance work.




I think I will like this gun, but I still like the "elsies".


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This is a picture of the FN factory that made the gun.
I got a lot of these pictures from Robert Chambers who used to post on this site.
I don't know much about the hinge pin, but I'll agree that it's a very well made gun.

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Another picture of the gun.
Pete

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