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Just ordered one, price will be approx $16k, specs to your choice, quality AYA No.1, Homeless Joe, I am one of your stupid people  best, Mike I wouldn't tell everybody...  If you add the 8 grand your going to loose when you open the box to the $16k asking price the Purdey hammer guns not that far away.
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IMO...if a guy used his gun a fair amount, all that walking around with hammers cocked would cause undue stress on the springs and other guts of the locks.
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IMO...self cocking hammers on a hammer gun makes about as much sense as teats on a boar hogg.
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When quail hunting I walk around with hammers at full cock with the action open. Seems pretty safe to me. Joe, I have tried that same approach with my hammerguns. I have a hard time sweeping two hammers back on a covey rise (small hands/short thumbs), and cocking one hammer at a time is too slow. It is no problem to carry the gun over the arm cocked with the action open, but I cannot seem to get the hang of closing the gun and bringing it to shoulder in a hurry. Need more practice , I guess...Geo
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If a boar hog with teats, it would probably never leave the barn.
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That's probably where this hammer gun will stay.
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HomelessjOe's preferred carry is also mine when preserve shooting with a dog handler who may not know me. I also use this carry as much as possible in all situations. It is much easier to open and close a hammer gun on false points than to cock and uncock hammers.
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It will not lose 8K when you open the box. Mike, I hope that you enjoy your purchase.
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Sidelock
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Why not try more advanced SLE design with hammers inside.  There are two basic types one that cocks tumblers on closing and one that cocks them on opening. 
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KMcMichael, thank you, I don't think so either. Edward King is the son of one of the King brothers mentioned in the webpage and is a close friend. My first shotgun was an AYA and I think this hammer gun will make a nice driven pheasant tool as well as giving me fond memories of my first shotgun and of a good friendship, best, Mike
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