Eight pound doubles are not that much fun to carry and none at that weight should be 20's.
I absolutely agree. I don't think the magnet trick will be definitive because the tubes are thin and surrounded by the steel barrels and chambers, but I'll try it. I didn't have any of my tools or gauges with me when I found this gun, but it will still be there when I get back to it. My thought would be to knock out the tubes and shoot it with low pressure 12 ga shells if the Damascus barrels are sound. It does not look like the tubes are removeable, and there is no knocker with it. Even if I wanted to take measurements and have a knocker machined for this gun, I doubt the shop would let me start pounding on the muzzles of a consignment gun. There are no ejectors, just what appear to be extractors. I did not have any snap caps with me and I did not pull the forend.
The case colors on this gun are the best I have ever seen on an original hammer gun, and the barrels are gorgeous except for the blood etching.
