Sometimes I need someone to save me from myself. I was looking at a 24 ga. double today. Belgian made by Auguste Francotte. Call it a lower mid level gun in very nice condition. Of course it was like new as 24 gauge shells are not readily available and has most likely been unfired since the shells ran out from the serviceman duffel bag it came back in after WWII.
Price was too high for what to me is a dead gauge. I mean I own, shoot and reload 10, 12, 16 20 28 and .410's already so I go from too big to too small and even like the often reported dead 16. The 24 2 1/2", while fitting in between the 20 and 28 is not a high performance as the 28 and I still liked it.
The lure of the 24 almost had me and I have to admit that there was no reason for me to buy a 24. I do not own a 24 gauge loader, have a single component on hand or even have a manual with a selection of 24 gauge loads. And still I am turning over the deal in my head. The only thing that I can figure is that I must need a 24 for some reason that eludes me. Perhaps it is that the upcoming dove season is around the corner and I have never taken a limit of doves with a 24. Perhaps just too much work and not enough play.
I just do not want to end up in GA, Guns Anonymous. You know, that group meeting where you stand up and say your name and tell all that you owned an shot guns in the past and have been clean and non firing for so many days. GA, Guns Anonymous and the only prevention may be a 24. Perhaps I will call mid week to see if the seller wants to come down a few hundred more.
