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Buzz,
Some people are going to find them clubby, some won't
Best,
Ted I've owned a BSS Sidelock. I'm guessing anyone who opines that "Some people are going to find them clubby" has probably never held one.
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Bob, I'll agree with you on that one...Geo
I have a Miroku Daly 12ga model 500 (pg and btf) that is clubby; whole different kind of Miroku!
Last edited by Geo. Newbern; 10/29/15 01:04 PM. Reason: added something
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My Bss sidelock 12G has 28' barrells still i find it very well balanced and not clubby, even better than my Aya no.1 which has been one of my favorites for years.
All the best
Kem
Last edited by Kem1988; 10/29/15 12:33 PM.
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Buzz,
Some people are going to find them clubby, some won't
Best,
Ted I've owned a BSS Sidelock. I'm guessing anyone who opines that "Some people are going to find them clubby" has probably never held one. My wife, at 5' 5" tall, 115 lbs, soaking wet, and a size 3 in women's clothing, finds a Browning BSS sidelock, "Clubby". I, do not. That is why I mentioned, "some people". Any other words of wisdom you wish to impart on gunfit, Mr. know it all? Go ahead. Best, Ted
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12 or 20, Ted? Went back through my records. The 20ga BSS Sidelock I owned (26" barrels) weighed 6#2oz. I've owned lighter 20's, by about a quarter pound, but I wouldn't class that one as being a heavy 20 by any means. Lighter than any Parker Repro 20 I've handled, and way lighter than a BSS boxlock 20.
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Buzz,
Some people are going to find them clubby, some won't
Best,
Ted I've owned a BSS Sidelock. I'm guessing anyone who opines that "Some people are going to find them clubby" has probably never held one. My wife, at 5' 5" tall, 115 lbs, soaking wet, and a size 3 in women's clothing, finds a Browning BSS sidelock, "Clubby". I, do not. That is why I mentioned, "some people". Any other words of wisdom you wish to impart on gunfit, Mr. know it all? Go ahead. Best, Ted I rest my case. And please don't refer to me as "Mr. Know it all". Everyone knows my name is "Mr. Smarty Pants".
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12 or 20, Ted? Went back through my records. The 20ga BSS Sidelock I owned (26" barrels) weighed 6#2oz. I've owned lighter 20's, by about a quarter pound, but I wouldn't class that one as being a heavy 20 by any means. Lighter than any Parker Repro 20 I've handled, and way lighter than a BSS boxlock 20. Her petite frame and upper body strength is such that a youth model single shot 20, with really light loads, maybe 5 1/2 lbs, is about the limit. My point was that no one gun fits everybody, and one person's sveldt is another's clubby. Best, Ted
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Ted: Why do you see fit to take it so personal when someone disagrees with your opinion every single time??? In my opinion, if a Browning BSS sidelock isn't svelte, then a Holland and and Holland Royal isnt svelte either.....and talk about handicapping the wife! Get her a Franchi 20 ga AL.
Socialism is almost the worst.
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Buzz, It is not my opinion that no single gun will fit everyone. It is a fact. If you want to argue about my opinions, feel free, but facts are a different matter. By the way, are you suggesting that ALL H&H Royals are built to light game gun configuration? Watch where you are stepping, Buzz. It was suggested that I've never held a BSS, either, odd, in that I've handled them on several continents, and pointed that out. I never said I found them to be clubby, but, some would. The recoil on the AL 20 is objectionable to the Missus when it is loaded with rounds that will cycle it. My wife's main motivation to share time afield with us is not the shooting, but, sharing the company of her Son, her dog, and her husband, maybe in that order. We never object to her company, nor, should we. We are lucky to have her along.  Best, Ted
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The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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