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I had a Manton 9/10 gauge that�d been honed over the years until it was an 8.5/9 gauge. I used to hunt preserve pheasants with it using standard 12 gauge 3 dram 1-1/8 ounce loads and it was just fine. BTW, as a �safety test� I discharged each barrel from a sawhorse rest with 6 drams of BP and 1-1/8 ounces of shot (what I might inadvertently load in the field). Each barrel made a terrific KABOOM and they both held together just fine.


Here�s a photo of the Manton with its first pheasant.

What I�m saying is don�t just write it off without having a competent SXS gunsmith look it over.

Steve