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Charlie,
Please post a few pics of the action, stock, and forend.. It's so folks can see what a Birmingham Saxton looks like, much nicer than the later Belgian ones.
I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.
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Quite obviously a 12 gauge chamber will not accept a 10 gauge shell. As it has been determined this gun accepts & fires a 10 gauge shell, it does not currently have a 12 gauge chamber. With a current barrel weight of 4lb, 9.6oz that would have been one heavy 12 gauge.
With the 12 bore stamp & post 1887 marks that means it would not have accepted a 12/1 (.740") plug gage at time of proof. What do the bores measure now, were that also enlarged or just the chamber.
If the bores have also been enlarged it would have weighed even more as a 12 or perhaps it did simply get mismarked at the proof house. A firing pin spacing of 1.131 does seem rather close for a barrel set of this weight regardless of gauge.
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Hi Ken,
Hope all is well! Any update on when I might get my barrels back? Looking forward to shooting it with the Vintagers in a couple months.
thx
Charlie
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Charlie, obtain some 10-12 Gaugemates and you can shoot 12 gauge shells through your 10 gauge.
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Hi Ken,
Hope all is well! Any update on when I might get my barrels back? Looking forward to shooting it with the Vintagers in a couple months.
thx
Charlie
303-912-8133 I'm about mid-way through the process. I'll make sure it's done well before your shoot. The chambers are very tight, a modern 10 ga. shell stops when it reaches the end of the chamber, so I'm betting it was made for thin wall brass hulls. A little steep, but RMC brass may be the answer. Gaugemates are probably the best solution if you intend to shoot it often. Regards Ken
Last edited by Ken61; 03/21/17 09:34 AM.
I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.
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