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I acquired a 1967 Superposed .410, RKST in what appears to be unfired condition.
Sold as a 28" Skeet, I was happy to measure the chokes and find Full/Mod.
Grade 1 Superposed wood lottery winner.






Lack of use didn't stop it's proud owner from taking it in and out of the safe a bajillion times.
Art's is returning the wood to "Factory New" and is installing a proper Long Tang.
Enter an in the white set of 28 gauge barrels, 28' Full/Full.





Art's filled in all the missing parts, carved it's own forend, and fit the barrels to the grade 1 .410.
I'm a skeet shooter, less an upland hunter.
For fixed chokes I'm thinking Improved Skeet/Skeet(.007/.005) or Improved Cylinder/Improved Skeet(011/.007).

I subscribe to the theory that less is more and currently have fewer (but nicer) guns than I've had in the past 20 years.
With fewer guns I'm looking for utilitarian overlap.
Since this is a composed set and altering chokes won't land me a fiery spot in Hell, Why not shoot it all?

Why not Briley's ???

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Nice looking gun, Bob. Gorgeous wood.

One question, if it is practically unfired I'm assuming it is also unmolested, and if so why is the tang that came on it improper? I'll admit to not being a big Browning fan, so there's probably an answer related to collectibility?

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I would have just shot it as is.


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Originally Posted By: Stan
Nice looking gun, Bob. Gorgeous wood.

One question, if it is practically unfired I'm assuming it is also unmolested, and if so why is the tang that came on it improper? I'll admit to not being a big Browning fan, so there's probably an answer related to collectibility?

SRH


You beat me to the same question regarding the tang???


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Stan, ol'buddy, why do you say the tang is improper? Am I missing something?(not unusual) Plenty of RKST Superposeds out there.

And Bob, I hope Art's not going to apply a gaudy plastic finish on it.
JR


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The wood is mighty nice!

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Wood finish and checking don't break the clays- proper gun mount and fit do- what's the deal with a lottery ticket?? Guaranteed winner?? Sure--RWTF


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Bob, congrats, keep doing it your way. Your projects are always interesting, but utilitarian does not come to mind.

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Originally Posted By: craigd
Bob, congrats, keep doing it your way. Your projects are always interesting, but utilitarian does not come to mind.


Agreed!


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Hello Stan.
I hope you and your family are all faring well.
Let me just say that the "Bean Counter" who instituted the Flat Knob and Short Tang features on this line of guns should be horsewhipped!
Cooler heads prevailed as Browning re-adopted at least the Long Tang in the early 70's.

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