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I have thought ribs were a gimmick for a long time now. But, then so is driven bird shooting. I suppose if you like eating more than hunting then you can peg and shoot.
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Ribless over unders of high quality are not new. The Boss ribless under over has been around for decades. The Browning Superposed lightweight ribless is out of the thirties. The Perazzi ribless over under is a new variation and I would like to own one. The Galazan Inverness ribless is fairly new, and rare. The Boss is the most desired and hard to locate, but the others can be found.
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I am sure that an Edwinson Green 16 bore over and under that I examined many years ago had no top rib.
It dated from about 1910, give or take a few years.
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B Rizzini will make you one. Offered in their round body. I have seen some listed in the UK.
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He mentions in the video that Spotarms, which is where he is at shooting this video has a Boss ribless. You can view it on their web site.
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Franchi went one better in their old Faconet model, they took out the side ribs too. Other European makers followed with their specialised totally ribless OU models for Woodcock hunting.
Ribs are a strange throwback. In the age of CNC and CAD (yes even in London bests) makers resort to 13th century tinmakers methods to stick unnecessary ribs and create hidden rust spots.
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Last edited by skeettx; 11/02/21 09:22 AM.
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Ribless over unders of high quality are not new. The Boss ribless under over has been around for decades. The Browning Superposed lightweight ribless is out of the thirties. The Perazzi ribless over under is a new variation and I would like to own one. The Galazan Inverness ribless is fairly new, and rare. The Boss is the most desired and hard to locate, but the others can be found. Here's "the Original" that all the imitation efforts are about: https://www.gmackinlay.com/product/12g-over-under-by-boss-co-29-x-2-1-2-barrels/
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Palunc, where is this "spotarms" website? Thanks.
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