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Beautiful - congratulations! You might enjoy this video of them discussing and shooting a Dixon...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhHPSrVylwo&ab_channel=TGSOutdoors

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great buy. Case colors probably redone at some point but done very well. I have had a few sleeved guns, one was done so well it was almost impossible to tell. Love the gold cocking indicators.


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Beautiful gun

I only hope one day I'll be able to afford a "true" round action like a Dickson or one of the other Scottish makers of round actions.


I have become addicted to English hammered shotguns to the detriment of my wallet.
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Beautiful gun....

Sleeving only bothers the jealOus X'spurt nit pickers that frequent this site.....hint hint

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Lovely gun!

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Originally Posted by dukxdog
I really want my 12ga field guns to be at 6#12oz or less. I have been searching for a magical 12ga that is at or under 6.25 lbs. I hand load all of my upland game ammo for my vintage guns. My 12ga shells are either 1oz or 1 1/8oz @1200fps low pressure 2.5" length. This gun was proofed for 2 3/4" @3 tons per sq. in. when new barrels were installed.

I had a 6.25 pound Lang BLNE that was 6.2 pounds. It was all all over the place and I shot it poorly. That, combined with a ton of cast off, sent it down the road.

Your Dickson is stunning. I don't think sleeving or re-barreling matters as much as how it was done. Quality varies as does balance.

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That is a wonderful piece - it is also an example of something perplexing (and somewhat common) -- poor checkering on the safety and top lever.
Those are always the two areas I look at first to assess the quality of the engraving. If its too difficult to checker the top lever well - pierce it.

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A few years ago I was looking for something different. I considered a nice English boxlock but like you the Dickson had an appeal like no others.
I contacted Dan Morgan knowing his love for Dickson's and his frequent visits to Scotland to visit Graham MacKinlay.
At the time he told me about one or two he knew about. But one day he told me of a very nice gun that was just recently going through work being done by Graham.
It was a 1943 Dickson with 28" barrels. The gun came with the original case with the original owners initials and had his initials still on the gold oval.
A deal was done and shortly I had a dream of a gun in my hands.
Now I do not shoot it all that well but when I miss I look good doing it.
Cheers


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Dukxdog,
Congrats on your wonderful find! If you shoot it well, NEVER let it go! Don't ask me how I know! I love my 5 lb. 12 oz. Churchill for hunting.
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Lovely gun. You so seldom see one with a pistol or POW grip. I wonder if it wasn't restocked from straight to pistol at the time of refurbishment. The figure of the wood also feels more "modern" to me. I am curious to hear your impressions after using it in the field. I perceive a lower center of gravity in a trigger plate action resulting in the action carrying beautifully in the hand. This is aided by the the rounded action. There isn't, in my view, a better carry gun. Your next target can be a DMB round action O/U!


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