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Rabbits? Maybe gophers or groundhogs depending on where one lives. Someone could also just like to shoot targets. Also from the looks of the gun it is something you could go out and enjoy immediately instead of buying some fixer upper (that will cost a fortune) that has already been comprimised seven ways from Sunday.

The .310 Cadet is about the ballistic equivalent of the .32-20 and makes for a pretty effective small game cartridge, although it was originally designed as a target/training cartridge.

This would be the world's coolest rifle for a squirrel, rabbit, groundhog, crow hunter.

I love the .32-20! I had a beautiful Browning limited edition Winchester Model 53 bought when they came out in the early 90's.

One of the guns I had to sell in the mid 00's. Missed it so much I bought another one last year (though not as purty and a bit scuffed up).

Then I found I still had a case of ammo stashed behind piles of other ammo!

But this, THIS Greener is glorious. I'd say it was cute if it weren't so downright gorgeous

Very cool! Thanks for posting, Dig.

For some peculiar reason I am really attracted to the Greener Facile Princeps action. Mike knows my project gun. This is a beauty. Thanks for posting the photos.

Here's mine, not a double but tons of fun.

Unless you re-load, the .310 ammo will be a problem.

The .32-20 ammo may work but it also could sacrifice some accuracy as it may rattle some down the barrel.

The way most cadets were converted to 32-20, was by grinding off the face of the breachblock until a cartridge would chamber. They were able to do his because the 310 had a "heeled" bullet so the chamber had no shoulder at the end of the case.This way would not be possible in a double rifle. As 1cdog pointed out, there is a consideable differance in diameter between 310(320+) and 32-20(311+).The proper answer is to load 310 ammo. Cases are easy to make from 32-20, and there is a bullet mold for the proper "heeled" 120gr bullet avaliable now.If you just absolutely refuse to make the cases and bullets(that is where the fun is),Buffalo Arms has both at a reasonable price.
Mike

The Gardiner catalogue is now online. The Churchill estimate is several thousand pounds more than the Greener. How much do you think that has to do with the fact that .22 ammo is much easier to come by than the .310?

A lot. The churchill is also pretty much unused with full case colours. I prefer the greener by some margin. No comparison in quality - the Greener could not be replicated today.