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Thought you guys might like to see a real English try gun.  I have had this for many years.  At the time this was make there were 12 of these done. Two are in Houston, I have one and a fellow I know has the other one.  Mine is marked #12  John Boyd Quality Arms
John Boyd
Quality Arms Inc
Houston, TX
713-818-2971
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The perfect One Gun fits All, shouldn't be any problem of any kind once you get it to fit right....do you shoot it John?
It would be fun to try to make it fit perfect
Is that a Churchill?
nice
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yes, its a Churchill. Yes, gun is totally shootable. not like some try guns that are just dummies
John
John Boyd
Quality Arms Inc
Houston, TX
713-818-2971
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Very cool, John.
For years, I've thought about building one on a 20ga double. That's a heck of an inspiration.
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Lancaster's "The author has invented an adjustable try-gun (patent), which is constructed with the stock perfectly rigid in the hand, being made to move in right lines (and not bodily, by the means of a knucklejoint in the hand of stock, which necessarily describes the section of a circle), therefore the author's does not give an excess of bend or cast-off, yet it can be adjusted for cast-off, bend, and length, also for set of toe or heel of stock, so as to be correctly adjusted to what is required for any individual sportsman, to enable him to make accurate practice when firing at either targets or game ; or the author's original adjustable gun (with specially constructed fittings) can be handled to demonstrate that the measurements taken by him are correct as to bend, length, and cast-off, thereby showing that the gun to be supplied will be suited to the purchaser." 
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That throws 'the gun doesn't fit me' excuse out the window...
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In this day of inexpensive and high quality adjustable butts and combs, such guns as John's are a bit over the top, but great pieces of history. I still use my old Parker try gun occasionally, but anyone could have one like it built at Graco for just a few hundred bucks.
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