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Two Kg is 4.4 lbs. This may explain how one has a 4.4 lb bag of sugar.
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NIDs are not inherently heavy guns. Ithaca itself, no better authority, portrayed the normal weight for a 28" barreled 12 ga. as being 6.5-7 lbs., so your gun is right in there.
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7 lbs 4 ounces on my 28" NID as I just measured it on my fish scale. This is the non-lying version of the fish scale.
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Thank you for the information on the weight of the 28" 12ga NID. Further experimentation with my scale confirms it usefulness as a decorative item only. Of my 12ga SxSs the NID and the Sterlingworth are most likely the lightest but it is obvious now that I will need a better scale to determine that for certain. I have two 20ga guns that I'm certain are a bit lighter but again that's a guess. I just have to decide if knowing is worth buying a scale since that isn't going to actually make any one of my shotguns lighter. The NID has a comfortable balance, to me, anyway. Thanks you again.
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Digital kitchen scales are so cheap and easy to use today that I never use my feed scale any more. Look on Amazon.
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See below for handling data on the described gun.
Ithaca NID BLE #455782 - grade 3: weight = 7# 5 oz, balance to trigger = 5", unmounted swing effort = 1.88, mounted swing effort = 8.38, gauge = 12, barrel length = 28", LOP = 15.25", compactness = 10.89.
Questions?
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Rocketman. I am embarrassed to admit I have no ability to interpret the numbers you offer on the gun dynamics. If you would explain those it would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Sure. Weight is in high pheasant/light pigeon gun range. Balance (teeter-totter) is between neutral and forward. Unmounted swing effort is a wee bit slow for a pigeon gun, the mounted swing is about right for a pigeon gun. Perhaps a couple of comparisons would help'
Average Game Gun Weight = 6 1/2#, balance = 4 1/2", unmounted swing = 1.45, mounted swing = 6.38, gauge = 12, barrel length = 28", LOP = 14 1/4, compactness = 10.17
Average Pigeon Gun Weight = 7# 10 oz, balance = 4 3/4", unmounted = 1.82, mounted = 8.11, gauge = 12, barrels = 29 3/4", LOP = 14 3/4", compactness = 10.49
Do you have some favored gun? If so, I can probably provide a more direct comparison.
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Silly me. I forgot that I have a 12 ga. NID field grade with 30" bbls. Weight is 7 bls., 1 oz.
Rocket - the balance point on yours would suggest slightly heavy barrels, especially considering the length of the stock. What do they weigh by themselves?
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I just sold a Field Grade NID with 30" barrels. 7 lbs 4 oz on my postal scale. Recently had a NID 20ga, 26", that went 6/6. Had a Grade 1E NID 12ga, 30": 7/13.
Gun makers are sometimes on the optimistic side when it comes to weight.
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