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I bought this on Gunbroker.

Nice French double from a renown maker. The bad news is the barrels were cut and 21" is a fairly short barrel. The good news is I have been looking for a fast handling open (read: no) choke gun for woodcock, grouse and rabbits in thick cover. The engraving is very nice and the receiver appears to be "French grey". Anyways, should be an enjoyable gun in the field if I can shoot it. My main concern is the rib hollow being properly filled. I guess I will know when I pick it up. What do you think?

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/778108146

Looks like it would be a really effective bird and bunny getter.
Nice looking fences by the way.
Karl

Thanks Karl, I'm hoping everything is solid on the gun and it patterns well. I've always heard good things about VC...

Given the correct loads, you'd be surprised at how well the open choked gun will do it's job at closer ranges.
Karl

HELICOBLOC, V-C proverbial Stop, Acier Diamant, church windows & straight-hand grip, nothing short 'bout this St. Etienne offering less the tubes.

http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=488564&page=1

Cheers,

Raimey
rse

Thanks Raimey, there is some very interesting information on that thread. Any idea why there are two sets of numbers on the frame?

That is a pretty decent old gun. I'm not crazy about hacksawed tubes, but, if you have a good use for it, you got a great deal. Of late, many double guys are convinced they simply can't be seen shooting less than 32" tubes, but, lots of my guns have 26" barrels, and seem just fine in a grousy thicket, or, a snowy cattail slew, when I'm trying to quickly find my Setter, who is on point.
Guns get kinda LOUD when the barrels are cut short like that.

Shoot it in good health.

Best,
Ted

Ted,

You're absolutely right. My 25.5" barreled Bernie Gamecock rings my ears and (this is the topic of a thread I've been thinking of writing for some time), I need to find some hunting ear protection for this season.

That said, I absolutely LOVE long barrel guns in the fields and the waterfowl marshes. I know short barreled guns are not en vogue these days, but as you said, they can be extremely handy in the tight quartered alder and aspen thickets or when walking through walls of greenbriar, grape or multiflora rose. Sometimes, function is just more important than fashion to me. I'm hoping this gun will give me a small advantage in these specific situations. Then again, I could be terribly wrong. I'm still learning...

I should add that the seller didn't list it, but I called and asked if there was a "65" on the flats and he said yes. With all the 12 gauge 2.5" chambered guns I've been acquiring lately, it appears a case or two of RSTs will be on the purchase list before this fall.

I'd hazard a guess that the H512 is a V-C sub who filed it & struck it up for V-C to finish in-house? Then the 1085 to be that of V-C? Would be nice to see an image of the flats.


Cheers,

Raimey
rse

I will surely do so when I pick up the gun...