Just bought an UGLY single shot
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cloudcroft
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Sounds like it was used by some native in the far reaches of the Amazon, or perhaps in the Lost World.
-- John D.
-- John D.
Musketman1
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Get some bluing in a bottle, and reblue it! I just did this to 3 of my guns and they look like new! Get "Super Blue" or "Van's Bluing". It works wonders!
Single shot is good!
I was strollong thur a Dunham's store. It's a chain store in these parts that sells sportings good, ammo, bicycles, and such.
I saw a single shot 12, 28" full in teh rack with a price tag of $49.00.
That had to be a mistake and I asked to see it.
The clerck (who knew nothing, like most of 'em) said it was "on sale", made in China and explained (as though he knew something) that I probably didn't want it because it was chamber only for 2 3/4" ammo, not th3 3" magnums.
It was tight as a drum, metal finish and fit was quite good, the wood was frugly painted brown with something you might coat your driveway with.
For a 49 bucks I had to buy it.
I took it home, read the literature which claimed the a gun was picked from the 1st production run, fire 5000 rounds of 1 1/4 oz ammo and checked.
There was no measurable wear so the warranty stated the gun was warrented for 5000 rounds!
Let me see a domestic maker put a warranty like that on any expensive gun.
I doubt many inexpensive single shots get fired 5K in anyones life time.
This one is a good soild tool that I keep as a "barn gun".
I've taken a dozen feral cats out of circulation, dropped a few crows, killed some squirrels, and rabbits.
I throws a soild 90% and better pattern at 40 and shoots buck pretty well expecially #4 buck.
Being a single shot its light, so kicks pretty well, especially with short mag 1.5oz #2 and lead b.b.
There isn't much you can't do with the standard short 12 gauge ammo.
I like single shots a lot.
I stripped the brown paint off the wood revealing some kind of opened grained Chinese blond wood. I filled the pores and gave it three coats of tru-oil and she is a very servicable, usefull tool.
I was strollong thur a Dunham's store. It's a chain store in these parts that sells sportings good, ammo, bicycles, and such.
I saw a single shot 12, 28" full in teh rack with a price tag of $49.00.
That had to be a mistake and I asked to see it.
The clerck (who knew nothing, like most of 'em) said it was "on sale", made in China and explained (as though he knew something) that I probably didn't want it because it was chamber only for 2 3/4" ammo, not th3 3" magnums.
It was tight as a drum, metal finish and fit was quite good, the wood was frugly painted brown with something you might coat your driveway with.
For a 49 bucks I had to buy it.
I took it home, read the literature which claimed the a gun was picked from the 1st production run, fire 5000 rounds of 1 1/4 oz ammo and checked.
There was no measurable wear so the warranty stated the gun was warrented for 5000 rounds!
Let me see a domestic maker put a warranty like that on any expensive gun.
I doubt many inexpensive single shots get fired 5K in anyones life time.
This one is a good soild tool that I keep as a "barn gun".
I've taken a dozen feral cats out of circulation, dropped a few crows, killed some squirrels, and rabbits.
I throws a soild 90% and better pattern at 40 and shoots buck pretty well expecially #4 buck.
Being a single shot its light, so kicks pretty well, especially with short mag 1.5oz #2 and lead b.b.
There isn't much you can't do with the standard short 12 gauge ammo.
I like single shots a lot.
I stripped the brown paint off the wood revealing some kind of opened grained Chinese blond wood. I filled the pores and gave it three coats of tru-oil and she is a very servicable, usefull tool.
I have probably had a dozen ugly single shots. I usually buy them at a flea market we have once a year and refinish the wood and clean up the metal and end up selling them for twice what I paid.
I actually had a CBC Model 151 20 gauge. It was a decent gun. enjoy them I wish I'd have kept mine.
I actually had a CBC Model 151 20 gauge. It was a decent gun. enjoy them I wish I'd have kept mine.
andrewd523
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Just field strip the gun, and send out the metal parts to be sand blasted, and powder coated. It will look better than it was brand new! It will cost more than you paid for it, but it will last you your lifetime!