New percussion shotgun?
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Brutuskend
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I bid on a pietta 2x2 12 ga. this morning and stopped at 450. At least that is what they said it was. I think it was a Pedersoli .
It sold for 475.
Man I still feel dumb for not going to 500.
Never, or seldom fired and it looked new...
So, they do show up...
It sold for 475.
Man I still feel dumb for not going to 500.
Never, or seldom fired and it looked new...
So, they do show up...
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TheOutlawKid
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Makster...you could always do what i have seen a few fellows do...they get an inline like a CVA Wolf and have the barrel turned into a smooth bore. Buuut thats if you are into them kind of guns. Im not...but its always an option to have a muzzleloader shotgun. You can even turn a cheap break open single shot shotgun into a muzzleloader.
forward observer
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They may sell for a lot new, but they don't seem to have much resale value these days.
Here's an older used Pedersoli at a much lower price but it appears to be in nice condition. It's very similar to the one I got locally off of arms list although the engraving on the lock is a bit different than mine. Nobody bidding on it, but then percussion shotguns are sort of a niche market. There are several others that are used, one with a fixed price but with a make me an offer button but this one had the lowest starting price.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/882523789
Cheers
Here's an older used Pedersoli at a much lower price but it appears to be in nice condition. It's very similar to the one I got locally off of arms list although the engraving on the lock is a bit different than mine. Nobody bidding on it, but then percussion shotguns are sort of a niche market. There are several others that are used, one with a fixed price but with a make me an offer button but this one had the lowest starting price.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/882523789
Cheers
arcticap
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I sent MAKster a message about a TC New Englander 12 ga. percussion shotgun that I want to sell that's in mint condition.
It's a safe queen that may have never been fired, or only fired once and then put away.
It has an internal modified choke tube that's threaded for Mossberg, Winchester Browning chokes.
But an extended choke tube is usually much easier to quickly unscrew for loading.
I'm asking $375 for it including shipping and discreet Paypal.
If MAKster or anyone else is interested, please let me know and maybe we can talk on the phone.
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Blackpowderwarrior
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I sent MAKster a message about a TC New Englander 12 ga. percussion shotgun that I want to sell that's in mint condition.
It's a safe queen that may have never been fired, or only fired once and then put away.
It has an internal modified choke tube that's threaded for Mossberg, Winchester Browning chokes.
But an extended choke tube is usually much easier to quickly unscrew for loading.
I'm asking $375 for it including shipping and discreet Paypal.
If MAKster or anyone else is interested, please let me know and maybe we can talk on the phone.
Arcticap,
The images attached with your message didn't show up. Could you repost?
arcticap
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Thanks for letting me know.
I had attached images from a private conversation which let me see them but no one else I guess.
Now I've uploaded them to the post.
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whughett
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A bit off beat but there’s a Sharps rifle bored out to 20 gage on Gunbroker now. Not a muzzle loader but pretty unique, load 20 gage shell with black powder.
I was looking for a double barrel so I could get two shots before having to reload but the single barrel got me thinking. What is the actual difference between a muzzleloader shotgun and a smooth bore musket? You can shoot round ball or pellets out of both types. Historic smooth bores had barrel diameters comparable to 20 or even 12 gauge. Is it just having choke that makes it a "shotgun"?
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Why would you take the tube out to load? I shot thousands of shots out of both full choke fixed guns as well as full, mod, and i.c. Choke tubes with no problem. Powder, two .070 card, one lives 1/2" fiber, shot, disc from waxed milk carton. Lots of game and trophies.
arcticap
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There were .75 caliber muskets that were as large or larger than a 12 ga. but those were mostly flintlocks.
What set muskets apart from shotguns for the most part was that they were military guns that had a bayonet.
Shotguns were lighter weight so they could be used as fowlers, and during the 1800's some gunsmiths began to experiment with chokes.--->>> http://www.boxallandedmiston.co.uk/shotgun-anatomy/shotgun-chokes-explained/
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