Hi Daryl

So far i cannot reach the chap with the Freer....i do hope this is an English gun.....can anyone remember?

The .500 nitro hammer,has sold everyone,for Ł2,000 and yes it was a proper nitro,in good condition........chap selling it is someone i have come to know quite well over the last years,yet he had changed his site around and so i wasnt sure if it was him or not.

Anyway,lovely prices......

Another chap has just made me a very good offer...a Charles Osbourne 2 bore single,with repaired stock and excellent bores,with some ammuntion for Ł3,000/$6,000........

Any opinions? how about that firing balls Daryl? would i ever have the dare to actually fire it,i wonder........

So,24lbs weight,44" barrel......jones underlever.

Bit of an oddity eh? i like the price and fear the gun.......is/was a fowler, and yet i cannot imagine who ordered a 2 bore for shoulder firing.....no sign of any sights except a front bead. Could it none-the-less have been a gun intended for ball use also? certainly a stopped if so.

Personally, i would love to find a well priced 12 bore paradox rifle.....shot,ball,and conical......and i can use the shot here to hunt with also.(we are limited to no larger than 12g shot here,for hunting)

And yet,i can shoot any calibre at the range. So 10's and 8's would be good too,as would the 14/16's.........

Any of you ever fired a 2 bore? even a 4 bore? being a smooth bore gun, is it easier to fire? i picture a hospitalising kick from her..........

Ben