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Waidmannsheil
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A very nice game gun by WR
      #375388 - 22/03/23 10:59 AM



https://www.westleyrichards.com/theexplora/a-short-order-game-gun/


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Re: A very nice game gun by WR [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #375390 - 22/03/23 12:06 PM

A very practical gun indeed.

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Re: A very nice game gun by WR [Re: jvw]
      #375391 - 22/03/23 01:40 PM

Yes and some lucky Aussie was the buyer.

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Re: A very nice game gun by WR [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #375398 - 22/03/23 06:51 PM

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Yes and some lucky Aussie was the buyer.

Matt.




Very lucky guy.

I've always wanted a lovely English game gun. Perhaps a matched pair!

My Spanish Azhur similar to an AYA looks the goods but lacks key game gun attributes.

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Weighing a mid-weight 6lbs 9oz, it has been nitro-proof tested in Birmingham for standard 70mm cartridges. The barrels are choked Quarter in the right and Half in the left. These are sensible game-shooting options and would allow for the use of standard steel shot cartridges, if necessary.




A game gun should be light, 6 or 7 lbs. And open choked, No more than half in the second barrel.

So many side by sides are heavier. And way too heavily choked, always half and full, often tighter.

From Kuduae's comments on German guns on another thread we know why.


A lovely light British open choked well balanced game gun shooting 28 or 30 GM loads, perfect.

As said this gun can shoot aweful steel shot.

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Re: A very nice game gun by WR [Re: NitroX]
      #375406 - 22/03/23 09:11 PM

Very nice, and will do pretty much anything that you want a shotgun to do. As regards steel cartridges, I have been using the Eley Grand Prix steel for the last few months. These use an Eco Wad that quickly breaks down, but at the same time protects the barrels. I have been using them in my 100 year old Alex Martin and my 50 plus year old AyA Coral. Bird gets up, swing through and bang, it falls dead. We haven't noticed any real difference to lead cartridges on normal walked and driven type phaesant / duck shooting. Good things also being said about Gamebore Regal.

There are plenty of better guns to shoot high speed steel through - these are more magnum type cartridges for longer range and wildfowling type use. Not the sort of thing that is needed in traditional game gun. If you are shooting very high phaesants you will be using a heavier gun for bigger cartridges, ditto for wildfowl - I use a Franchi Affinity on the marshes with 3" high speed steel - ducks and geese fall down dead.


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Re: A very nice game gun by WR [Re: HeymSR20]
      #375411 - 22/03/23 10:57 PM

Now that is one very well crafted piece of working art!
Not over the top in the engraving department, just beautiful.
Lucky man indeed to have this one in the gun cupboard!


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