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Sportingbookworm
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Purdey Beesley action Jones underlever DRs.
      #300630 - 22/05/17 01:14 AM



Everybody, inlcuding Igor Karklinsh and Dig Hadoke, say they're pretty commonplace - but I still find them amazing.



A combination of perhaps the most advanced action for the edge, and the oldest viable lockup - sounds as post-modernistic as anything you can find in a modern art gallery.



I did a short post about them in my blog but the pictures pretty much tell the story.



(this one is (c) Dogs and Doubles
Do you agree that the rationalle for the design was an overreacted attempt to play it safe: Nitro cartridges were still a new thing in 1890s, and gunmakers weren't too sure what their actions and metal could handle.

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Re: Purdey Beesley action Jones underlever DRs. [Re: Sportingbookworm]
      #300635 - 22/05/17 02:37 AM

Just keep your finger out of the way when the lever snaps shut!

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Re: Purdey Beesley action Jones underlever DRs. [Re: MikeRowe]
      #300802 - 25/05/17 07:52 PM

It would be really hard not to like one of these rifles.

Here's my .303: James Purdey and Sons .303

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P.S. They are not commonplace by any measure!

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Re: Purdey Beesley action Jones underlever DRs. [Re: CptCurl]
      #300813 - 26/05/17 02:06 AM

Oh boyohboyohboy!

Splendidly amazing.

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Re: Purdey Beesley action Jones underlever DRs. [Re: DarylS]
      #300819 - 26/05/17 06:03 AM

Beautiful pieces of kit aren't they; Capt Curl yours is spectacular as well!

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Re: Purdey Beesley action Jones underlever DRs. [Re: 93x64mm]
      #300869 - 28/05/17 01:13 AM

I had one in 500/465 that I sold through Champlins 6 or 7 yrs ago, beautiful rifle.

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Re: Purdey Beesley action Jones underlever DRs. [Re: 470evans]
      #300908 - 29/05/17 12:23 AM

Absolutely my favorite action. They are just beautiful (Yes they will get a finger or two if you are not careful).
Robert

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Re: Purdey Beesley action Jones underlever DRs. [Re: bwanabobftw]
      #300997 - 30/05/17 12:24 PM

Fingers! I didn't think of that, but with a snap action, and how powerful the spring has to be to drive home such a heavy lever and top fastener at that... o_O

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Re: Purdey Beesley action Jones underlever DRs. [Re: Sportingbookworm]
      #301074 - 01/06/17 01:15 AM

Where is the underlever spring housed?

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Re: Purdey Beesley action Jones underlever DRs. [Re: Shotgunlover]
      #301109 - 01/06/17 05:01 PM

No idea, but guess it's a sort of a clock spring between the bolt and the lever - see the little screw on the underside of the lever under the bolt? Something tells me it holds the spring.

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Re: Purdey Beesley action Jones underlever DRs. [Re: CptCurl]
      #301112 - 01/06/17 06:13 PM

Beautiful rifle you have there Roscoe !

Might want to blank some of your private details on that tread with some of the Dick Heads on here ?

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