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Marrakai
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Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip
02/06/13 10:46 PM

WildCattle:
My limited understanding of these actions is that the A&W was specifically the screw-grip shotgun action, and that Webley added the "C" to distinguish this heavy rifle action from the shorter/lighter shotgun action. I know that the "C" is generally accepted to mean "cordite", and that this action was used without change for cordite rifles for many decades after this example was made. However I do believe the A&WC action started life in hammerless BP express rifles. This one has what is commonly referred to as the "long bar" action, BTW.

Always learning, though. Perhaps we could compare bar lengths on members' screw-grip DRs and test this theory!

If only the vintage makers had been a little less "secretive" about their trade at the time, we could be a little more definitive today!

Also, anyone know when these actions were first referred to as A&W "C" ?

Can anyone point to a "definitive" reference to distinguish the A&W action from the A&WC ?

Grateful for any input...

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Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	Marrakai	25/05/13 11:12 PM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	Pseudechis	26/05/13 09:59 PM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	Marrakai	27/05/13 08:18 PM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	WildCattle	01/06/13 03:33 PM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	Marrakai	02/06/13 10:46 PM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	Birdhunter50	07/06/13 11:32 PM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	Marrakai	10/06/13 08:57 PM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	Birdhunter50	06/07/13 12:11 PM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	Marrakai	11/07/13 09:57 AM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	gwh	13/07/13 09:38 PM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	Jd0713	31/10/17 07:48 AM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	DarylS	31/10/17 07:56 AM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	tinker	25/05/13 11:21 PM
Re: Army & Navy .577 Express:- Webley Screw Grip	Sarg	26/05/13 07:40 AM

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