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TH44
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Loc: West UK
Purdey .360 DR
      22/01/23 08:35 AM

Hi Guys, Bought this before Christmas at a good price










Usual 3 leaf backsight

Put a .360 case in it, dropped down 1/2"
Tried other .360s only one that fitted was the 400/360 2 3/4", so I thought it was an early version of that - so cut it down and fitted a bullet from the mould

Old mould came with it
First Problem, a 4.5mm hole drilled in the bottom so it could not be used!!

cut a 4.5mm drill off to plug hole and cast 10 bullets with difficulty

Now have 2 cartridges as display

Something was not right so I did what I should have done first, took a chamber cast

Oh dear !! in the past, someone had drilled/reamed the chambers so they wold not take a cartridge GRRRR

Thsi must have been done years ago in the UK when there was no exemption for early cartridge arms which would have had to be put on a Firearms certificate, also the reason for drilling the mould

Anyway, I have my first Purdey, in a nice little calibre but the damage/desecration takes the edge off it

Bonhams sold it as an antique not to be fired

Comments welcome but I am aware of the poor gun legislation in this country but I cannot change that

TH




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* Purdey .360 DR TH44 22/01/23 08:35 AM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR DarylS   22/01/23 08:48 AM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR TH44   22/01/23 10:04 AM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR DarylS   22/01/23 10:09 AM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR TH44   22/01/23 11:16 AM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR Huvius   22/01/23 12:13 PM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR NitroXAdministrator   23/01/23 05:22 AM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR DarylS   23/01/23 04:28 PM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR CptCurlAdministrator   25/01/23 10:27 PM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR TH44   26/01/23 10:01 AM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR DarylS   26/01/23 11:28 AM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR 93x64mm   26/01/23 10:28 PM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR lancaster   01/02/23 11:12 PM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR tinker   02/02/23 12:50 AM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR TH44   02/02/23 11:17 AM
. * * Re: Purdey .360 DR eagle27   23/01/23 04:04 PM

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