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Many older and early post war drillings were regulated to shoot the original Brenneke slugs to poin of aim from the right barrel with the flip up sight at 80 meters. It is no problem for a gunsmith like Lee LeBas to convert the flip up sight to hold position once the rifle barrel is de-selected, so you can shoot the shotgun right barrel with the sight up.

The drillings regulated for the Brenneke slugs almost always shot from the right barrel with the more open choke and set trigger. I had two drillings in the Sauer sidelock, sidecock for rifle design that shot Brennekes right on at 80 meters. These drillings had rear sights that had to be flipped up by hand...not automatic when the rifle was selected, as there was no top selector for the rifle. Cocking the side lever selected the rifle, and the rear trigger, not the front trigger, fired the rifle...not common for drillings. It was common to use the slug for close shots, allowing the rifle to be a longer follow up if necessary.

As you learn more about drillings, they become even more fascinating and stand out as the most versitile guns ever conceived. With good calibers, slug regulation, small and medium caliber insert barrels, and claw mounted scopes, they are both Fish and Fowl!

Some PMC and Fiochi "original Brenneke" loads shoot right where the old fiber wad slugs did. If you have a drilling and find some, try them out...

L2S

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