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Dave McC · June 25, 2001, 06:54 AM

There's lots of old single bbls around in conditions ranging from superb to crab trap anchors.'Cept in extremely rare instances, little monetary value.Many make fine knockabout guns.

Since it's a family gun, you definitely want to keep it. But, before firing it at all, I vehemently urge you to have a decent smith look it over first. Age and iffy metallurgy may make it a grenade rather than a shotgun.

If the smith OKs it, stick to lighter loads like 1 oz, 2 3/4 dr trap loads with it.

June 25, 2001, 06:54 AM	#4
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	There's lots of old single bbls around in conditions ranging from superb to crab trap anchors.'Cept in extremely rare instances, little monetary value.Many make fine knockabout guns. Since it's a family gun, you definitely want to keep it. But, before firing it at all, I vehemently urge you to have a decent smith look it over first. Age and iffy metallurgy may make it a grenade rather than a shotgun. If the smith OKs it, stick to lighter loads like 1 oz, 2 3/4 dr trap loads with it.