new old shotgun

customaquatics · March 31, 2012, 08:25 PM

i just got a diamond arms single shot 12 guage from the gun shop for $70 an was wondering how these things are? like reliability an everything.

Hawg Haggen · March 31, 2012, 08:32 PM

Diamond Arms is another Shapleigh Hardware brand. Yours was probably made by Iver Johnson and would be a decent shooter worth about what you paid for it.

customaquatics · March 31, 2012, 08:36 PM

how do i figure out what year this is? an what size of shell does these take? 2 3/4?

Hawg Haggen · March 31, 2012, 08:42 PM

Getting a date will be hard to do. Shells will probably be 2 3/4. Best take it to a gunsmith and let him measure the chamber tho.

customaquatics · March 31, 2012, 08:45 PM

ya i haven't found a site that tells what size of shells the 12 gauge takes.

Hawg Haggen · March 31, 2012, 08:50 PM

Those single barrels by Iver Johnson were made around 1920-1930 so should be 2 3/4. Like I said tho best let a smith measure it to be sure.

customaquatics · March 31, 2012, 08:53 PM

o cool so it's almost 100 years old! an its my new squirrel gun if the smithy clear's it for firing.

TX Hunter · April 1, 2012, 09:03 AM

Got any pictures ? When I was a kid I started hunting with a very old 20 Gauge Single Barrel. I miss that gun, but my uncle inherited it, so its still in the family.

customaquatics · April 1, 2012, 03:36 PM

just like mine but mine has darker wood.

TX Hunter · April 1, 2012, 06:28 PM

Thanks for the picture, it brings back memories, that looks like the old 20 guage I used as a boy. I remember the smell of the gunpowder, and the many a squirrel I brought home with that old gun.

customaquatics · April 1, 2012, 09:22 PM

are these like all the old guys have? the mule kicking 12 gauge? or do they not kick that hard?

TX Hunter · April 2, 2012, 10:28 AM

Yes Sir, thats like us old guys had, except mine was a 20 Gauge.
Simple reliable, and yes they kick. Good old Shotguns, Ive been tempted to try and get another one like the one I used as a Boy.

March 31, 2012, 08:25 PM	#1
customaquatics Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 678	new old shotgun i just got a diamond arms single shot 12 guage from the gun shop for $70 an was wondering how these things are? like reliability an everything. __________________ 23 year old NRA member AKaholic #158907 , 1942 Ex-Sniper Izzy Mosin Nagant, 1970's Marlin 30-30, Remington 870 tatical, Charter Arms The Pink Lady 38 Special.

March 31, 2012, 08:32 PM	#2
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,240	Diamond Arms is another Shapleigh Hardware brand. Yours was probably made by Iver Johnson and would be a decent shooter worth about what you paid for it. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

March 31, 2012, 08:36 PM	#3
customaquatics Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 678	how do i figure out what year this is? an what size of shell does these take? 2 3/4? __________________ 23 year old NRA member AKaholic #158907 , 1942 Ex-Sniper Izzy Mosin Nagant, 1970's Marlin 30-30, Remington 870 tatical, Charter Arms The Pink Lady 38 Special.

March 31, 2012, 08:42 PM	#4
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,240	Getting a date will be hard to do. Shells will probably be 2 3/4. Best take it to a gunsmith and let him measure the chamber tho. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

March 31, 2012, 08:45 PM	#5
customaquatics Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 678	ya i haven't found a site that tells what size of shells the 12 gauge takes. __________________ 23 year old NRA member AKaholic #158907 , 1942 Ex-Sniper Izzy Mosin Nagant, 1970's Marlin 30-30, Remington 870 tatical, Charter Arms The Pink Lady 38 Special.

March 31, 2012, 08:50 PM	#6
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,240	Those single barrels by Iver Johnson were made around 1920-1930 so should be 2 3/4. Like I said tho best let a smith measure it to be sure. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

March 31, 2012, 08:53 PM	#7
customaquatics Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 678	o cool so it's almost 100 years old! an its my new squirrel gun if the smithy clear's it for firing. __________________ 23 year old NRA member AKaholic #158907 , 1942 Ex-Sniper Izzy Mosin Nagant, 1970's Marlin 30-30, Remington 870 tatical, Charter Arms The Pink Lady 38 Special.

April 1, 2012, 09:03 AM	#8
TX Hunter Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2010 Location: East Texas USA Posts: 1,754	Got any pictures ? When I was a kid I started hunting with a very old 20 Gauge Single Barrel. I miss that gun, but my uncle inherited it, so its still in the family.

April 1, 2012, 03:36 PM	#9
customaquatics Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 678	just like mine but mine has darker wood. __________________ 23 year old NRA member AKaholic #158907 , 1942 Ex-Sniper Izzy Mosin Nagant, 1970's Marlin 30-30, Remington 870 tatical, Charter Arms The Pink Lady 38 Special.

April 1, 2012, 06:28 PM	#10
TX Hunter Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2010 Location: East Texas USA Posts: 1,754	custommaquatics Thanks for the picture, it brings back memories, that looks like the old 20 guage I used as a boy. I remember the smell of the gunpowder, and the many a squirrel I brought home with that old gun.

April 1, 2012, 09:22 PM	#11
customaquatics Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 678	are these like all the old guys have? the mule kicking 12 gauge? or do they not kick that hard? __________________ 23 year old NRA member AKaholic #158907 , 1942 Ex-Sniper Izzy Mosin Nagant, 1970's Marlin 30-30, Remington 870 tatical, Charter Arms The Pink Lady 38 Special.

April 2, 2012, 10:28 AM	#12
TX Hunter Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2010 Location: East Texas USA Posts: 1,754	custommaquatics Yes Sir, thats like us old guys had, except mine was a 20 Gauge. Simple reliable, and yes they kick. Good old Shotguns, Ive been tempted to try and get another one like the one I used as a Boy.