German Drilling - Page 2

Savage99 · September 5, 2014, 10:49 AM

The Baikal 30-06/12 ga I saw at Cabelas looked adequate if somewhat rough.

If I did not have a drilling I would look at one. A single shotgun bbl. will get the game. So will the 06!

It was about $550?

aarondhgraham · September 5, 2014, 11:02 AM

Never a more elegant long gun was ever made,,,
It broke my heart to sell mine.

Back in the mid 60's my parents gifted me one,,,
It was a double 16 gauge with a 9.3 x 57.

Mine was hammerless and was cocked by breaking the action open,,,
A small pin behind each chamber indicated it was cocked,,,
When you fired it the pins went flush with the receiver.

Pushing a small slide forward cocked the rifle,,,
When you did that a small rear sight popped up,,,
Again, it went into recess when you fired the rifle barrel.

There was a small trapdoor on the bottom of the stock,,,
It was behind the pistol grip and held four of the rifle rounds.

The butt plate swiveled on a pivot pin,,,
It had holes for four shotgun shells.

The trigger-guard was made of some sort of horn.

Everything but the barrels were engraved.

Unfortunately when my wife and I both got laid off in the same month,,,
The Drilling had to be sold to make a few house payments.

Yours is even more elegant than mine was,,,
The exposed hammers give it a beautiful old world look.

Congratulations my friend,,,
That's a long gun to keep forever.

Aarond

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BarkeyVA · September 5, 2014, 11:49 AM

Aarond,
Thank you. Sorry for your "loss." I have a feeling that if I ever need to sell any of my guns, this drilling may be one of the last to go.

My dad died last year at age 95. There are two guns that I will never sell because of their sentimental value. One is a 12 ga. Marlin Model 90DT made in 1950 that my dad bought used for me in 1957 or 1958 when I was 14 or 15. He cut off the stock to fit me and then added a piece back from another old stock when I got bigger. It doesn't look that great, but it was my "go too" bird gun for 50 years until I got my 16 ga. Model 90.

The other gun is a 16 ga. Springfield-Stevens No. 215 SxS hammer gun made in the early 1930's. Dad said it was his first new gun and the only gun he got a limit of quail and a pheasant on the same day. Dad sold it to his friend in 1948 or 1949 before I was old enough to shoot it. Dad's friend gave it back to me a few years ago. I killed 3 pheasants with it during a hunting trip to Kansas, the first game taken with it in over 60 years.

Here are links to two articles I wrote about getting the that gun back from dad's friend and then hunting with it.
http://www.shotgunlife.com/shotguns/...he-family.html
http://www.shotgunlife.com/wingshoot...nt-fields.html

Savage99 · September 5, 2014, 08:58 PM

Here is that combo shotgun/rifle. You could get just about anything with it.

MP 94 Baikal 30-06 12 ga.

http://eaacorp.com/portfolio-item/mp...-shotgunrifle/

BarkeyVA · September 5, 2014, 09:27 PM

Savage (Model 24) and Marlin (Model 90) also made Shotgun/rifle combos. Starting in 1939, Marlin offered the Model 90 in .22/410, 22 hornet/.410 and .218Bee/410. There may be a few prototype 30-30/20 ga. combos still around.

September 5, 2014, 10:49 AM	#26
Savage99 Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2004 Posts: 567	The Baikal 30-06/12 ga I saw at Cabelas looked adequate if somewhat rough. If I did not have a drilling I would look at one. A single shotgun bbl. will get the game. So will the 06! It was about $550? Last edited by Savage99; September 5, 2014 at 08:59 PM.

September 5, 2014, 11:02 AM	#27
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	Never a more elegant long gun was ever made,,, Never a more elegant long gun was ever made,,, It broke my heart to sell mine. Back in the mid 60's my parents gifted me one,,, It was a double 16 gauge with a 9.3 x 57. Mine was hammerless and was cocked by breaking the action open,,, A small pin behind each chamber indicated it was cocked,,, When you fired it the pins went flush with the receiver. Pushing a small slide forward cocked the rifle,,, When you did that a small rear sight popped up,,, Again, it went into recess when you fired the rifle barrel. There was a small trapdoor on the bottom of the stock,,, It was behind the pistol grip and held four of the rifle rounds. The butt plate swiveled on a pivot pin,,, It had holes for four shotgun shells. The trigger-guard was made of some sort of horn. Everything but the barrels were engraved. Unfortunately when my wife and I both got laid off in the same month,,, The Drilling had to be sold to make a few house payments. Yours is even more elegant than mine was,,, The exposed hammers give it a beautiful old world look. Congratulations my friend,,, That's a long gun to keep forever. Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

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September 5, 2014, 11:49 AM	#28
BarkeyVA Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2008 Location: Southeastern Virginia Posts: 123	Aarond, Thank you. Sorry for your "loss." I have a feeling that if I ever need to sell any of my guns, this drilling may be one of the last to go. My dad died last year at age 95. There are two guns that I will never sell because of their sentimental value. One is a 12 ga. Marlin Model 90DT made in 1950 that my dad bought used for me in 1957 or 1958 when I was 14 or 15. He cut off the stock to fit me and then added a piece back from another old stock when I got bigger. It doesn't look that great, but it was my "go too" bird gun for 50 years until I got my 16 ga. Model 90. The other gun is a 16 ga. Springfield-Stevens No. 215 SxS hammer gun made in the early 1930's. Dad said it was his first new gun and the only gun he got a limit of quail and a pheasant on the same day. Dad sold it to his friend in 1948 or 1949 before I was old enough to shoot it. Dad's friend gave it back to me a few years ago. I killed 3 pheasants with it during a hunting trip to Kansas, the first game taken with it in over 60 years. Here are links to two articles I wrote about getting the that gun back from dad's friend and then hunting with it. http://www.shotgunlife.com/shotguns/...he-family.html http://www.shotgunlife.com/wingshoot...nt-fields.html

September 5, 2014, 08:58 PM	#29
Savage99 Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2004 Posts: 567	Here is that combo shotgun/rifle. You could get just about anything with it. MP 94 Baikal 30-06 12 ga. http://eaacorp.com/portfolio-item/mp...-shotgunrifle/

September 5, 2014, 09:27 PM	#30
BarkeyVA Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2008 Location: Southeastern Virginia Posts: 123	Savage (Model 24) and Marlin (Model 90) also made Shotgun/rifle combos. Starting in 1939, Marlin offered the Model 90 in .22/410, 22 hornet/.410 and .218Bee/410. There may be a few prototype 30-30/20 ga. combos still around.