Great Grandfathers Shotgun

[oneforthewall]

Find some old paper hulled shells or have someone load some uber light loads. Pressures could be an issue in a gun that old.

[Legacy 45]

This seems fitting for this post.....



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHMLuZ4-ils

**** good song never heard it but looking for it now thanks

[Chad C]

Amazing find Thumper!

[TEXICAN]

Thats awesome!

[Phillip Fields]

Great gun. Go to this website and you can get all the info you need. http://lcsmith.org/

[Shake N' Bake]

Cool!

[Texastaxi]

Now that's cool!

[Osceola]

I have an elderly neighbor that has 2 of those.They are some awesome shotguns.

[Frog72]

Very cool.

[Cajun Blake]

just seeing this ... very nice Rueben

as noted above , I would be very hesitant to shoot modern shells in that LC Smith

older guns were designed to shoot paper hull shells with blackpowder

newer shells could result in serious damage to you or the gun


i would only consider low brass light loads if you shoot it

[Ol Thumper]

just seeing this ... very nice Rueben

as noted above , I would be very hesitant to shoot modern shells in that LC Smith

older guns were designed to shoot paper hull shells with blackpowder

newer shells could result in serious damage to you or the gun


i would only consider low brass light loads if you shoot it

I was going to shoot a low brass 8 but I may just leave it be. I'd cry if I hurt this gun.

[Cajun Blake]

I was going to shoot a low brass 8 but I may just leave it be. I'd cry if I hurt this gun.

you'd also cry when you got the repair bill

this old LC Smith would have to be repaired by an expert (such as Turnbull) and they would charge you an arm & a leg

[Ol Thumper]

Ok it's going to stay a virgin to me

[Keg]

It looks like fluid steel to me(but would have to know)....I would shoot it very sparingly..with low brass loads.....But that's just me......

[Phillip Fields]

It doesn't look like Damascus. If it was built in the early 1900s it was built for smokeless powder. I would have it checked by a gunsmith that is knowledgeable in double barrels. If its in good shape, no barrel pitting, and the action is tight, I would hunt with it using low brass loads. I can think of no more fitting tribute to a grandfather than hunting with a gun that he used.