Who has experience with these to comment on how much they enjoyed the gun vs. degree of headaches/hassles?
Specifically, adventures in hull cutting when short hulls aren't available, and learning roll crimping. That one can buy factory at 75-100% of 2 3/4", am aware and not being a competitive shooter it doesn't bother me should I buy it now and again.
Been browsing for a 20 or 28 sxs of the fox/smith/lefever etc variety, preferably modest re ornamentation but a classic heirloom gun nonetheless.
One's tugging at my heartstrings here, but is 2 1/2. Will be checking on suitability to lengthen chamber, but not keen on doing unless practicality dictates down the road. Finally, an experienced friend can instruct re hull cutting and roll crimps.
I enjoy the old stuff and have no illusions of this being walmart-easy; will be keeping other guns around for proverbial "rainy days". But whether it would prove a fool's errand, am trying to figure. Thanks for your thoughts.
Specifically, adventures in hull cutting when short hulls aren't available, and learning roll crimping. That one can buy factory at 75-100% of 2 3/4", am aware and not being a competitive shooter it doesn't bother me should I buy it now and again.
Been browsing for a 20 or 28 sxs of the fox/smith/lefever etc variety, preferably modest re ornamentation but a classic heirloom gun nonetheless.
One's tugging at my heartstrings here, but is 2 1/2. Will be checking on suitability to lengthen chamber, but not keen on doing unless practicality dictates down the road. Finally, an experienced friend can instruct re hull cutting and roll crimps.
I enjoy the old stuff and have no illusions of this being walmart-easy; will be keeping other guns around for proverbial "rainy days". But whether it would prove a fool's errand, am trying to figure. Thanks for your thoughts.