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The trigger guard and butt plate are all horn,hence the " recoil pad ",not so much to protect me from recoil but to add length of pull and protect the horn butt plate.

Britsmoothy,before I was given her,it was around 50 years since grandpa fired her,so I'm not sure how well he shot her,but well enough to put food on the table. Here's a photo of him firing her after refurbishment.
BigPete, now that is nice! Your story was great but for you to have included a photo of the old gentleman, well, just great. Thank you.
John
 
A few years back,my recently deceased grandfather gave me an old muzzleloader shotgun he had bought off a deceased estate back in the late 40s ( nearest I can tell ). She was pretty rough,so I took her to Allan Vaisham of Green River Rifle Works in Adelaide,SA, to refurbish and give me the ok on. Once I had the thumbs up I took her out hunting,but not too often,till recently when grandpa died,and I decided he would want her to be used. So the last 3 or 4 weeks she's been accompanying me virtually ever where,especially to work,and has taken quite a few pigeons,rabbits,a crow,and the odd starling. I've yet to shoot a fox with her,but I have tried,and it will happen soon enough. Tonight I managed 2 rabbits after work,and a starling,and if I'd loaded BOTH barrels instead of one,I'd have had 3 rabbits. Ah well,that's fine by me. She's still feeding grandpa's family,albeit another generation.
Now that is a good story. Might as well enjoy her while you can.
 
Big Pete,
Lovely gun and good shooting, particularly to get a crow.
How about some close up shots of the gun?
Looks as though it originally had “‘fall away” safety stops on the locks.
 

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Nice shooting! And you got a verity too. That is a nice gun. Someday I’d like to get a double barrel.
 
Good on ya! Great to see you still using the ole girl as she was made to be used.
 
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