Gallyon shotgun made by Investarm Quality?

[Hermanoshawken]

Hello. I've got a 12-gauge shotgun Gallyon which Investarm manufactured and imported to the USA. I wonder what it's quality, if hunting is better or worse than the Pedersoli Mortimer, and what is the best load to hunt rabbits, jack rabbits and partridges. I use Switzerland black powder (No. 3 FFg or No.2 FFFg) and cards and wads purchased Track of the Wolf.
Best regards.

 

[Britsmoothy]

The best load is the one that works in your gun bud :hatsoff:

 

[Loyalist Dave]

You will need to find the proof marks. Investarms mostly bought barrels from Spain, and you should have some Spanish proof marks.

If there are no marks, then it is likely a Japanese barrel. These tended to be very well made, though thin.

75 grains of 2Fg is equivalent to many of the upland game loads around the world, with 1 oz. shot, but some companies have shells equivalent to 90 grains of 2Fg and 1¼ ounce of shot. I'd try the lower load first, see how well it does, and adjust upward in shot weight first...then add powder if needed.

An easy and actually effective test is to take an empty, steel, tuna can, and stand it up on its side with the bottom facing you...at the distance you want to take game..., then shoot it with your chosen load. If any of the pellets fail to penetrate the bottom of the can, you either need a bit more powder, OR you need larger shot.

LD

 

[nwtradegun]

http://www.investarm.com/eng-avancarica.html

investarms has made the lyman gpr and trade gun. above is link to investarms

 

[nwtradegun]

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?197475-New-(to-me)-Investarms-Gallyon

if you go to "Track of the Wolf" website and search their archive, the Gallyon will come up. It will cost you about $5.00 to sign up for their archive section. If you Google - Invest Arms - the first web site will show the Gallyon Rifle & Gallyon Shotgun at the bottom of their web page. Just recently I was in search of a single barrel 12 ga. english style sporting gun that used to be advertised in Dixie Arms Catalog as the Euroarms Magnum Cape Gun. As it turned out, I believe the Invest Arms Gallyon, and the Euroarms Magnum Cape Gun are the same gun, imported here by two different companies. I sent an inquire to Invest Arms in Itay and they replied that the Gallyon was not available here. The gun from Dixie was discontinued years ago. I bought one from a member on this forum just before Christmas. If you google Euroarms Magnum Cape Gun in "Google Books" you can find pictures and load info for shotgun and roundball loads. Sam Falda also gives load data in his Black Powder Loading Manual. One other publication is Rick Hackers book "Muzzle Loading Hunter" in which he gives the Cape Gun load info and a very good review. I have not yet got out to shoot mine but hope to soon. I hope this helps...

 

[bigted]

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?197475-New-(to-me)-Investarms-Gallyon

if you go to "Track of the Wolf" website and search their archive, the Gallyon will come up. It will cost you about $5.00 to sign up for their archive section. If you Google - Invest Arms - the first web site will show the Gallyon Rifle & Gallyon Shotgun at the bottom of their web page. Just recently I was in search of a single barrel 12 ga. english style sporting gun that used to be advertised in Dixie Arms Catalog as the Euroarms Magnum Cape Gun. As it turned out, I believe the Invest Arms Gallyon, and the Euroarms Magnum Cape Gun are the same gun, imported here by two different companies. I sent an inquire to Invest Arms in Itay and they replied that the Gallyon was not available here. The gun from Dixie was discontinued years ago. I bought one from a member on this forum just before Christmas. If you google Euroarms Magnum Cape Gun in "Google Books" you can find pictures and load info for shotgun and roundball loads. Sam Falda also gives load data in his Black Powder Loading Manual. One other publication is Rick Hackers book "Muzzle Loading Hunter" in which he gives the Cape Gun load info and a very good review. I have not yet got out to shoot mine but hope to soon. I hope this helps...

you link did not work for me.

 

[Zonie]

The link is to another firearms forum.
The MLF computer blocked it because linking to other firearm forums is against the rules.

 

[nwtradegun]

I did not know of the blocking of other sites