Best First Vintage Shotgun? (UNDER 1K)!

Here are the sort of side by side shotgun I would buy for under £1k
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[@danhill6333]

Looking forward to shooting my George Bate Wildfowler "Lump O' Gun" I won in a previous Holt's auction. Seems to tick the boxes you mentioned. Thanks for your help in acquiring it. And thanks to Holt's for giving us the opportunity to see all the wonderful firearms.

[@davidtaylor8822]

That Wild is lovely. I bought a very pretty, but sleeved, 1907 Hellis sideplate for about £500 20 years ago and I love it. I really don't understand why sleeving affects the value so much - but I didn't buy it as an investment. I bought it to shoot!

[@johngregory8576]

The Thomas Wild please - lovely. As you say, may be sleeved but that makes if very usable in the field today. One thing still missing from my cabinet is a hammer gun :D

[@johnreed3576]

Picked up a similar one before lockdown For a big gun they handle really well!

[@johnreed3576]

Ps, 3” chambers on an old gun aren’t suitable for modern 3” cartridges, but suit heavy loaded 2 3/4” like a peach! And it’s nice to see that these bigger old guns are no longer getting passed off as “Live Pigeon” guns

[@keithhagler502]

I have a Henry Tolley 11-bore which was sleeved to 16, and speaking of barrel-heavy, it is the very definition. I go with the hammer guns every time. In fact, a new addition arrives Wednesday. It never ends.

[@clifflee7461]

My first Vintage SXS is a Charlies Boswell 1904 have the original receipt that it came with,Handles wonderfully when i do my part .Cheers from Australia.O love you Videos and style.

[@royjennison3916]

just realy enjoy your trips to holts , i learn so much

[@db8359]

Saw the Lewis in the unsold lots last night and pulled the trigger as I’m in the market for my first wildfowling gun 👍

[@stephenland9361]

That Lewis & Son Boxlock is beautiful. The slight rack at the hand could (should?) be repaired before use. Such repairs are really quite easy. You can do it yourself or have a gunsmith do it for you. My introduction to hammer guns came at my local club's trap range. A fellow showed up with a hammer gun and we all had a go. Cocking the hammers was like stepping back into history.

[@grahamsimpkins1540]

That was great!! Just a idea how about doing something like this each time ? Johnny‘s top 10 side by side for under 1k ?? As I one of the guys looking for one just to shoot 1 or 2 times a year only.

[@dgoodman1484]

I have a 1941 T. Wild which I always found strange as I’d have figured you guys had plenty of other things to do in 41 besides make beautiful game guns 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@wholeNwon]

Paid $35 for my very nice Greener 12b Damascus, $42 for my first Parker VH and $125 for the second, also a VH but with beautiful wood. Those were the good old days when real bargains could be had. Several others were gifts from friends.

[@andrewmoens8614]

Thanks to you chap, I could not agree more with your selection. I would be comfortable with either one, most splendid sxs.😊

[@cybersnail]

Doing a gun study for a sculpture and these guns are beaaautiful

[@berettaEarlofCheesesteak]

Wish we had access to this beauty in the states.

[@mungusaurus]

Theres a Lewis for sale on Gunbroker in the US for a buy it now of $5500!!!! Do you ship?

[@iankelley7574]

Does sleeving change the gauge of the barrels? For instance, 12 gauge sleeved into 16 gauge?

[@tgsoutdoors]

Not generally no, as you are reusing a portion of the original chambers. Sure it could be done but the extra weight in the breach end wouldnt make for too sweet a gun.

[@iankelley7574]

@@tgsoutdoors Thank you for answering! I know there's a gunsmithing process that is referred to as sleeving that reduces the gauge size. Maybe it's a difference in English vs American gunsmithing terminology. My gunsmithing awareness is very limited.

[@safarileif]

I need a chap sleeved hammer gun.

[@hmfrodo]

Nice Video, as always...keep on like that!

[@boarzwid1002]

Nash buckingham would have loved that 32 inch

[@paulvenn4447]

So many good videos, loving the content.

[@tomhman6441]

I could watch these videos everyday

[@peterbergeris6510]

Can they be had in the U.S.?

[@danhill6333]

If you're referring to importing, yes they can. The sweet spot seems to be three firearms from what another TGS supporter indicated. Although I just found out that rifles are actually easier to export from the UK than shotguns. Go figure. Maybe I need to also be looking for some rifles to bid on. What say you Jonny Carter?

[@tgsoutdoors]

🤔 not sure I should be fueling your addiction

[@peterbergeris6510]

@@danhill6333 I guess TGS is the mfg or the seller/ distributor? Is there a distributor in the states? Here you would need a FLL ( I hope I got this right) dealer to take possession.

[@danhill6333]

@@peterbergeris6510 TGS is a retailer. Holt's is who would handle the export paperwork on the UK end. Griffin & Howe in NJ was recommended by another TGS supporter/follower. My memory was apparently a bit cloudy on cost. Approximately $2K for the four he had imported. He'd indicated much of that was a flat fee. That included export, shipping, insurance, import, and import markings.

[@oldschoolron8602]

wow the short stock would be very nice if it was even shorter.

[@renownedshot9824]

Sir tell me about ISSF 'D' COURSE

[@markwierzbicki5307]

I have got to stop watching your videos. You are going to get me into sooooo much trouble with her in doors. Lol loved the content as always.

[@thecalloftheforest2205]

What are the name of guns?

[@llucq1]

Confused, since these guns are "proofed", does that mean they can shoot steel shot???

[@fenheadfarm3262]

Found a few British recently more and more as lead ban goes on .....

[@fabiovanwyk8986]

Please Please please do a vincenzo bernardelli i really love the brand but never see anything about

[@fabiovanwyk8986]

What do you personally think about vincenzo bernardelli i just want some advice

[@tgsoutdoors]

Good question. Let me see what we can do

[@robertwhinnen5602]

@@tgsoutdoors you showed a nice one back previously that’s in the Holt auction. My experience is that they can vary widely from very basic to not too bad . Never in the same category as that lovely Miroku sidelock or a good Spanish.

[@ColonelRimfire]

Another pair of tubes with some scribbling on the side!

[@mrmcfc2010]

What’s happened to your accent? Have you suffered a head injury? Great video though 👍

[@johnreed3576]

Hmm, never owned a Lewis 🤔

[@tgsoutdoors]

😂 there’s a good reason to buy…

[@kingmarwal6799]

Can you delever to india

[@tgsoutdoors]

Ask them - wwww.holtsauctioneers.co.uk

[@terryhilton5913]

Hi From OZ I have a 12G sxs made by Benjamin Wild It's a boxlock nonejector with 30-inch tubes In very usable condition The Thomas Wild hammer gun shown was probably made by his father! If anyone has more info please contact me