Cased Lefever Upland 12

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Cased Lefever Upland 12

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I finally got around to taking pics of a recent score. G-Grade Syracuse Lefever in 12-gauge made about 1901 with 28" damascus tubes and excellent bores. She came cased with the old time loading tools and accessories. Tubes touch at the muzzle and original chokes are full tapered at 15 and 21 points = about Light Mod and Mod. Weight 6 -15 with 2-5/8 drop at heel and 14 LOP over the HRBP.

Rats! Too late for this past grouse season. :(

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Re: Cased Lefever Upland 12

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Man, that is nice.
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Re: Cased Lefever Upland 12

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That's a beauty Frank. Pretty light too considering the damascus barrels.
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Re: Cased Lefever Upland 12

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very pleased for you. i would be proud to own such a beauty. all the best 44whiskey
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Re: Cased Lefever Upland 12

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A fine addition to any gun cabinet. Be careful....the Lefever bug is really hard to shake. No known cure.
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Very nice. What are the chamber lengths on that beauty?
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Re: Cased Lefever Upland 12

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Mike, the chambers measure a hair short of 2-5/8". Also for two gents who asked separately about loads; my regular loading for 12 ga damascus and twist barrels that check out for wall thickness is the Rem Gun Club hull with CB 8100-12 wad (TGT-12 equivalent), 1 ounce of shot and pushed by IMR "PB" single-base powder. It’s about a 2-3/4 DE load. I was fortunate to have gotten a good supply of PB before it was discontinued. :)

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Re: Cased Lefever Upland 12

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Frank, very nice Lefever! To me they have one of the nicest profiles and handling characteristics of any gun out there! Great shoot able dimensions as well!
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