Indians For Guns

Will someone please explain the two to me. I looked at both here in the forum and both look the same to me. Ofcourse I haven't seen that many shotguns, except what my grandfather and a friend had. Granddad's piece is now with an uncle of mine, it has external hammers and is quite long about 32 inches.

Regards,

Dev

Hi Dev,

You may want to check out this link for a basic description of boxlock and sidelock actions.

Cheers!
Abhijeet

Abhijeet

Nice link very informative

NG

The Anson and Deeley Boxlock Action:
The Classic Field Shotgun

http://www.sidebysideshotgun.com/articl ... ticle.html

One(sidelock) is more expensive than the other(boxlock).Why get the more expensive shotgun/rifle? Looks good(?)Gives more area for engraving(?).A true example of craftsmanship(?).Otherwise,if built properly(which no India made gun is) and properly cared for, both will all go bang for a couple of generations.

What is that sound that you hear, you say.It is Grumpy gnashing his teeth

Sidelocks are also a lot easier to work on if there are any lock problems.
- But otherwise what you say is true penpusher.
You forgot to mention that sidelocks are also prettier.
There are also trigger plate actions - like the Dickson and MacNaughton round actions - which have a lower profile ....... and tend to be the best handling guns around.
`Gnashing my teeth` ? No, nothing to `gnash` about.

Any gun - and a bespoke gun from a top maker has a lot of difference.

It is a work of art, not just a piece to fire off a cartridge except in home defence application.

A fine shotgun is a work of art and great skill on part of the gunmaker, its balance its shot placement, its trigger pressure, its fitting, everything contribute to make it a fine shotgun.

Sidelocks, round action, A & D action, single barrel,, and then American pump action and automatics, each is designed for a different application.

Quite a few good english makers produced box lock too, and they are fine guns indeed.

But today, if it is a fine bespoke gun, in all probability it will be a sidelock.

The engraver's art on the sideplate, trigger guard and other parts of the gun is a specialised trade involving many man hours of work.

The list is endless, but today the world has changed a bit towards the Berreta, Perrazi, Benelli O/U even at classic english shoots.

H & H, Boss, Churchill, Aya, and the Italian gunmakers that rank among the most seen guns at the shooting countryside today on organized cartel hunts and estates, all make a fair percentage of their new guns as O/U now.

But a classis english sidelock will always have its place in history.