Hollis Shotguns
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I. Hollis Shotguns
Does anyone have any I.Hollis shotgun - any user views / reviews will be good.
This is all I managed to get on them
The Hollis family had been in gunmaking since 1814, and I.
[ Isaac ] Hollis was one of the original Birmingham, England, Gun
Manufacturers to be awarded contracts for the M1853 Enfield.
This is all I managed to get on them
The Hollis family had been in gunmaking since 1814, and I.
[ Isaac ] Hollis was one of the original Birmingham, England, Gun
Manufacturers to be awarded contracts for the M1853 Enfield.
On my Epitaph - Off to Happy Hunting Grounds.
These guns are good. Not of a top gunmaker grade, but excellent Birmingham gun, nice action, good balance, mostly chambered 2 1/2 inch, a great field use and rough shooting gun without having to bother about scratches and handling on shoots.
Quite a few of them are there with shooters in Bihar, UP and I was quite satisfied with the handling and balance of the gun. Must have shot about two dozen cartridges from various I Hollis guns I borrowed and used in the past.
Today even this would change hands at Rs. 60,000 to 75,000, depending on the condition of course.
They made mostly boxlock guns with 30 inch barrels, but shorter barrels and a few sidelocks might also appear in India.
Quite a few of them are there with shooters in Bihar, UP and I was quite satisfied with the handling and balance of the gun. Must have shot about two dozen cartridges from various I Hollis guns I borrowed and used in the past.
Today even this would change hands at Rs. 60,000 to 75,000, depending on the condition of course.
They made mostly boxlock guns with 30 inch barrels, but shorter barrels and a few sidelocks might also appear in India.
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woowie - thats something i havent heard of at all.
eljefe - The shop in shivajinagar (opp the bus stop) on the first floor belongs to the same chap who owns a shop next to CSI hospital on Broadway. He has imported pellets but the prices are high. Infact even for gsmith he charged me almost @ 2.00 Rs per pellet for a .22 round head.
eljefe - The shop in shivajinagar (opp the bus stop) on the first floor belongs to the same chap who owns a shop next to CSI hospital on Broadway. He has imported pellets but the prices are high. Infact even for gsmith he charged me almost @ 2.00 Rs per pellet for a .22 round head.
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The chap's a bull$hitter. Did you meet Inayatullah or his son?snIPer";p="32436 wrote:The shop in shivajinagar (opp the bus stop) on the first floor belongs to the same chap who owns a shop next to CSI hospital on Broadway. He has imported pellets but the prices are high. Infact even for gsmith he charged me almost @ 2.00 Rs per pellet for a .22 round head.
>That's not the shop I am refering to. Infact I did not even know about the one you mention.
It's the same guy, he's got another shop near CSI in Shivajinagar. The one near CSI has some lathe and other machinery.
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Re: I. Hollis Shotguns
Pran said a naughty word.
Oh Pran, you daredevil !
Oh Pran, you daredevil !
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Re: I. Hollis Shotguns
Look who's talkingGrumpy";p="32470 wrote:Pran said a naughty word.
"A gun is a tool, Marian. No better, no worse than any other tool. An axe, a shovel, or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it."
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Yeah, but I`m a dirty mouthed ole reprobate while you`re young, sweet and innocent.
Did you notice that I didn`t call you Mickey ?
That`s cos your dad got stroppy with me - el Jefe, the Mexican bandit, is scary........and is even harder than my hero, Mack The Knife.
Mind you, el Jefe can`t shoot for toffees - his droopy moustache keeps getting caught up in the hammer of his revolver and his big sombrero keeps blocking his eyes.
My hero would never sacrifice style for efficiency........except that he does have a taste for leather trousers and Harley Davidsons......and Ruby was telling me that his groin gets horribly chafed. She told him to rub baby oil in. So he did - not even my hero argues with Mrs Schwartzenegger.
Now she`s REALLY hard !
Did you notice that I didn`t call you Mickey ?
That`s cos your dad got stroppy with me - el Jefe, the Mexican bandit, is scary........and is even harder than my hero, Mack The Knife.
Mind you, el Jefe can`t shoot for toffees - his droopy moustache keeps getting caught up in the hammer of his revolver and his big sombrero keeps blocking his eyes.
My hero would never sacrifice style for efficiency........except that he does have a taste for leather trousers and Harley Davidsons......and Ruby was telling me that his groin gets horribly chafed. She told him to rub baby oil in. So he did - not even my hero argues with Mrs Schwartzenegger.
Now she`s REALLY hard !
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Re: I. Hollis Shotguns
Here's an offer Grumpy- I'll change my screen name to 'Mickey' on your Birthday provided you shut up for the rest of the year and remind me the day before your Bday.Grumpy";p="32478 wrote:
Did you notice that I didn`t call you Mickey ?
> My hero would never sacrifice style for efficiency........except that he does have a taste for leather trousers and Harley Davidsons......and Ruby was telling me that his groin gets horribly chafed. She told him to rub baby oil in. So he did - not even my hero argues with Mrs Schwartzenegger.
!!
Pran
"A gun is a tool, Marian. No better, no worse than any other tool. An axe, a shovel, or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it."