Chantry Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Just picked up a copy of a Darne in 16 gauge, interesting action: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 How cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Sounds like you lead quite the rough life. You have my sympathies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mushman Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Very interesting!Glad you saw it first - durn shotguns seem to be breeding like rabbits around my place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major E A Sterner #12916 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 That looks just like Homer Suggs shotgun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Clark Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Shotguns...... are they an affliction, or addiction?? Rabbits you say? More like a swarm of patina clad thunder sticks invading around here! If the bunkhouse boss only knew how many there really are!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Darne nice look'n shotgun. LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Who manufactured your copy and was the price reasonable? I have always wanted to check one out for my collection. If you have fired it, how well does it operate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Who manufactured your copy and was the price reasonable? I have always wanted to check one out for my collection. If you have fired it, how well does it operate? I couldn't find any maker's information on the gun. I have heard two different stories about the copies, that Darne sold the actions to other makers or that other makers copied the action. The more I think about, the more I find the first theory to be more likely. I can't see that making the copies of the Darne action would be sufficently profitable to warrant the investment in the machinery when a more conventional double would seem to be cheaper to make. I haven't fired it yet, just brought it home and worked the action a couple of times, it is surprisingly smooth, although it will probably never be as fast as a standard double or 97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Sounds like you lead quite the rough life. You have my sympathies. LOL, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I see where it got it's name. That's a darne cool gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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