11/11/2022 0 Comments Lc smith shotgun stocksGreat news that it should be able to handle newer ammo ok. Wow! lot's of good advice and information. They're easy on the gun, and your shoulder. I have put literally thousands of rounds down the pipes of a bunch of Smiths, and never cracked a stock plus killed more than my share of game and vicious clay birds- simply by sticking to that rule. The savvy Smith shooter searches out low recoil/low pressure loads (such as W-W Featherlites or their equivelant RST's, etc.), or loads his own. That's a fact, and goes a long way toward explaining why so many of them are found today with cracked wrists- yahoos firing anything and everything through them that the local Walmart has to offer. Factor in a century's worth of gun oil soaking into it and you have something that'll crack/split if abused by a diet of heavy recoiling loads. The head of a Smith stock has a lot of wood removed to accommodate the side locks, giving it two strikes against it right off of the bat. The problem though is not in whether it'll handle the pressure, but rather will it handle the recoil of modern loads. They do that to accommodate the myriad of autoloading shotguns that predominate these days.Īn L.C.Smith in good sound condition is hell-for-stout in regards to handling the pressure of modern field ammo. I might add that even low velocity factory target ammo is loaded to higher pressures than what one can hand load at the same velocities. it took a LOT more than you might expect. honestly, if it has little or no choke and plenty of BWT, I would probably do it myself in an inexpensive gun but would not recommend that to others unless they fully understand all the factors involved.Īn interesting read is a series of articles done by Sherman Bell in the Double Gun Journal where he took several old steel and damascus barreled guns to the point of massive failure. What you should probably NOT do is shoot steel shot through it. If you are not a regular trap or skeet shooter, they really are not THAT much more expensive. I mostly shoot RSTs but never heard anything bad about polywads as someone else mentioned. I have some old foxes that I will shoot 2 3/4" modern shells and other that I only shoot 2 1/2" shells loaded for vintage shells. that old stock may be prone to cracking if feed a regular diet of modern SAAMI spec shells. That said, the real concern for me would probably be the stock and not the barrels. Like Bea1175, I would probably not have much concern shooting modern target ammo in it but I also own a barrel wall thickness gauge. Did the gun have any choke in it? 26" barrels were not as common as 28 and 30 in the old days so you might want to be sure it has not been cut unless you are okay with little to no choke. You should also likely check the actually chamber depth. To really play it the most safe, you need to measure the barrel wall thickness but very ppl (even smiths) have the appropriate tools. This is a fairly debatable subject and there are a lot of factors.
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