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    Manor & Co sidelock ejector

    Feb 17, 2022 2 minutes

    HIS month’s test gun is a Manor & Co sidelock ejector with double triggers, Teague chokes and assisted opening. It weighs in at a whisker over 7lb 2oz – a sensible weight for a modern game gun – and has 27½in barrels, steel proofed in Birmingham for 70mm (2¾in cartridges). The barrels are equipped with a raised, file-cut rib that tapers from 10mm at the breech

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