Recent content by Bowman1066

Yes please!

The serial # on mine is in the 15600's. So I think yours is earlier than you think. I have attached a couple of pages from the Boswell ledgers that I pulled from various Boswell guns listed on Guns International. Apparently the guy that bought the Boswell name will provide the page from the...

What I great old gun. Thanks for sharing. The label on mine is a reproduction, so I am not sure that means all that much! What year do you think yours is?

Thankyou for this. I would certainly be interested talking to your friend. I don't know anything about Harry Kell. I also have a Boswell live pigeon shotgun with beautiful engraving too. I have a couple of pages from the Boswell gun ledgers and it would appear that he was quite fond of this 450...

Thankyou Tintin for your efforts on my behalf! I am sure I will ultimately find everything I need, but I certainly appreciate others involving themselves in the search.

I appreciate it. I believe Ken Owen worked up a load for this rifle using 91 Grs of R-15 and a Hornaday 500 grn bullet, but I would certainly be open to suggestions, if I can accumulate all the pieces needed to build the bullets! I have not done a whole load of research on the rifle, but I...

Thanks, Skullkeeper for your reply. I spoke to CH4D this morning and they sold their last set of dies 2 weeks ago. 18-24 months to get more! It sounds like there are a couple of companies that could custom make dies in a much shorter time frame. This might be the route I will have to go, but I...

I have just acquired my first double rifle! An old English masterpiece! I have managed to find some brass, but I am struggling to find a good set of dies. I would love to find a few commercially loaded rounds as well. I wonder if anyone has either and would be willing to sell to me. I am excited...