The gun still locks up just as tight as the day I received it from my Father. I have hunted and shot clays with this gun over 35 years now. It was my Father's field gun until 1976 when he gave it to me on my 12th Christmas. My Grandfather hunted with that gun for almost 20 years before giving it to my Father. It was bought as a gift for my Great Grandfather who used it a few times in the field before his death. I have a 16Ga Lafever Nitro Special made in 1926. "A man never has enough shotguns or dogs" If I got my face in too tight against that stock the shot would go low. My Nitro Special was a 12 gauge made in 1929, and it was a solid and reliable performer as long as I remembered not to press my cheek too firmly against the stock, which had a lot of drop. However, there were variations, including beavertail forearms and a single selective trigger. Most Nitro Specials have color case hardened receivers, double triggers, plain extractors, a low solid rib, and semi-pistol grip walnut stocks and splinter forearms checkered about 16 lpi. Nitro Specials were designed for modern smokeless powder shells (but not steel shot) and any Nitro Special that has not been abused should be safe to use today, which is why the model is included here. The Nitro Special was not a fancy gun, but it was hell for strong. Lefever and Sons were highly regarded and are mostly collectors' items today. The earlier Lefever double guns manufactured by the Lefever Arms Company and D.M. Ithaca had bought Lefever in 1916 and wanted to capitalize on the famous name. It was not a true Dan Lefever design rather it was an Ithaca boxlock design, the precursor of the famous Ithaca NID that appeared four years later. Experts built the Titanic.Ġ registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum.American Lefever Nitro Special was introduced in 1921 and discontinued in 1948, making it the oldest gun included in this article. It has been a long time since you posted pics of any of your treasures. You have to post pics of some of your guns, my friend. I find they have a wee bit too much drop in the stock for my taste.
Other than popping the forend iron off to remove the barrels, what would you want to take apart?
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Any idea where I can find instuctions on how to break it down? Remember I'm new to doubles. There is just something about a double shotgun. I'm already getting feedback from others that the Nitro Special was a strong and reliable design. "It IS a dangerous game, and so named for a reason, and you can't play from the keyboard. Spend some time with it on clay before you hunt with it though, the auto safety takes a bit of committed training to get the hang of it, so that you aren't swinging it up and pressing a trigger against the safety! I liked it - there wasn't ever a thing that I didn't hit that was a fault of the gun.
Yes there is a Holland & Holland Royal Ejector 12 gauge for sale at the same Cabelas, but at $29,000 it's a little rich for me right now.So I'm going with the "Working Man's" shotgun today. I know that the Nitro Special was actually made by Ithaca after it bought the LeFever company, but what else can you tell me about the Nitro Special? I've been wanting a double shotgun for a couple years now and at $379.00 I figure it's a good start. It's in pretty good shape.Used, but not abused I guess. Picked up a LeFever Nitro Special (12 gauge) today at the local Cabelas for $379.00. Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others
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