Interesting Concept

[take-down]

The internet can give you access to some interesting items

http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=179733&an=0&page=0

 

[mitch]

i did a bit of touch-up on an old Vierling about a year ago- the only one i've ever seen 'in the flesh'. seems to me it had 16g shotgun bores, plus 8 x 57 centerfire & .22LR rifle bores.

 

[JJ Roberts]

take-down,Thats all any hunter would need,thanks for sharing I always enjoy looking at beautify engraved firearms. J.J.

 

[DakotaDocMartin]

 

[Eugene Carkoski]

Now you know why they had gun bearers, back in the day. Pretty or not it must have weighed ton. The wood looks as good as the gun.

 

[Mike Fennell]

Mitch, do you recall how much that Vierling weighed?

 

[Roger Bleile]

You would be surprised how light and well balanced these guns can be. One of my drillings (3 barreled guns) has an aluminum frame and only weighs about six pounds. Most drillings and vierlings have shorter barrels in the 24-26 inch range. You can shoot them and have no sense that there is a rifle barrel below the shotgun barrels.

 

[Texasgerd]

Drilling weight

I'll second Roger's input....drilling's are very easy to carry and are called the weapon of choice for a truly efficient predator.
Most drillings, block drillings (rifle/rifle/shotgun) and verling’s I've handled were in the 7lb class with the quick detach scopes bringing them near 8.5-9lbs. The fully supported barrel setup makes this type of rifle very accurate.

 

[mitch]

Mitch, do you recall how much that Vierling weighed?

i don't recall that it was unduly heavy- nothing like the JP Sauer & Sohn .450 with the 'clamshell' frame i also worked on last year. that dang thing should have had wheels like field artillery piece...

 

[Marrinan]

The cutting and sculpting are wonderful. Thanks a bunch for the share. Fred

 

[Ed Westerly]

OH! How I love the rare and beautiful.