action

Key features of the Gallyon action:

• Scroll back (Cambridge) or side-plate (Holkham), trigger-plate action, made from pre-hardened tool steel

• Top lever with high double ‘D-bolt’ and hold open

• Low overall profile

• Smooth bottom plate for comfort in the field

• Wide gape to ensure ease of loading / unloading, especially the bottom barrel

• Optimised extractor / ejector geometry and timing

• Unique Gallyon ‘G’ spring that damps the ejectors at the extremity of their travel

• Available now to order in 12- bore, 20 - bore & 16-bore

• Weights (approximate) between 7½lb and 7¾lb for the 12-bore and 6½lb to 6¾lb for the 16-bore and the 20-bore depending on barrel length and options, including stock length and walnut chosen

• Balance point is by the knuckle pin for optimum liveliness

• Replaceable knuckle pins, draws and bolt giving longevity to the gun

• Proved to 1,320 bar [High Performance Steel] indicated by the Fleur de Lys. Proved in London

• 12-bore finished to 18.60mm diameter, 16-bore to 16.9mm diameter and the 20-bore to 15.9mm diameter

• Action exterior and critical lock parts molecularly bonded with ceramic coatings one-third the hardness of diamond, using the patented (United Kindom Patent No. 2597794] Electron Beam Physical Vapour Deposition process (EB-PVD).

The action and furniture can be finished in gunmetal blue or black to suit your specific requirements.