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    Re: LC Smith skeet chokes Archived Message

    Posted by Drew Hause on August 3, 2014, 1:26 pm, in reply to "LC Smith skeet chokes"

    The L.C. Smith "Skeet Upland Special" was introduced in 1928 with double triggers, pistol grip stock, and splinter FE. When it appeared in the 1929 Hunter Arms catalog, the "Upland" was gone and it had a straight grip stock, checkered wood butt, Skeet Choke No. 1 right and No. 2 left.

    Ad in "Hunting and Fishing" June, 1928

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    In the early days of Skeet, William Harnden Foster suggested cylinder/modified

    It was not long before the chokes were listed "bored to order" and some distributors retained the Skeet Upland Special name

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